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“It an unbelievable. Crosby, Stills and Young shoved us aside and grabbed the helicopter before us, so we caught the next one”: The blues-rock epic that turned an unknown British band into US superstars – with a little help from a legendary Woodstock set
Ten Years After’s I’m Going Home was 11 minutes of blues-rock euphoria -
Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo Embraces Liberation With “Free” Music Video
Out with the bandana and in with the eye shadow?
The post Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo Embraces Liberation With “Free” Music Video appeared first on Theprp.com.
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Listening Now : Knife Emoji – Doppelgang
Knife Emoji’s Doppelgang is a feverish alt-folk/rock spiral that blurs identity and instinct in equal measure. Built on jagged guitar lines, thunderous drums, and streaks of swirling synths, the track feels both confrontational and hypnotic. There’s a theatrical intensity in the delivery—half confession, half confrontation—as if staring down your own reflection and daring it to blink first.
The production walks a tightrope between chaos and control, letting distortion breathe without losing melodic grip. As a preview of their debut album (out March 20), Doppelgang signals a band unafraid of excess, tension, and dark self-examination. Bold, abrasive, and strangely addictive.
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Listening Now : Half Shadow – Fruit
Half Shadow’s Fruit unfolds like a fragile incantation whispered at dawn. Balancing experimental folk textures with a primal pop pulse, the track feels intimate and elemental—finger-picked guitars rattling gently beneath Jesse Carsten’s hushed, poetic delivery. Lyrically, it’s a meditation on endurance and renewal, tracing the slow thaw after a season of mental unrest.
“There’s patience in the soil,” the song seems to suggest, even when the field lies fallow. Rather than dramatizing struggle, Fruit leans into quiet resilience, envisioning warmth and self-love on the horizon. A bare-skinned, searching piece that blossoms gradually, rewarding listeners with its understated emotional depth.
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Atreyu’s New Album, “The End Is Not The End” Due In April: “It’s Our Heaviest, Most Metal Record We’ve Made”
A music video for “All For You” is now available.
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Listening Now : Those Saint Were Sailors – alone, in the middle of the ocean
Those Saint Were Sailors craft a slow-burning instrumental meditation with alone, in the middle of the ocean. True to its title, the track drifts with patient restraint, favoring atmosphere over climax. Guitars (or synth textures) swell and recede like tides, while subtle rhythmic pulses echo the steady, isolating heartbeat of open water.
There’s no dramatic crescendo—only immersion. The beauty lies in its quiet tension, that suspended feeling of searching for land that never quite appears. It’s cinematic yet intimate, evoking emotional distance without excess. A contemplative piece that trusts mood as its compass, navigating solitude with grace and understated depth.
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Listening Now : Joe Jackson – Fabulous People
Joe Jackson returns with Fabulous People, a sharp, piano-driven reminder of his enduring wit and melodic sophistication. True to form, the track pairs buoyant arrangement with subtly barbed lyricism, observing modern characters with a raised eyebrow and a knowing grin. There’s a theatrical flair woven into the rhythm, echoing his fondness for classic songcraft while keeping one foot firmly in contemporary commentary.
Fabulous People feels playful yet precise—satirical without turning cynical. Jackson once again proves that intelligence and pop sensibility can coexist beautifully, crafting a tune that’s as musically elegant as it is lyrically incisive. Timeless craftsmanship, effortlessly delivered.
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Hard-Ons/Redd Kross tour EP out now
The national co-headline jaunt by the Hard-Ons and Redd Kross kicks off on Wednesday March 4.
A strictly limited vinyl split EP is out now celebrating both bands, featuring three songs from each: acoustic versions of I’ll Take Your Word For it, Stuff and The Lady in the Front Row from Redd Kross, and Always Think With My Temper, You’ll Always be Safe With Us and a radiot edit of Getting Older from the Hard-Ons. Order now from the Cheersquad Records BandCamp.
In related news, the Ritz Cinema in Sydney (March 7) and Lido Cinemas in Melbourne (March 14) will be screening Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story with Jeff and Steve McDonald doing a Q&A in person.
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Listening Now : ROREY – Temporary Tragedy
ROREY’s Temporary Tragedy is a raw bedroom pop confession that cuts straight to the nerve. With minimal yet immersive production, her ethereal vocals carry the weight of self-abandonment and the quiet devastation of loving someone who can’t meet you halfway. There’s an unfiltered intimacy here—aching, honest, and unafraid to sit in discomfort. The track swells subtly, mirroring the spiral of post-breakup rumination, while never losing its emotional precision. ROREY doesn’t just recount heartbreak; she interrogates it, ultimately choosing self-preservation over illusion.
A poignant, cathartic release that turns vulnerability into strength without sacrificing its bruised beauty.
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Listening Now : Sasha & The Bear – Air
Sasha & The Bear return with Air, a hushed indietronica reverie that feels suspended between ache and acceptance. Recorded in the Portuguese countryside, the track breathes with spacious minimalism; Dov Igel’s skeletal yet textured production leaves room for silence to speak. Sasha Daniel’s intimate vocals glide gently, tracing grief not as something to conquer, but to coexist with. There’s no grand crescendo—only a fragile, defiant calm that slowly unfolds. Air lingers like dusk light through open windows: subtle, melancholic, and quietly transformative.
A tender meditation that finds strength in restraint and emotional honesty.
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