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Interview: Debt Neglector

Debt Neglector
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to connect with Florida punk band, Debt Neglector, about their newly announced LP called Kinda Rips that will be released everywhere music is sold on April 4th via Smartpunk Records. In this interview with bassist/vocalist/ band founder Alex Goldfarb, I asked him about the themes present on Kinda Rips, the band’s music upbringing, and why they feel their music should connect with those upset with the political status quo. You can pre-save Kinda Rips here.

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Review: Fiona McQuarrie – Fountains Of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne - Book
Adam Grundy

There’s a lot to love about the band Fountains of Wayne. From their humble beginnings that grew out of admiration for solidified rock bands like R.E.M. and The Cars, the band’s primary songwriters, Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, met at Williams College in Northern Massachusetts and would begin to craft not only the early stages of Fountains of Wayne, but a lifetime friendship. Fountains of Wayne is loving tribute to the beloved band that while only having one true “hit” in “Stacy’s Mom,” there was so much more to them and their music. Author Fiona McQuarrie cuts right to the core of what this band so special, talented, and does a fantastic job of researching all that went into the band’s early days, all the way to their eventual breakup. McQuarrie’s writing style is warm, and you can easily tell she is a fan of the band’s work through her endearing biography of Fountains of Wayne.

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Review: Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea

Adam Grundy

The sophomore album from Spiritbox, Tsunami Sea, is an absolute monster. The new record comes hot off the heels of 2023’s EP The Fear of Fear, and the much-buzzed about debut LP Eternal Blue, and two consecutive Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. The new album was co-produced by Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer and Dan Braunstein, and early on you get the vibe that the band is out for world domination, and they just may achieve their goal. From the opening visceral one-two punch of “Fata Morgana” and “Black Rainbow”, Spiritbox reinvent what it means to make a metal album today, and have filled the void with a record that demands to wash over anyone who takes the time to listen to it. Lead vocalist Courtney LaPlante can confidently go from the most punishing of screams to a softer croon with ease as she showcases why she is one of the most talented front women in today’s music scene. Spiritbox have improved vastly upon their sound that combines melodic metal, metalcore, electronica, and EDM into a massive package that will do nothing to dissuade others from joining the bandwagon.

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Review: IOTA CENTAURI – “Lullaby For A Dying Sun”

IOTA CENTAURI - "Lullaby For A Dying Sun"
Adam Grundy

If you’ve ever wanted to explore the vastness of space through a great-sounding ambient track that fits somewhere in the realm of Thrice’s Vheissu, paired with the sprawling rock of band’s like Caspian, IOTA CENTAURI is your next obsession. With the release of the project’s new single called “Lullaby For A Dying Sun,” IOTA CENTAURI have also announced their debut LP called Supermassive. IOTA CENTAURI is the solo moniker of TJ Fulfer, and the new album explores themes of love, loss, tragedy, and the growing distance between two people, expressed through the vastness of space, the mysteries of the universe, and the weight of darkness—all woven into sweeping soundscapes and deeply evocative melodies.

The latest single features some guest vocal spots from Ken Pendola and Meg Zahora to help round out this band’s approach to songwriting. The epic final chorus of, “And when it vanishes / Nothing is remembered / Only an emptiness / Where light once lived,” takes the concept of traveling alone through the depths of space and still hones in on the human element of what makes us all want those key connections to others.

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Review: STMNTS – “Sinking In”

STMNTS - "Sinking In"
Adam Grundy

The latest single from Baltimore pop-punk band, STMNTS, called “Sinking In” is a passionate blend of styles similar to The Wonder Years, Bayside and the guitar-crunch of Four Year Strong. Formed in 2022, STMNTS consists of vocalist Liam King, rhythm guitarist Jamie Black, lead guitarist Drew Chiodo, bassist Josh Pelc, and drummer Shawn Smyth. The single was produced, mixed and mastered by Jeff McKinnon, with some additional production contributed by Evan Seeberger. STMNTS are coming off of the success of their well-received 2023 EP called Tendencies, and have released their second single since that last record came out with today’s “Sinking In.”

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Interview: Darker Lighter

Darker Lighter
Adam Grundy

Darker Lighter is the alias of the talented musician, Salar Rajabnik, who has spent countless years on the road perfecting his songwriting craft and musicianship. Along the way, Rajabnik caught the eye of artists like Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Kim Gordon, who entrusted him as their guitar tech and associate. In this interview, I asked Darker Lighter about his great new single called “Nice To Meet You,” his upcoming self-titled album, and much more.

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Interview: TVOD

TVOD
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to connect with TVOD (short for Television Overdose), to ask the band about their electric-charged new single, “Uniform.” The track comes from the Brooklyn, NY punk band’s debut LP, Party Time, that releases on May 9th. In this interview, I asked the band about the new single and music video, plus I had TVOD describe their live shows. If you’re enjoying the new single, please consider pre-ordering Party Time here.

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Review: Nona Invie – Self-Soothing

Nona Invie - Self-Soothing
Adam Grundy

There are certain records that can pull you in closer to the studio and writing rooms that an artist used to create the musical landscape around them. Self-Soothing is one of those albums. Nona Invie, the ultra-talented songwriter from Minneapolis, crafts arguably her most personal LP to date. “This is a very personal record. I felt very selfish making it. Self-indulgent,” Nona says. “I am an introvert, but I need to share. This record touches on feelings of guilt and shame after a long-term relationship ended, on remembering friends who died too young, on toxic love in friendship and romance, on hopeful feelings of creating and living in a fantasy.” Over the course of eight heartfelt songs, Invie bares her full beautiful soul for all the world to see, and features some of her strongest songs to date.

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Review: E.R.I.E. – The Highs, The Lows, And Everything In Between

E.R.I.E. - The Highs, The Lows, And Everything In Between
Adam Grundy

If you’ve ever dreamt of discovering a new band that checks all of the boxes for an artist that writes honest songs that fit somewhere in the realm of The Gaslight Anthem, Jimmy Eat World and The Menzingers, then E.R.I.E. are here for you. The third LP from the upstate New York indie punk band is called The Highs, The Lows, and Everything In Between and is filled with anthemic rock songs that do a nice job of encapsulating the past few years of not only the band’s life, but ours as well. The lyrics are very relatable, and the music itself is crisp, poised, and filled with the utmost passion behind each note. Originally released in a series of three EPs, the full artistic statement comes into focus with the last piece of the puzzle coming out to connect the dots of the band’s vision.

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Review: Silverstein – Antibloom

Silverstein - Antibloom
Adam Grundy

2025 is a major year for Silverstein for a litany of reasons. The band is celebrating 25 years of existence, they are currently on a comprehensive tour in support of this band anniversary, and they are planning to release not one, but two LPs this year. First on the docket is the brief, but extremely hard-hitting album called Antibloom. Silverstein recorded both parts of their ambitious two-part album in the deserts of Joshua Tree, CA, and it appeared to have a big impact on the five musicians. Shane Told shared, “Antibloom is a reference to the desert, the empty vastness, the harshness, something we experienced while making the record. This is not a concept record, the concept was making a record in this space, and while the lyrics/songs are not directly connected in any shape or form, the concept of death or mortality does appear a lot”. While some fans may be turned off by the short run time of Antibloom, it’s hard to not admit that this record features eight great songs that play off of each other brilliantly and accelerate the artistic development of Silverstein.

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Review: Bartees Strange – Horror

Bartees Strange - Horror
Adam Grundy

Bartees Strange has returned with his latest album, entitled Horror. The ultra-talented multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter maps out an intricate collection of songs that showcase the depths he’s willing to go to tell a vivid story about his life and set the course for where he plans to go next in his sound. The press release shared that, “His family used scary stories to teach life lessons, and at an early age, Strange started using scary movies to practice being strong. The world can be a terrifying place, and for a young, queer, black person in rural America, that terror can be visceral. Horror is an album about facing those fears and growing to become someone to be feared.” It’s a gripping description of the state of mind that Bartees Strange used to craft his latest studio effort that encapsulates the horror of living in our ever-changing world. Bartees Strange takes the listener on a thrilling ride over an album that is both cohesive and moves the needle closer to a fully-realized vision for his music.

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Review: Anxious – Bambi

Anxious - Bambi
Adam Grundy

There are only a handful of albums that I can vividly remember grabbing me from the very first note and never letting up until the dramatic conclusion. Bambi falls firmly in this category. The sophomore effort from the Connecticut-based punk band, Anxious, solidifies the effort that the band has put in on tour and in the studio to make their most fully realized work of art to date. Produced, engineered, and mixed by Brett Romnes (The Movielife, Front Bottoms, Oso Oso) at The Barber Shop Studios, Anxious take big risks and are rewarded for these leaps of faith over and over again. While Little Green House introduced the world to Anxious, Bambi knocks the doors right off the hinges with a great immediacy to their sound that is sure to take the scene by storm. The early favorite for 2025’s Album of the Year has arrived.

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Interview: Kellin Quinn of Haunted Mouths

Haunted Mouths
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to connect with the lead vocalist of Sleeping With Sirens, Kellin Quinn, to discuss his great new solo project called Haunted Mouths. The project was produced by Aaron Marsh of Copeland, and the two musicians also collaborated in the writing process found on the record, A Collection Of Greetings. In this interview, I asked Kellin about working with Aaron, the differences in writing for a solo project versus for Sleeping With Sirens, and how he thinks people will react to the music once they put their ears on it. A Collection of Greetings released last Friday, and is up on all streaming services here.

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Review: The Lumineers – Automatic

The Lumineers
Adam Grundy

Few bands are as steadily consistent as The Lumineers. The band has returned on the cusp of their successful fourth studio album, 2022’s Brightside, with the fresh sound found on Automatic. The record ends up being some of their strongest work since their sophomore effort (Cleopatra) and hones in on the live elements of their sound that came through so nicely on their recently released live album, Live From Wrigley Field. The Lumineers know what they’re good at, and they accentuate those parts of their music into another strong showing here. Led by the core members of Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano) and Wesley Schultz (vocals, guitar), Automatic cuts to the heart of what it means to be a passionate band that makes meaningful songs for the masses. The Lumineers will be gearing up for supporting Automatic on a large-scale stadium tour this Summer to showcase what makes their band such a marquee act.

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