Most of my life, music hasn’t really been something that I would consider essential. Sure, it is something that I use on a daily basis, but not anything that would make me emotionally invested. During my teenage years, like most other asshole kids, I thought the music that I listened to was bad-ass and untouchable. […]
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I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
ALBUM STREAM: This Will Destroy You – ‘Another Language’
Post rockers This Will Destroy You are dropping a brand new album on September 16 via Suicide Squeeze titled Another Language. It’s the follow-up to 2011’s Tunnel Blanket and their fifth album so far. We’ve already heard the drop-dead gorgeous “Dustism,” but now it seems we’ll get to stream the record in its entirety until September 15 thanks […]
We’ve Been Given an “Invitation” From This Will Destroy You
Back in 2006, the first time I heard the name This Will Destroy You, I got excited, as I thought I was about to be introduced to a new grindcore band or something of that nature. To my surprise, though, the Texas quartet couldn’t have been further from the case genre-wise. To this day, TWDY […]
This Will Destroy You Announce New Album, Stream “Dustism”
Post-rock will always uphold its timelessness thanks to its slow, nature-like unravel and its lyric-less universal language (d’aww, how sweet). There, standing tall near the front of that genre, is Texas five piece This Will Destroy You. On September 16, they will drop a new album, titled Another Language, via Suicide Squeeze (or Holodeck if you’re looking for a […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Lymbyc Systym
Lymbyc Systym is an experimentally, ambient instrumental duo from Tempe, Arizona consisting of brothers Jared and Michael Bell. Touring with bands such as The Album Leaf and Crystal Castles, Lymbyc Systym have been in the top ranks of the genre with their well-received releases and organic, original sound. UTG spoke with Jared Bell about the […]