Articles by Connor Atkinson

Soccer Mommy

Longboat Hall, Toronto ON, April 28

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2018

Sophie Allison almost missed her soldout Toronto show. The face of indie pop project Soccer Mommy told the crowd at Longboat Hall Saturday...

Sanction Explain the Songwriting Madness of 'The Infringement of God's Plan'

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2018

The mantra of Long Island metalcore unit Sanction is straightforward — "Fuck it up: New York style," explains guitarist Andrew "Lumpy" Wojc...

Born Low

Sorry for Your Loss

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2018

The four-year gap between 2014's Refuse to Beg and Born Low's latest album, Sorry for Your Loss, brands the latter outing as an imperative...

New Swears

"Dance with the Devil" / "Midnight Lovers" / "Two Darts" (Live) on No Future

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2018

New Swears were formed in our nation's capital back in 2012 and have been delivering a quirky brand of power-pop rock ever since.   Recentl...

Fiddlehead

Springtime and Blind

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2018

Boston-based indie rock act Fiddlehead are a musical dream team, featuring vocalist Patrick Flynn and drummer Shawn Costa (both of Have Hea...

Vanna

"Flower" / "Digging" (Acoustic) on No Future

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2018

Throughout their 13 years as a band, Vanna frequently experimented with metalcore, post-hardcore and rock elements. That adaptable sound ma...

True Love

The Pact

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2018

True Love guitarist Alec Faber recently expressed his feelings toward the current state of hardcore, telling No Echo that it is mostly "dro...

Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad Explains His Punk Side-Project Ambitions

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2018

Although 2017's Nightbringers saw the Black Dahlia Murder's career continue on an upward arc, vocalist Trevor Strnad tells Exclaim! TV's Ag...