Band: Real Friends Album: Three Songs About the Past Year of My Life Genre: Pop-Punk Label: Unsigned Chicago pop-punk group Real Friends recently released a three song EP with Glamour Kills called Three Songs About the Past Year of My Life. Real Friends have jumped into the spotlight pretty fast, and while they aren’t selling […]
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REVIEW: Real Friends – Three Songs About the Past Year Of My Life
November 9th, 2012 
Tyler Osborne 
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REVIEW: State Champs – Overslept
September 13th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego Artist: State Champs Album: Overslept Genre: Pop punk Label: Pure Noise Records Over the course of 2012 the pop-punk scene has churned out a ton of music, most of which has fallen by the wayside, each release burying the next. However through all of the recycled, already-heard guitar licks and generic posi sing-alongs comes one […]
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REVIEW: Sleeping With Sirens – If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack
June 26th, 2012 Adrian Garza Artist: Sleeping With Sirens Album: If You Were a Movie, This Would be Your Soundtrack Genre: Acoustic, Post-Hardcore Label: Rise Records Do I really have to introduce Sleeping With Sirens? To make a long story short, this Orlando, FL based band has been making waves in the post-hardcore realm for the last 3 short (but very […]
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REVIEW: The Audition – Chapter II
February 19th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: The Audition Album: Chapter II Genre: Pop Rock After parting ways with Victory Records in July 2010, the future for Chicago pop-rockers The Audition was unknown; so much so that some fans were led to believe the band had called it a day. However now in February 2012, the band have returned albeit a […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Real Friends – Everyone That Dragged You Here
February 13th, 2012 James Shotwell We talk about it all the time, but it truly is a rare moment when you discover a band that makes you stop what you are doing and, for at least a moment, really listen to the music they have created. These are the bands that you cannot help sharing with everyone you know, the […]
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REVIEW: Palisades – I’m Not Dying Today
February 8th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Palisades Album: I’m Not Dying Today Genre: Post-hardcore/pop-rock Label: Rise Records This album is indeed a curious thing. It features the most unlikely blending of musical genres I’ve come across in a while, and even more curiously it somehow gets all its conflicting elements to work. If you took a bit of Enter Shikari, […]
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REVIEW: Ever After – What Matters Most
January 30th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Ever After Album: What Matters most Genre: Metalcore/Post-Hardcore Label: Unsigned I can’t think of one person that wouldn’t admit that music shape their lives in some way – especially the ones that are truly devoted, out there going to shows, waiting online for news on new albums, song streams, or tour announcements, or even […]
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REVIEW: Plug In Stereo – The Patience
January 26th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Plug In Stereo Album: The Patience EP Genre: Pop Label: Atlantic Records/Triple Crown Records Trevor Dahl, the wunderkind behind Plug In Stereo, is only 18. Discoveries like this always leave me feeling somewhat inadequate, even if I was too busy studying like the sad teacher’s pet I am to be doing anything else myself […]
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REVIEW: My Girl Friday – American Kids EP
January 4th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: My Girl Friday Album: American Kids EP Genre: Rock/Americana/country American Kids is a pleasing and breezy EP, with six smooth tracks that make for light and enjoyable listening. The band describe themselves as Americana/rock/country and ably borrow from each genre, pitching slower, rolling numbers with slightly more exotic and upbeat pieces. The songs are, […]
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REVIEW: Young Empires – Wake All My Youth EP
December 29th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Young Empires Album: Wake All My Youth EP Genre: ‘World Beat/Haute Rock’ Label: Pirates Blend Records/World Hoye Records Young Empires are extremely fond of their hipster triangles. Dare I say, it even makes their Facebook page look horribly unprofessional. However, we can overlook all that nonsense cos their music is genuinely gorgeous. Wake All […]
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REVIEW: William Control – Nouvus Ordo Selcorum
November 28th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: William Control Album: Nouvus Ordo Selcorum Genre: Wil Francis Label: self-released Now over a decade into his career, Wil Francis has traversed a vast musical landscape. From his early punk days of scene glory with Aiden on Nightmare Anatomy, to his sonic journey of self discover that flooded Conviction, and the later releases which […]
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BATTLE REVIEW: Diamond – Don’t Lose Your Cool
November 21st, 2011 James Shotwell What exactly is a BATTLE REVIEW? Good question. Sometimes the UTG staff cannot decide who will review a record and our solution is to let all interested parties voice their opinion. Below you will find two reviews, one by Grace Duffy and the other by Sean Reid, each covering the new release from Diamond. We […]
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