Articles by Michael Rancic

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  Teenanger

  E P L P

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2014

  Teenanger have never been an easy band to peg — 2012's Frights found the band kind of, but not quite, shrugging off their garage-y pa...

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  Merchandise

  After the End

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2014

  None of Merchandise's recorded output thus far has done justice to just how much of an asshole Carson Cox is on stage. That's not a slight...

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  WISH

  WISH

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2014

  On their self-titled debut, Toronto's WISH have carved out a nice niche for themselves within the world of shoegaze. Their sound might be m...

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  Mutilation Rites

  Harbinger

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2014

  Mutilation Rites are ostensibly a black metal band, but on Harbinger, they've found smart and subtle ways of shaking up the genre's convent...

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  Ken Park

  You Think About It Too Much

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2014

  Based firmly in the electronic world, You Think About It Too Much is a far cry from Scott Harwood's work in the shoegaze-y Ostrich Tuning,...

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  Needles//Pins

  Shamebirds

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2014

  Though the band has had its fair share of buzz, it still feels as though Needles//Pins have yet to release a record that really demonstrate...

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  Calculator / Innards / Capacities / Ittō

  The Sound of Young America

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2014

  This four-way split bears a bold title, for bold music. Flannel Gurl records have compiled a solid group of post-hardcore bands to showcase...

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  Cerebral Ballzy

  Jaded & Faded

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2014

  From the record company that brought you Har Mar Superstar's latest comes Cerebral Ballzy's sophomore (and sophomoric) album Jaded & Faded....