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Noel Billups

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MusicAlbum Review: False Report – Your Addiction Sleeps TonightYour Addiction Sleeps Tonight is the newest EP from Denver based pop-punk band False Report.Noel Billups · Jan 1, 2018

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MusicAlbum Review: Modern Suspects – IIII is, as the name suggests, the second EP from the Denver based synth-pop group Modern Suspects.Noel Billups · Dec 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Melkbelly – Nothing ValleyMelkbelly’s debut, full-length album Nothing Valley may be one of the most refreshing albums of the year.Noel Billups · Nov 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: The Great Aerodome– Happy Birthday to Me, I GuessGenre-bending rockers, The Great Aerodrome knock it out of the park with their debut album Happy Birthday to Me, I Guess.Noel Billups · Nov 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Get Along– Let My People GoGet Along is a husband and wife indie-pop duo made up of Nicholas and Cara Yañez, who just released their diverse EP, Let My People Go.Noel Billups · Oct 2, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Victim Culture – Self-TitledBack in April, Denver-based hardcore band, Victim Culture, released their debut, self-titled album.Noel Billups · Sep 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Foxxes– Self-TitledDenver-based quartet, Foxxes, make their debut with this nine-track, self-titled lo-fi album with a nice DIY vibe to it.Noel Billups · Aug 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Inner Oceans – I Don’t MindI Don’t Mind is the first proper full-length album from synth pop Inner Oceans.Noel Billups · Jun 1, 2017

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ReviewsAlbum Review: Montoneros – Good BonesGood Bones is the latest release from Denver-based, math rock band Montoneros.Noel Billups · May 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Shady Elders–Inside VoicesInside Voices is the debut, full-length album from the Denver based quartet, Shady Elders.Noel Billups · Mar 1, 2017

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MusicAlbum Review: Wrinkle– NoticeNotice is the first full-length album from Denver based band Wrinkle.Noel Billups · Feb 1, 2017

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MusicSingles Review: futurebabes – “Wolves” // “Thirsty Man’s Hungry Plea”futurebabes just released two singles, “Wolves” and “Thirsty Man’s Hungry Plea”, just in time for the holiday season.Noel Billups · Dec 5, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: Underseer – Self-TitledUnderseer is an explosive band, new to the Greeley music scene.Noel Billups · Dec 5, 2016

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FeaturesBryce Merritt: Connecting Through ChromaBryce Merritt’s latest release, Chroma: I, effortlessly blends pop with elements of funk and R&B. He pulls his influences from artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to John Mayer, but it was actually country music that first got him into writing songs. “I grew up in Oklahoma and just based on what my parents listened to, growing up, the only thing that I knew existed, musically, was country music. They controlled the [radio] dial in the car,” recalls Merritt. He knew he always wanted to sing, so naturally he got his start writing country songs. “But then I got my car whenever I started driving in high school and I had control over the radio and I started discovering so much more music. The first thing I really got into was Motown,” he says, realizing that was the music that he wanted to make.Noel Billups · Nov 3, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: Race To Neptune – Oh ContraireOh Contraire is the first full-length release from Fort Collins rock band, Race to Neptune.Noel Billups · Oct 4, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: The Circus House– Graceful JungleGraceful Jungle is the newest album from Denver pop collective, The Circus House.Noel Billups · Sep 3, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: RetrofetteEarlier this year, electro-pop duo Lzrwlf, comprised of Sean Culliton and Xavier Provencher, announced that they would be changing their name to Retrofette.Noel Billups · Aug 2, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: The BalticThese days, there seems to be no shortage of new psych rock bands that are worth checking out, and today that band is The Baltic.Noel Billups · Jul 9, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: I Am The Owl– A Mission to Civilize: Part IA Mission to Civilize: Part I is the first EP from Fort Collins punk rock band, I Am The Owl.Noel Billups · Jun 6, 2016

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MusicAlbum Review: T.V. Girl – Who Really CaresUpon first listen, the lush layers, hushed vocals, and bedroom style production put you into a dreamlike haze that makes you want to dance your way down to the beach on a summer afternoon. Petering’s soft spoken vocals perfectly compliment his production, and can be compared to the likes of Toro y Moi, The Books, or Washed Out.Noel Billups · Apr 11, 2016