Category: New Vibrations
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At the turn of the millennium, Linkin Park emerged as a new force in the rock music scene. Their debut album, Hybrid Theory, released on October 24, 2000, quickly established itself as a game-changing work, capturing the raw angst and boundless energy of a generation. The album’s immediate and profound impact stemmed from its unique…
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One song that really caught me off guard when I first heard it was one suggested to me by Apple Music, called “I Am Mine” by Beta Radio. Lyrically crafted by Benjamin Mabry and Brent Holloman, this tune seems to capture these elements with an uncanny resonance. “I Am Mine” invites us to contemplate our…
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How does no one know about this amazing song, “Darkest of Night Skies”? Emily discovered it through her Apple Music radio station just this past year. Yet, it seems like it’s been a part of our daily music rotation for quite a bit longer. The Native Sibling are a brother-sister acoustic folk duo, whose first…
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“Take Note, There’s Still a Hole in Your Heart” – Volcano Choir, “Dancepack” My wife and I often listen to Bon Iver, as my wife Emily is a big fan of Justin Vernon. Justin also has another musical project called Volcano Choir, which we both also enjoy, for the most part. One song from Volcano…
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As someone obsessed with finding innovative covers of my favorite songs, I was fortunate to stumble across Alex Melton’s YouTube channel. I first became aware of Alex through his collaboration with First to Eleven in their cover of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” a rare recent pop song that I quite enjoy. While his true talents weren’t…
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Growing up I mostly listened to country music as that’s what my parents mostly listen to, even to this day. But, thanks to some old vinyl records, I was introduced to a lot of classic rock including the famous band from Boston, called, um, Boston. Around the time I was introduced to Boston and James…
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Since June 2020, one cover band has become a daily fixture in my life. They are called First to Eleven, a band name based on volleyball scoring of all things. This talented bunch from Erie, Pennsylvania slays their own takes of popular songs from across the decades. In 2022, three of them started their own…
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Red Earth & Pouring Rain is the second album released in July 2016 by the British alternative rock band, Bear’s Den. Bandmates Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones, who amicably parted with their third bandmate after their debut album, experimented with a more electronic and ambient sound on this album, while still maintaining their folk roots.…
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An Appreciation of “The Only Living Boy in New York” by Simon and Garfunkel I’m writing about a Simon and Garfunkel song, but it’s not Sound of Silence. As much as I love it, that song has been reviewed to death; deservedly so, as it’s one of the best songs ever written. Of course, for…
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Obsessions often drive us to do utterly ridiculous things, like flinging ourselves against the sky, metaphorically speaking. Sometimes it’s literal, though, if you’re Laurie Anderson, who channels Amelia Earhart’s final avian adventure in an album so atmospheric, you might just feel like you’ve ascended into the stratosphere without ever leaving your living room. But let’s…