PREMIERE: Heavy Pockets Release Single From ‘Mopeless’

by Casey Walker New Hampshire three-piece Heavy Pockets released the lead single from their second LP today, titled mopeless. This project is the perfect release to energize you on a dog-day summer Monday while you deal with a moderate existental crisis watching summer turn into yet another autumn. Shayla’s vocals cut crystal-clear through heavy instrumental backing on lead […]

Letters to Cleo Announce New Music, Tour

by Casey Walker Just like chokers and color block windbreakers, Boston’s own Letters to Cleo is a 90’s gem back on the comeup. After a 17-year hiatus, the band announced this week that they have a new LP coming on September 30th. Following the release, the four-piece plans to embark on a 5-city tour, concluding […]

Fond Han track “ID/DV” Now Streaming

By Jackie Swisshelm This morning, The A.V. Club premiered”ID/DV”, the newest track from Fond Han, one of Exploding in Sound‘s latest exploits. It’s a track that perfectly exhibits the pure force that is the New Jersey foursome. As a band, their not-quite-indie, not-quite-post rock sound works, but only because each member is a fined-tuned musician. The very distinct crests and troughs on […]

Chance the Rapper Recruits Francis and the Lights for The Magnificent Coloring World Tour

By Cliff Notez Boston has already been ecstatic for Chance’s show on September 29th. But there’s a couple more reasons to be excited; firstly, Francis and the Lights is definitely something worth taking notice of. With their latest video featuring Kanye West and Bon Iver. Second, Francis is already started to make some waves in […]