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New track from Black Wing, the solo shoegaze project of Dan Barrett (aka Giles Corey and half of Have a Nice Life). From his debut full-length under this name, Black Wing Is Doomed, out September 25 via The Flenser. Anthony has loved Barrett’s Giles Corey work and the latest
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Between Bodies by The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die Previously praised Connecticut emo revivalists The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have a new release out titled Between Bodies. It’s a collaborative project that
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East Coast rapper Apathy drops an album with a strong sense of hometown pride.
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Off a dusty piano sample and a generous Jay-Z vocal cut, Connecticut’s Apathy spits a series of bars dealing with the Kennedy family. He muses on various follies and conspiracies that have been following the family for decades, and does it with his usual level of focus and vivid
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This new track from Connecticut experimental rock duo Have a Nice Life is epic, but in the sort of abject way you might expect from the outfit after their monumental, crushing 2008 LP Deathconsciousness. As the title of the song might suggest, frontmen Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga are reunited
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New Haven rap outfit Political Animals has a new video for their song “Ultra Violence,” and it is no less kinetic than the one they made for “Man the Mic” last October. Moreover, this new single is just as punchy as their last. “Ultra Violence” deviates in that it has
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I just told you Have A Nice Life has a new album on the way? Are you listening to me? If not, listen now to this new track that just dropped from the duo’s forthcoming album, The Unnatural World. It’s coming February 4th. While “Burial Society” isn’t
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Have A Nice Life is a mysterious musical project. Well, it’s not really that mysterious since duo member Dan Barrett seems to be so open and down-to-earth in interviews, but even with that being the case, the music feels like it’s coming from some otherworldly realm that’s
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Back in October, the New Haven hip hop group Political Animals dropped this rad music video for the single “Man the Mic.” The track’s beefy bass groove, booming acoustic drums, and deft turntablism will make you want to bust a move along with the video’s breakdancers. And while
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Pale Blue Light by Manners Hartford hardcore quintet Manners has a new LP out titled Pale Blue Light. Here, the Connecticut band delivers a remarkably tight post-hardcore project–churning out some expectedly dour punk leads, as well the occasional somber, clean guitar passage; and often not taking a second between
