Angelically, Lauryn Hill opens this gut-wrencher with quite lonely vocals – a refreshing yet gloomy follow-up to “The Beast.” This back-and-forth presents as a theme throughout the album, exhibiting the musical range of not only Hill but the trio as a whole.
Onism, a young metal band from Delaware, recently released their killer EP “Late Nights in Your Room.” The distinctive, driving guitars and drums of the EP deliver a dark and passionate feel. It carries this eerie groove throughout the tracks.
Aiwass just released its badass EP “His Name Was Aiwass.” With just three tracks the EP puts you on some sort of high with its stoner/doom feel. That high paired with the tracks’ raw emotion and Aiwass’s uncomparable storytelling ability, makes this a must-listen. It felt rigid and rugged, dark and profound, rebellious, and authoritative. It sounded different and dark but made me happy. Once again, Aiwass blew me away.
LOBSTERBOMB (an underground band from Berlin) has released their badass, empowering single Wake Up, just hours ago. The group is very loud with everlasting energy that bleeds all over their music, especially their latest release. “It will certainly help you Wake Up if you set it as your morning alarm,” they wrote.
I had the opportunity to chat with an amazing alternative band a couple of weeks ago. We talked about everything from how and why they started the band to the meaning behind their name: NERiMA. As we speak the Toronto-based group of 17-year-olds is working on their first album, which they don’t want to spoil too much about. However, Alexi (rhythm guitar and vocals) told me that most of the tracks were already written and were waiting for basslines and a backbone from Connor and Alex.