In a musical era defined by digital austerity, A Place That Never Changes is a powerful ode to maximalism, a carefully layered production of towering melodies and micro-cacophonies that cede just the right amount of space for Anthony Ruptak’s searing lyrical attack. Stream the album exclusively at BandWagMag.com
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Album Review: Anthony Ruptak – A Place That Never Changes
In a musical era defined by digital austerity, A Place That Never Changes is a powerful ode to maximalism, a carefully layered production of towering melodies and micro-cacophonies that cede just the right amount of space for Ruptak’s searing lyrical attack. It captures 2018 America’s prevailing feelings of confusion, anxiety and dread.
Continue readingAlbum Review: Igaus Davis – Keep Your Candles Close By
Keep Your Candles Close By is sonically, emotionally intimate and thematically concise, teasing at something we won’t see pan out. Some strife within the band Igaus Davis has lead to this being their final release, creating sonically solemn vignettes of despair and resignation.
Continue readingDecember 2018 – Gogol Bordello
IN THIS ISSUE: Gogol Bordello | The Stubby Shillelaghs | Long Cut | Igaus Davis | Safekeeper | Anthony Ruptak | Greta Van Fleet
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