The Purchase Independent

By Christopher Vaughan, Patrick Haran, and Ren Sánchez
Wolves in the Throne Room – Black Cascade
Layers of foggy atmosphere suspend over the wall of distortion on this black metal band’s third album, creating solemn soundscapes without losing an ounce of intensity.
Boris – Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1-4
The name of this series of “7’s” is a [...]

By Hillary Anderson
By the end of WPSR’s Tuesday night coffee house, the Co-op was feeling less like a coffee house and more like a sports arena. The couches and comfy chairs had been pushed to the side to make room for the crowd. The final band on the coffee house roster for the evening was [...]

By Vanessa Cavanagh
Without a doubt, you’ve heard one of her songs. In the car, at the gym, or maybe you’ve heard Eric Cartman’s graceful rendition on South Park—they’re inescapable. Even if you find her exasperatingly catchy hooks unpleasant, I can bet “Pokerface”, “Just Dance”, “Love Game”, “Paparazzi”, or as of recent, “Bad Romance”, have plagued [...]

By Linemund Thatty
3.5 Stars
Now We Are Gentlemen, the debut release from Wyldlife, is a high energy explosion of dance-tastic rock and roll, mixing pop hooks with funkified instrumentals, leaving you unsure if a circle pit is even appropriate anymore. The opening track starts with a little homage to Flock of Seagulls, then quickly bursts into [...]

4.5/5 Stars
While I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the music I have reviewed thus far (no matter how brutally honest I am about the flaws), I have found this common fatal flaw in the early releases I’ve reviewed: unfortunately, many artists write a great song, then continue to basically re-write the same song over and [...]