First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on Set Your Goals’ This Will Be The Death of US. It drops July 21, 2009. I think you would be hard pressed to find a website that is/was more […]
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First Impressions: Fun – Aim and Ignite
June 11th, 2009 
James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on Fun’s Aim and Ignite. It drops August 25th, 2009. I know it’s over 2 months away, but I couldn’t help writing about this amazing record already. Now, personally, I was […]
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June 2nd, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on Kiss Kiss’ The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left. It drops July 7th, 2009 on Eyeball Records. Kiss Kiss is the kind of band I love to discover and I’m […]
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April 30th, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on There For Tomorrow’s A Little Faster. It drops June 9th. The competition for this year’s All Time Low is on. Which pop rock group will become the new scene kings […]
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March 31st, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on The Dangerous Summer’s Reach For The Sun. It drops in May from Hopeless Records If you have been missing scene staple The Starting Line, your saviors have arrived. The Dangerous […]
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March 20th, 2009 James Shotwell Impending Doom is back and this time, they’re gunning for that number one spot! This was both a shock and relief to me as anyone who has followed UTG from the beginning would know, Nailed. Dead. Risen., the band’s first release, got a ridiculously low score with us. In fact, it is still one of […]
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February 27th, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views of the highly anticipated album from A Plea For Purging entitled, Depravity. It drops in March from Facedown Records. One of the first albums we ever reviewed was the debut […]
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February 18th, 2009 James Shotwell First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views of the highly anticipated album from MxPx entitled, On The Cover 2. It drops late March from Tooth and Nail Records. Pop punk is a field of music that only is […]
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