Artist: Mimicking Birds Album: EONS Genre: Indie Label: Glacial Pace It has been four years since Mimicking Birds‘ last release, and beyond any type of collected thought or insight I could surmise within the parameters of my keyboard, nothing will be as effective as getting my love for this album across to you besides simply […]
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Mimicking Birds Stream New Album, ‘EONS’
May 5th, 2014 
Drew Caruso Mimicking Birds’ wonderful new LP, EONS, is streaming over at Stereogum. The band will release their sophomore LP on May 13 through Glacial Pace Records, a label run by Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock. Following up on their 2010 debut, Mimicking Birds, the band has wonderfully expanded their soundscapes, bringing a higher essence of ambiance to […]
Defined By Sonic Residues: A Resonance Of 2014
December 29th, 2014 Drew Caruso 2014 was a year of polarity. Conflicting forces spinning me in all different directions, fighting to find which molecular force was the strongest. Flipping through the albums that left a mark on me through the entire year, I found that each one presented itself as a singular head-space, an isolated escape. Ranging from a dark […]
UTG LIST: The Best Releases You Might Have Missed From The First Half of 2014
June 30th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler If there’s one thing 2014 has brought us thus far it is an array of fantastic music. It seems as though every week there is a new record released that needs to be thrown into the consideration for album of the year. For our mid-year review at Under The Gun, we wanted to bring you […]
Modest Mouse Announce 2014 North American Tour Dates
June 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell Fans may still be waiting on news regarding a proper follow-up to 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, but earlier today UTG learned that those who believe in the musical power of Modest Mouse will have a chance to see the group live later this year. According to a press release sent […]
EDITORIAL: Songs To Calm An Anxious Mind
May 27th, 2014 Drew Caruso It was a complete depersonalization and increasing dehumanization. Nothing was real, for everything that was real was hastily slipping away. I began to think of my family, and how they would react once I was gone. I was soon replaying the last conversations we had in my mind, as if I could somehow justify our […]
Soundgarden, Green Day among Lollapalooza headliners
April 6th, 2010 Grant Trimboli Other acts slated to play during the three-day festival in Chicago this August include AFI, the Strokes, Arcade Fire, Phoenix and Lady Gaga