Catharsis

Lights – PEP (Album Review)

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Sassy, classy Alt-Pop icon Lights is set to deliver her sixth studio offering, the highly anticipated PEP, on Friday, April 1, 2022, thanks to Fueled By Ramen (EMG). Oh, and this is no April Fools’ joke! Lights is definitely easier on the tongue than Valerie ... Read More

Danny Elfman – Big Mess (Album Review)

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For many, Danny Elfman’s name is inextricably intertwined with that of another mad genius, Tim Burton; together the pair of revolutionaries have built an incomparable name for themselves in each of their chosen fields. Understandably in-demand, the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer hardly sees much ... Read More

Interview – Tom Shear of Assemblage 23

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Some bands use their platforms to say virtually nothing, while others allow their music to create a cycle of catharsis. Such is the case for Electro-Industrial’s Assemblage 23, the sonic guise of singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Tom Shear. With over 22 years beneath his ... Read More

Interview – Brian Wille of Currents

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Want to hear a band on fire? Check out Connecticut’s Currents, who released their sophomore LP, The Way It Ends, in early June. The follow-up to 2017’s The Place I Feel Safest, their newest venture sees the quintet waving the flag of gut-wrenching emotion, one ... Read More