The Gliss

Finding new music that you'll love.

Carrie and Lowell: Revisited

Valentine, spurn my sorrow.

Sufjan Stevens is a sad man who has—reportedly—whispered praise to his banjos at his concerts.In celebrating the month since our first post, I decided to take a second glace at the first album that Dawson decided to review, one that he didn’t actu...

Posted by Brennan on June 19, 2015

Blurryface

Immature artists stuck in debut limbo.

And I care what you think. &nsbp;Indie pop outfit 21 pilots have always been pretty ingrained in the mainstream and underground music culture. Although not in the same vein as bands like My Chemical Romance and Suicide Silence, the result of t...

Posted by Dawson on June 13, 2015

Kintsugi

Nothing Gold Can Stay.

The Life and Times of Tedium.  It’s difficult to think of a band that has pulled through the ranks of the independent scene from nothingness to the mainstream such as Ben Gibbard’s longest ongoing project. It’s hard to argue that there has ever be...

Posted by Brennan on June 8, 2015

Many Arms & Toshimaru Nakamura

A creative and interesting blend of noise and free jazz.

Ready to Circle the Depth.  Many Arms is a noise rock/Jazz Fusion improvisational group from Philadelphia. Their style is described by themselves as a fusion of punk rock and free jazz with angular rhythms and sharp twists and turns. they’re seemi...

Posted by Dawson on May 31, 2015

Crust Punk, Black Metal, Straight Edge.

And how to make music a movement.

Let’s talk about the underground.  I’m a fan of black metal. I haven’t been involved for long and I’m certainly not delving deep into the underground like most “trve” black metal fans. I don’t know any local acts, and I can’t even say I agree with...

Posted by Dawson on May 23, 2015