This is Twenty One Pilots from Columbus, Ohio. The duo uses an array of instruments to craft simple, yet catchy indie bounce tunes that employ a wide range of musical styles all woven together with a heavy rap/poetry feel punctuated by…
Jersey ““The Battle’s Just Begun”” (Fueled By Ramen) When someone says Jersey, I think of Newark airport and that awful smell that seems to hover everywhere in that state. I’m pleased to say that now I’ll have an image for…
The Stereo ““No Traffic”” (Fueled By Ramen) Indie Pop. Someone is wearing a Weezer T-shirt to bed at night. Getting away with a rhyme scheme that is pure pop, and guitars that either pump along rock jams ala Urge Overkill,…
Recover ““Rodeo and Picasso”” (Fueled by Ramen) What Recover has accomplished with this CD is a intertwined mix of guitar-heavy Hum/Radiohead sound with the sporadic peaks of Thursday/Refused vocals, not typically seen (done well) with a four-piece two guitar band.…
Foundation “Self Titled” (Fueled By Ramen) Greeted with acoustic sincerity. Not until the 3rd song do we get some percussion. In fact, the method here is mostly acoustic guitar structured songs, with subtle additions of another element to give it…
Cadillac Blindside “These Liquid Lungs” (Fueled by Ramen) This CD starts out fucking rad. Two chords, with a little sway, can go a long way if they’re heavy and repetitive for a short amount of time. Excellent way to intro…
Kissing Chaos ““Enter With A Bullet”” (Fueled By Ramen) It’s been a longtime coming for me to receive this ep. I am or was a huge fan of Pop Unknown and when a music insider told me they had split…
Blueline Medic ““text_bomb”” (Fueled By Ramen) Although I’’ve heard a lot about Blueline Medic, I had honestly never heard them until a couple of days ago. What I had heard is 100% true. These guys are a small derivative of…
Punchline “The Rewind EP” (Fueled By Ramen) Attention pop-punk listeners! Punchline is here to throw some bounce into your daily routine. Packed with plenty of hooks and emotion, “The Rewind EP” will get you jumping up and down with a…
The A.K.A.s (Are Everywhere) “White Doves and Smoking Guns” (Fueled by Ramen) Retro-ish rock ‘n’ roll seems to be everywhere nowadays, which can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Fortunately, mixed up in the mounds of albums from boring,…