In This Issue: Cold War Kids | Devon Allman | Hawthorne Heights | Chloe Tang | Covenhoven | Kinesics | The Colorado Sound’s Top Picks
June 2018 – Cold War Kids
In This Issue: Cold War Kids | Devon Allman | Hawthorne Heights | Chloe Tang | Covenhoven | Kinesics | The Colorado Sound’s Top Picks
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105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured Artists105.5 The Colorado Sound – Top Picks for June, 2018If you’re going to be born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, and want to stand out in the music world, it makes sense you’d adopt a stage moniker given to you by friends at a campfire when you’re all coming up with Indian guide names. Whether he liked the name or not, Alejandro became firmly attached to Shakey Graves after the massive success of “Dearly Departed” with former Paper Bird member Esmé Patterson singing along. On this 5th full-length CD, I got the feeling Shakey opened his mind to aural possibilities. In December he Tweeted “Next album. New sound. Sell your suspenders.”BandWagon Magazine · Jun 1, 2018
Video Single Premiere – Kinesics: Back To YouIn anticipation of their melodious full-length debut album Surfacing on June 22nd, Denver indie-rock quartet Kinesics premiere the album’s video single “Back To You” exclusively via Bandwagon Magazine.BandWagon Magazine · Jun 1, 2018
ReviewsAlbum Review: Chloe Tang – StrangerHometown For The Holidays finalist Chloe Tang’s newest EP Stranger has the Denver songstress aiming for the fences.Jed Murphy · Jun 1, 2018
ReviewsAlbum Review: Kinesics – SurfacingThe release of Kinesics’ full-length album Surfacing will be its third attempt at seeing the light of day. Self-proclaimed “sad rock songs” sung mournfully and deep, this is the full and final realization of music which began its journey back in 2015. There’s a beauty in the unexpected here, most notably the fact that the somber, low voice of Kinesics’ songwriter belongs to the diminutive, dare we say cute, alto – Kenzi Everitt. A solo project on her first two tries, there’s now a universality to the work. The androgyny in her liquid vocal delivery, fully-invested band arrangements, and the fact that her main collaborator (guitarist Jason Bartek) is also her fiancé reflect the band’s mantra of community, teamwork, and equality. Did I mention that the drummer and bassist are married to each other too? They are. It’s adorable.Kevin Johnston · Jun 1, 2018
ReviewsAlbum Review: Covenhoven – A Kind Of Revelation“Where To Begin” – a simple question revealing that there’s much to tell.Kevin Johnston · Jun 1, 2018
FeaturesBad Frequencies Ring Familiar – Hawthorne Heights ReturnAlmost two decades after their debut, Dayton, Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights continue to live up to their reputation as s one of the seminal bands of the emo-rock genre.Michael Olivier · Jun 1, 2018
FeaturesDevon Allman – Fathers, Sons and a Band of BrothersDevon Allman is a hard-working dad. Raised by his mother and growing up in the distant shadow of his father, Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers, Devon didn’t have much of a…Kevin Johnston · Jun 1, 2018
FeaturesCold War Kids – The Best Versions Of ThemselvesCold War Kids are a force of nature in popular music. With six full-length albums and several chart-topping hits including the song “First” which peaked at number one on the U.S. alternative charts, the label of indie rockers hasn’t applied to them for years. For lead singer Nathan Willett, looking back on his career (and looking forward) the name of the game is being the best versions of themselves they can be.Jed Murphy · Jun 1, 2018
ReviewsAlbum Review: Modern Leisure – Super Sad Rom-ComModern Leisure’s Super Sad Rom-Com is a chilled-out / bummed-out illustration of a songwriter’s studio apartment life. Having departed from former Denver bands The Outfit and Shady Elders, mastermind Casey Banker “wanted to express the loneliness and euphoria of being a guy living in a semi-big city in my 20’s.” Made layer by layer and then re-recorded from scratch, the resulting collection of mid-tempo dream-folk jams make us want to hit the beach and text our ex with a Bluetooth boombox and ice-cold LaCroix in hand.Kevin Johnston · Jun 29, 2018Keep Reading
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