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Liner Notes (February 12th, 2022)

Cheers
Jason Tate

This week’s newsletter is jam-packed with two weeks worth of delicious content. I have first impressions of the new A Wilhelm Scream and Frank Turner albums, as well as random other thoughts about the music I listened to this week. Then there’s some entertainment commentary and a playlist of ten songs I liked this week.

This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Interview: Cove Reber of Dead American

Dead American
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to schedule a Zoom call with one of my favorite post-hardcore vocalists, Cove Reber. The ex-Saosin singer looked back on what he was most proud of from the early days of his career, and we spent the majority of time discussing his new band, Dead American. Dead American’s brand new, full-length record called New Nostalgia is out today wherever you stream your music, or you can pre-order a physical copy (Vinyl/CD) here.

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Review: Weatherstate – Never Better

Adam Grundy

When I last checked in with Weatherstate, lead vocalist Harry Hoskins shared some of the insight that went into their new album Never Better as well as the latest single/music video for ”Headstone.” As I continued to explore the band’s sound on this full-length record, I became enamored with the direction the band took on this 11-song LP that hits its intended target more often than not. In addition to band leader Harry Hoskins, Weatherstate is comprised of Callan Milward (lead guitar), Joe Hogan (bass), and Toby Wrobel (drums) who each have at least one standout moment on Never Better. Hoskins shared this about the direction the band took, “Never Better stems from a place of monotony, helplessness, and apathy at the state of the world around us. The record reaches out to different feelings that many of us have experienced over the last few years, from a state of mind that is pessimistic when faced with the question, will things ever improve? Lyrically this album touches on personal grief, abusive & toxic relationships, losing touch with the things that you once loved growing, and overall acceptance that it is what it is, and you sometimes have to buckle up and move forward to keep yourself sane.” With so much relatable material, Weatherstate may have just made your next favorite album.

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Review: Hippo Campus – LP3

Adam Grundy

The aptly titled third studio album from Saint Paul, Minnesota’s own indie rock band Hippo Campus is filled with vibrant and layered guitars, smooth as silk vocal harmonies, and plenty of reasons to get excited for their latest direction in their sound. Having just released an EP called Good Dog, Bad Dream last year, this young band appears to have no limitations in their creativity and approach to their music in general. I really enjoyed their last full-length effort, Bambi, and their debut called Landmark made me a lifelong follower of their music, yet with LP3 I couldn’t help but feel a little unfulfilled. This was the first album I didn’t love from first listen, and yet there’s plenty to like on this record that has expanded the possibilities of this band’s music. Time will tell if some of the feelings I have on future spins of this album leave me with a better outlook on this LP.

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