Author Archives: Michael Eades

The first single is a dash melancholy, a dash earnest and entirely infectious. If they manage to put together 12 songs in this vein, we’ll have a helluva great album on our hands.

What if a new listener, hypothetically, had never seen Justin and The Cosmics perform live? What if, perchance, that listener was only familiar with the band through seeing their name on the marquee at The Basement? What if, *theoretically*, the listener assumed that based on the band name that the outfit was a jam-band style outfit focused more on guitar solos than anything else? Well, let me tell you…

Throughout the record there’s a sensation of palpable frustration through the lyrics – both in terms of content and their delivery – and I can only hope this means that Dying in the South is a call-to-arms to escape the confines of the Southern stereotype.

“Jerk” extends the bands post-punk musical style and adds the additional flavor of female vocalist Josephine Moore.

About a year ago, we stumbled on Jonesiii from the Moon‘s The Moon is Watching Us, a collection of hip-hop songs with a dark and slow burn style. He’s been following up the album with some one off singles, the latest of which is “N y L,” a proper companion to The Moon‘s style. I’m, […]

The Pink Spiders sound has always dipped a toe (or a whole foot) into the waters of Pop Mall Punk but never fully turn their back on a straightforward rock song with an undercurrent of sexual energy and, dare I say, “groove” carrying it along.

“It’s funny, but it’s not a joke.”