FEST 16
Kids dream of Christmas morning, but for many - including Jen Cray - THE FEST is the most treasured of annual holidays.
Tag: Rainer Maria
The Pauses
A Cautionary Tale (New Granada). Review by Jen Cray.
Great Northern
Trading Twilight For Daylight (Eenie Meenie). Review by Jen Cray.
Headlights
Kill Them With Kindness (Polyvinyl). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Rainer Maria
Brooklyn, NY threesome Rainer Maria have spent the better part of the last year taking their sweet sounds all across the country. At their Orlando stop, they invited Jen Cray backstage for a chat.
The Format
The ambitious sounds of The Format are Pet Sounds-era The Beach Boys for the Fall Out Boy audience. Unorthodox instrumentation, perfectly crafted melodies, and beautiful vocals that have the slightest hint of modern day emo whine, but not enough to make Jen Cray cringe.
Polyvinyl Showcase at CMJ
Damn! Mates of State and Rainer Maria together! What more can an indie geek (like Rob Walsh) ask for?
Denali
The Instinct (Jade Tree). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Fifth Hour Hero
Scattered Sentences (No Idea). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Rainer Maria
Long Knives Drawn (Polyvinyl Records). Review by Dylan Garret.
Elk City
Hold Tight the Ropes (WARM). Review by Stein Haukland.
In Pieces
Learning to Accept Silence (Escape Artist). Review by Terry Eagan.
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Good Health (Lookout!). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Plan
Only These Movements Remain (Matlock). Review by Stein Haukland.
Absinthe Blind
The Everyday Separation (Mud). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
Nymb
So, This Is How It Is (Suburban Sprawl). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
Rainer Maria
Past Worn Searching (Polyvinyl). Review by Tom Minarchick
Rainer Maria
Event Review by Nathan T. Birk
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