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World Watch: SsingSsing - SsingSsing

World Watch: SsingSsing - SsingSsing A new twist on funk- Traditional Korean Folk Glam Rock

I’m taking a break from writing for The Indy Review with my upcoming semester looming. It’ll begin the now familiar semester cycle that sees me bright eyed and optimistic embark on a quest with several dozen greenback students to return in 16 weeks bedraggled and shell shocked. Each semester is like an odyssey into unknown places as even the best made lesson plans go awry. The exciting aspect is…

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Check This: Bon Iver - U (Man Like)

Check This: @boniver - U (Man Like) @jagjaguwar New single from BON IVER! That is all for now.

It’s a good day when Justin Vernon releases new music. Under the name Bon Iver, Big Red Machine, or Volcano Choir he has produced some epic indie. From the seminal For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) to a few great tracks from 22, A Million (2016) (see: “29 #Strafford APTS” each album and project has held something special. So it is with great excitement that a new Bon Iver album is in the works and…

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Check This: Reunions - Light Left On

Check This: @reunionsband - Light Left On First single off of debut LP is high Punk/Emo quality

As summer approaches you are going to need some hard hitting melodic punk to soundtrack your barbeques and afternoon drives. Here with the first single off of their upcoming debut LP, Reunions offers the track “Light Left On”.

Their sound captures late nineties punk and emo with a sound similar to Hot Water Music. Their 10-track LP will be out June 21st. Stay tuned here for a review as the album…

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Check This: The Black Fever - No Work

Check This: @theblackfever - No Work Hardworking post-punk band out of Toronto release first single off of upcoming EP.

The Black Fever are a Toronto based post-punk band whose propulsive drums, driving base line and melodic guitar blend with smooth lyrics for a delightful downtown soundscape. If Bloc Party had toned it down to more intimacy in their early stuff, this might have emerged.

“No Work” comes from their upcoming 5-song EP Unarticulated Wants (out June 14th). According to the band, the song is about…

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World Watch: The HU - Wolf Totem

World Watch: @TheHuOfficial - Wolf Totem @eleven7music Mongolian throat singing + Metal = EFF YEA! (Check out their videos in the post)

To the steppes of Mongolia stretching from east to west we go. The HU are a Mongolian metal band utilizing their country’s traditional instruments and throat singing to add a sharp fresh facet to a too-worn genre.

“Wolf Totem” evokes a rhythmic plod across the countryside to the place of final battle. It sets a steady beat whose deep percussion provides a thick undercurrent for long vocal…

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