September 2011
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Of Gold // Bars of Gold
A gentle orchestral score is what sweeps you into the intro track of Bars of Gold’s LP, which is quite bravely named Of Gold. Ambitiously titled? You could say that, but once a charming melody of electronic keys begin exploding like Pop Rocks over the grand instrumental, you can’t help but feel a little warmer about their pre-perceived assertiveness. The aforementioned opening track is...
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Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! // Campaign
Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!, the most recent EP from Atlanta’s Campaign simply conveys what I like to call, ‘the lot’. The five piece reach out and sample the best elements of several genres and thoughtfully place them together for a fun, passion-filled EP that finishes all too soon. Opener “Old Haunts” gives us an excellent taste of Campaign’s ultimate melodic punk/hardcore based...
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Don't Want To Build Coffins No More
Many times have I purchased an album on the strength of a single song I heard on the radio, only to find that it was the only song I liked on the collection; as if the artist had said, “Let’s try something different with this one,” struck gold, but then did not follow the vein. This time, as a listener, I decided to do something different. Rather than buying the album, I went to...