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REVIEW: mewithoutYou – ‘Pale Horses’

Artist: mewithoutYou Album: Pale Horses Label: Run For Cover Records Genre: Life, or Indie Rock It is ironic that I found this review incredibly difficult to write when I am writing about mewithoutYou, and their famed lyricism created by Aaron Weiss, a vocalist who flows through words as easily as a breeze through trees, or […]

REVIEW: Citizen – ‘Everybody Is Going To Heaven’

Artist: Citizen Album: Everybody Is Going To Heaven Label: Run For Cover Records Genre: Indie Rock Citizen return with their sophomore LP, a beast of an album, titled Everybody Is Going To Heaven. Produced by, you guessed it, Will Yip, Everybody Is Going To Heaven showcases the band at their finest, if not at times […]

mewithoutYou Stream New LP ‘Pale Horses’

It has been a long wait for mewithoutYou‘s highly anticipated new LP, Pale Horses, but the day is finally here, and we can all delve into its sonic beauty. The band’s sixth LP overall, though their first through Run For Cover Records, produced by Will Yip, Pale Horses is a vibrant work that culminates in […]

Citizen Stream ‘Everybody Is Going To Heaven’

Though it was only yesterday we heard “Numb Yourself,” Citizen are streaming their sophomore LP Everybody Is Going To Heaven in full over at Spin. The album is also available digitally for pre-order on Bandcamp for 5 dollars. Produced by Will Yip, the sophomore release from Citizen is as adventurous in sound as the previously […]

Citizen Stream “Numb Yourself” From Upcoming LP

Citizen are ready to release their genre shattering sophomore LP Everybody Is Going To Heaven on June 23 via Run For Cover, though listeners are given a third track to tide themselves over until release. Joining the ranks of “Cement,” and “Stain,” “Numb Yourself” (via Substream) is the latest track from Everybody Is Going To […]

SINGLE REVIEW: Foreign Tongues – “Fools Of Love”

Artist: Foreign Tongues Song: “Fools Of Love” Album: Summer Of The Reaper (No Sleep Records sampler) If you have yet to taste a foreign tongue, time to pucker up. I have said for a while now that Boston-based indie rock act Foreign Tongues‘ upcoming debut LP would be one to watch, and with our first […]

REVIEW: Attalus – ‘Into The Sea’

Artist: Attalus Album: Into The Sea Label: Facedown Recprds Genre: Rock Into The Sea, the new record from Attalus, was something I thought I didn’t need, but I came to realize it was something I actually really wanted. To paraphrase UTG co-owner Brian Lion, the band’s name elicits thoughts of metalcore and the album’s art […]

UTG LIST: Records We Overlooked In 2014

Everyone has a moment where they stumble upon a release that hits them in a certain way; it changes the way the rest of your day, week, month, even foreseeable future will feel and look like. But, within this sonic euphoria, how defeated does one feel to find out that said album was released a […]

Ratboys Stream Debut LP, ‘AOID’

When Brooklyn Vegan premiered Ratboys‘ single “Tixis,” I was instantly intrigued. Never hearing of the band before, with “Tixis,” and an upcoming release via Topshelf Records, I knew Ratboys would be a band to watch. That upcoming LP, AOID, is now streaming via Culture Collide. The band creates a wonderful medley of acoustic inspired indie […]

Citizen Release “Stain” From ‘Everybody Is Going To Heaven’

Citizen are preparing to shatter any kind of assumption about their sophomore LP, Everybody Is Going To Heaven. Due out June 23 via Run For Cover, Citizen are bathing in darker and grittier waters than most would assume. With the release of “Stain,” the second single from the LP, the band solidifies their new sound. […]

Zac Efron Is A DJ In First Trailer For ‘We Are Your Friends’

Being 23 is hard. The person you see in the mirror is unquestionably beginning to age, but your spirit feels as youthful as it ever did. The world is telling you to become an adult, but your heart is begging you to play all day and party all night. Most people eventually give in and […]

Introducing Fighting Giants, Stream Debut EP ‘Soundbox Sessions’

Western Massachusetts is a big place. Being from Boston, my general knowledge of Western Mass is pretty much anything past Worcester (which is totally not the case). But, within its sparse, tree-ridden beautiful landscapes, forms an exciting new group of artists, Fighting Giants. If the name doesn’t instill imagery in your head as is, let […]