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FOCUS // JASON BARTELL REVISITS THE SHORES OF FANG ISLAND
A few weeks ago, we were knee deep in the editing process for our big interview with Damon...
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FOCUS // THE INIMITABLE GARETT GLEASON AND NIKO WOOD TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR NEXT CHAPTER OF PURE SONIC WONDERMENT, WHEN ABUNDANCE FAILS
Honestly, we’d hesitate to say we’ve recovered per se from the impact of Garrett and Niko’s last collaboration,...
FOCUS // DAMON CHE AND KRISTIAN DUNN ON FORMING YESNESS, ESCAPING MATH ROCK, AND THE STORY OF THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT, SEE YOU AT THE SOLIPSIST CONVENTION
“I am dedicating the rest of my life to being called anything other than math rock.” Just before...
FOCUS // TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY PART THREE: THE RECKONING
At the start of this year, we were thinking a lot about punk rock – actually, we think...
FOCUS // VENUS TWINS ON THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS AND RECORDS FOR THE MAKING OF THEIR UPCOMING EP, /\/\/\/\/
It wasn’t long ago that we were first made aware of Venus Twins by our friends at Mathcore...
FOCUS // TRIO ALWAYS, AGAIN: ADEBISI SHANK ANNOUNCES THEIR RETURN AFTER TEN LONG YEARS
Hello. Hi. Yes. Yes, indeed. A wonderful day. Sorry? Oh, do we seem like we’re a little out...
FOCUS // FIGHT CLOUD ON THE LOVE, LOSS, AND EVOLUTION THAT INSPIRED RITUAL DISASTER, THEIR UPCOMING NEW ALBUM
It can be hard to hold it in your mind, but believe it or not we’re nearing five...
FOCUS // EXCAVATING THE TREASURE-FILLED TROVES OF LAYERS IN LAIRS’ INNER WORKINGS WITH CHRIS SCOTT
We’ve gone on a couple times already about how stoked we are to have Chris Scott back in...
FOCUS // GETTING HELP: RYAN NEIGHBORS AND BIM DITSON ON HOW DESTRUCTION, PRESENTISM, ANARCHISM, MEDITATION, AND MORE INFLUENCED COURAGE, THEIR UPCOMING EP
Back when we lived in Oregon and had a lot going on musically, we’d try to challenge ourselves...
FOCUS // BLACK MIDI SAYS GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF MARVELOUS MADNESS
Talk about dog shit park – it’s been a weird week for math rock, and to cap it...