From the bowels of Michigan, We Came As Romans roared into my formative high school years around 2008 with the release of their 2008 EP, Dreams. A metalcore sound I’d…
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A famed story of indie success, Bon Iver came into being nearly ten years ago from a lonesome period spent in the Wisconsin wilderness by struggling musician, Justin Vernon. Most…
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Entropy’s EP of the Week: Tuck Me In, Woodsman by Apple Horse
by Trevor L. Sensor February 28, 2015Indie rock borne out of the great potato state of Idaho, Apple Horse were once an up and coming powerhouse before fizzling just below Earth’s atmosphere. Their only record, Tuck…
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I discovered Alexi Murdoch, like a lot of people, by obsessing over the Garden State soundtrack. (Yes, I know “Orange Sky” wasn’t featured on the official soundtrack. But you and…
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Entropy’s EP of the Week: Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird by The Tallest Man On Earth
by Trevor L. Sensor February 14, 2015The Tallest Man On Earth is the stage name for Swedish folk singer-songwriter, Kristian Matsson. Often regarded as a new-age Bob Dylan of sorts, Matsson strings together beautiful folk tunes…
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Entropy’s EP of the Week: Everything Is by Neutral Milk Hotel
by Trevor L. Sensor February 7, 2015Long before In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, or even On Avery Island, Neutral Milk Hotel was still in its infancy as an artistic outlet for hipster obsession, Jeff Mangum.…
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Hailing from the great state of Oregon, Typhoon is an orchestral indie-rock band that has an original sound that’s incomparable to any artist that has ever contributed a verse to…
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During my early days of high school, around my freshman or sophomore year, the bands I was mainly listening to were all from the 90’s—alternative rock (or ‘grunge’ if anyone…
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Goodbye Tomorrow is a band that underwent numerous line-up changes, and an eventual name change, during its six year existence. But with the coming of Travis Bryant, who’d just laid…
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A relatively new band from the Minneapolis scene, Laulu released their first EP, Innate, last October. Most new bands worth their salt, so to speak, usually attempt to create their…
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An Album from the Attic: A Review of The Ape X Demo by Miquel Mouré
by Trevor L. Sensor October 27, 2014Recorded in a span of four or five days in a Georgia attic, Miquel Mouré exploded into existence with The Ape X Demo—a collection of four cynical pop songs that…
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The Internet’s Greatest Songwriter: A Review of Alex G’s DSU
by Trevor L. Sensor September 10, 2014I discovered this guy by pure accident. Sifting through my hometown’s bookstore, (sadly placed within a vacant strip mall) I picked up an issue of Rolling Stone and stumbled across…
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The Sound of Old Photographs: Review of Austin Plaine’s Debut Album
by Trevor L. Sensor August 4, 2014Nostalgia-drunk road trips and wanderlust is something Austin Plaine has now trademarked. The Minnesota singer-songwriter has put forth an effort that relates to the hunger of adolescence and the “looking…