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FOCUS // JOSEPH A. PERAGINE REFLECTS ON EARLY INFLUENCES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND WRITING HIS MOST MATH ROCK ALBUM YET

Michael Whiteside·July 21, 2022

For the true philomaths among us, we’ve got a real treat today. Joseph. A Peragine recently put out...

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FOCUS // A GLOWING, GARGANTUAN DEEP-SEA FOG MACHINE: CHILDSPEAK SHEDS LIGHT ON THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT’S NAME

Michael Whiteside·June 28, 2022

A couple months back, you might remember a little flourish of coverage regarding Boise, Idaho’s fantastic Tree Fort...

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FOCUS // LET’S SWIM GET SWIMMING REFRESHES THE UK SCENE WITH A MILKY NEW RELEASE

Iván Maldonado·June 1, 2022

We love duos, no question about it. There is something special about them. It’s probably the simplicity of...

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FOCUS // POUND ON POUND: EXAMINING THE DUO’S HARROWING VORTEX OF TECHNICAL SLUDGE AND ALGEBRAIC LOW END

Michael Whiteside·May 31, 2022

If you pay attention to the heavy music scene, it’s fairly likely that you’ve already heard about Pound....

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FOCUS // CALCULATING INSANITY: MATHCORE INDEX ON THEIR UPCOMING FESTIVAL AND A NEW GENERATION OF CHAOTIC BANDS

Michael Whiteside·May 20, 2022

It’s no secret that we love heavy music. There’s just something comforting about all those walls of sound,...

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FOCUS // SISTEMAS INESTABLES: HOW TO FUNCTION IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS

Iván Maldonado·April 28, 2022

We are facing dark times, dark indeed. But music never lets us down. Music has become the fuel...

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FOCUS // FORT REPORT: A COLLECTION OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR’S TREEFORT MUSIC FEST

Michael Whiteside·April 5, 2022

If you’re unfamiliar with Treefort Music Fest, prepare yourself for an unyielding wave of FOMO (Fear of Missing...

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FOCUS // THE POISON ARROWS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE BAND, HOW THEY SURVIVED THE 2000’S, AND THE HOW THEIR NEW ALBUM CAME TO BE

WILLIAM COVERT·March 14, 2022

We recently premiered the title track for The Poison Arrows new album, War Regards, which was released on...

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FOCUS // Starting never stopping: the story of And So I Watch You From Afar

NIKK HUNTER·January 31, 2022

Luxembourg, 2010. Belfast band And So I Watch You From Afar have just finished a set supporting Them...

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FOCUS // SQUARE PEG, ROUND TABLE: EXAMINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MATH AND PROG WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS

Michael Whiteside·December 26, 2021

Math rock and prog have a lot in common. In either camp, you’re sure to find odd time...

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FOCUS // FROM SWEAT ROCK TO CYBERPUNK: AN INTRODUCTION TO V1DEOBOY

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EXCLUSIVE // WITNESS EVOLUTION AS TATSUYA YOSHIDA AND ZU ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF RUINSZU

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FOCUS // JOSEPH A. PERAGINE REFLECTS ON EARLY INFLUENCES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND WRITING HIS MOST MATH ROCK ALBUM YET

FOCUS // A GLOWING, GARGANTUAN DEEP-SEA FOG MACHINE: CHILDSPEAK SHEDS LIGHT ON THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT’S NAME

FOCUS // LET’S SWIM GET SWIMMING REFRESHES THE UK SCENE WITH A MILKY NEW RELEASE

FOCUS // POUND ON POUND: EXAMINING THE DUO’S HARROWING VORTEX OF TECHNICAL SLUDGE AND ALGEBRAIC LOW END

FOCUS // CALCULATING INSANITY: MATHCORE INDEX ON THEIR UPCOMING FESTIVAL AND A NEW GENERATION OF CHAOTIC BANDS

FOCUS // SISTEMAS INESTABLES: HOW TO FUNCTION IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS

FOCUS // FORT REPORT: A COLLECTION OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR’S TREEFORT MUSIC FEST

FOCUS // THE POISON ARROWS DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE BAND, HOW THEY SURVIVED THE 2000’S, AND THE HOW THEIR NEW ALBUM CAME TO BE

FOCUS // Starting never stopping: the story of And So I Watch You From Afar

FOCUS // SQUARE PEG, ROUND TABLE: EXAMINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MATH AND PROG WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS

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