Artist: Kids in Glass Houses Album: In Gold Blood Genre: Rock Label: Roadrunner Records Kids in Glass Houses are a good rock band. Not great, not terrible. And that’s their biggest problem. Their newest album, In Gold Blood, covers all the bases of what rock songs are typically about: love, the ups and downs of […]
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Ramsey’s self-produced dark-pop is irresistible
April 1st, 2016 
Brian Leak Los Angeles trip-hop/pop artist Ramsey is on a tremendous rise; one we regret to have not been aware of until just recently. Ramsey’s current collection of tracks on Soundcloud contains some of the best material we’ve heard this year. It’s moody, visceral, expertly crafted, and unforgettably affecting. With several of the tracks nearing 200k plays […]
Stream Polyenso’s new record ‘Pure In The Plastic’ now
March 30th, 2016 Corey From Before you get totally exhausted with electronic R&B, please stop and listen to Polyenso‘s new record. Formally known as Oceana, the Florida trio is here to destroy our boredom with a genre that has been dominated by bands like Glass Animals and Alt-J, and worn out by so many others. With its first album under […]
Full Bonnaroo 2015 Lineup Revealed
January 13th, 2015 Drew Caruso After an interesting campaign to slowly reveal artists for this year’s Bonnaroo, the full lineup has been revealed. Before, fans were asked to dial a specific phone number, to which the operator would reveal a single artist playing the festival. For those who haven’t been paying attention, or participating in the telethon-like reveals, the entirety […]
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 VIDEO PREMIERE: Outsides – “The Ones”
November 19th, 2014 Corey From Outsides is an electronic-pop outfit straight out of the heart of America. After performing at Lollapalooza, and gaining some local recognition in Chicago, the band’s frontman, Tim Ellis, moved to his beloved Kansas City, where he grew up and has been attempting to gain notoriety and recognition nationally with his take on electronic music. After […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Vision The Kid & Tru Discuss ‘Somewhere In A Dark City’
September 29th, 2014 Brian Leak “I believe strongly in the message and music we create; naturally I want the masses to feel the same.” Roughly two years ago, rapper Vision The Kid and producer Tru joined forces to craft the best songs they could collaboratively, and the end result is the excellent 14-track LP Somewhere In A Dark City which […]
REVIEW: Joshua Worden – ‘Always This’
June 9th, 2013 Brian Leak Artist: Joshua Worden Album: Always This Genre: R&B, Indie, Down-tempo For fans of: James Blake, Josef Salvat, How To Dress Well It only takes 20 seconds of Always This to know that you’re in for a treat when Joshua Worden‘s soulful croon hits a sweet spot after the album’s opening line in “Marrow.” “I finally […]
Dream Riders: The Tour Desires of Your Favorite Artists (UTG Exclusive)
July 15th, 2014 Brian Leak Wikipedia defines a rider as: a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance. Whether an act’s tour rider is ridiculously egocentric and/or overly materialistic, just plain outlandish in a fun way, a rock ‘n’ roll legend, or far more modest and unshowy than you might expect, nearly every touring […]
WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/16-3/22
March 22nd, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! First off, the official list of exclusive releases for this year’s Record Store Day was revealed earlier this week. What are you looking to pick up at your local shop on April 19? The other big story this week involves emo pioneers American Football, whose self-titled album […]
The Appleseed Cast Announce New Tour
February 11th, 2014 Drew Caruso From The Appleseed Cast’s Facebook page, the band has updated a slew of new spring tour dates, some of which include shows with The Sound of Animals Fighting. The band, who recently released their latest album, Illumination Ritual, (which made my Best Of 2013 In Music, list) has been playing countless shows since its release […]
UTG LIST: 25 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014
November 25th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler ***UPDATE*** Five (late) submissions have been added, for a total of 30 Bands We Want New Material From In 2014. 2013 marked a year of musical resurrection on many levels. We’ve been given long-awaited reunions, new records, celebratory re-issues, and anniversary shows fantastic enough to make even the most rudimentary of music fans giddy. With […]