Died
Less Life
Independent (2020)
Does Died’s debut LP Less Life see the band growing up, or is it just them getting old? It’s an odd question to ask of a group who are in the midst of pushing out what should be their first (and best impression) to the world, but hardcore bands tend to operate on different rules. For instance, a band's early 7”s and EPs tend to see the band at their creative heights, with their sound solidifying and calcifying by the time they get around to writing a full LP album. What I’m saying is that hardcore bands have a freshmen slump problem. Most peek in highschool and burn out before the first semester grades are in. You’re probably saying to yourself now, “ok, fine, so what about Died? What does this all mean for the band I came here to read about?” It’s funny you should ask. Do you remember kids in school who skipped grades? Well imagine one of those kids jumping from their senior year of highschool into a master's degree program at a mid-tier state university. That’s the transition from 2017’s EP Anonymized Internal Criminals to the Less Life LP in a nutshell.Less Life is not as … Read more
Jacoti Sommes
Travel Time
Orange Milk Records (2020)
Clocking it at just under 27 minutes, Columbus, Ohio electronic music producer Jacoti Sommes’ 2020 release Travel Time is all … Read more
The Suicide Machines
Revolution Spring
Fat Wreck Chords (2020)
Me: The Suicide Machines got really angry.[Looks at news coming out of Michigan.]Me: Oh, yeah. They should be.Flint’s waters crisis, … Read more
