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Frog Eyes: Carey’s Cold Spring – The word “idiosyncratic” comes up quite a bit in conversations about Canadian Carey Mercer’s band Frog Eyes. And, rightfully so; the band’s over a decade long career...
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Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe- Producer Dev Hynes’ newest album Cupid Deluxe, recorded under the name Blood Orange, is truly a torrential downpour of soulful introspection. Encompassing a similar mood...
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Big Scary: Twin Rivers – The latest EP from Big Scary is hands-down one of the strongest I’ve heard in 2013, and that’s coming from a year with some stiff competition (Rubblebucket’s Save Charlie jumps...
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Courtesy Drop: Songs to Drive To; Cry, And Make Love To – Currently operating in Nashville, TN, Courtesy Drop also has roots in the Midwest and East Coast . Their first album, What Makes This Place...
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The Sweet Serenades: Stand By Me – The Sweet Serenades is a Swedish pop duo who cut their teeth playing over 100 gigs in prisons throughout Sweden. Perhaps Swedish prisons don’t quite have the bite or...
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Violent Success Presents: Retro Future — This is a first for me and for all of us here at Violent Success. This website and our entire staff have only had one thing in mind since we began: To promote...
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The Liberators: Power Struggle – How does a band convey a righteous-come-revolutionary vibe using only instrumentals? That mystery can only be solved by The Liberators. Part of the power in Power...
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Calories: Calories III – The success and relevance of a saga’s third installment certainly varies with its necessity. Return of the Jedi, for example, was crucial in that it put the Rebels back on top...
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This week, the writing staff here Violent Success will be listing their favorite videos of the year, starting with me. The last year had a ridiculous amount of talent come through the music video...
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I’m not going to bog you down with a long intro. I picked the videos I did because they are undeniably epic – as I’m sure you’ll see. We have subtly cool videos like the one from Milagres, but we also...
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To be clear, this isn’t necessarily a list of the “best” music videos of 2013, that is, the most “impressive,” “innovative,” and “well-produced” or whatever. Instead this is a list of the videos that...
View ArticleNew blog post imported from «Violent Success» by Violent Success: Jana –...
I usually steer way clear of music videos. Mostly in panic they will do that, “the movie is never as good as the book,” thing but, in rare occasions, a video can add to a song and amplify it to more...
View ArticleNew blog post imported from «Violent Success» by Violent Success: Jay – Staff...
In many ways, music is the tie that binds us. It supersedes both language and culture. There’s something unspoken and unspeakable about why the music that we choose appeals to us. There’s a number of...
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If you’re scrambling to catch up with 2013’s top releases before the year is over, or if you’re just checking out a few “best of” posts to make sure you didn’t miss anything, Violent Success has you...
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To say 2013 was a great year for music would be an understatement. Some of the best indie bands in the game came out with some of their most anticipated releases to date and a great deal of new and...
View ArticleNew blog post imported from «Violent Success» by Violent Success: Jana –...
I am going to be honest with you, while preparing this list I experienced a minor panic attack. Mainly because I have been oblivious to the fast approaching new year– has 2013 slipped through anyone...
View ArticleNew blog post imported from «Violent Success» by Violent Success: Chelsea –...
Wow – what a year! There’s a lot to be said about the entirety of the world in 2013, but you’re here to read about music, and I’m here to write about it, so let’s talk music! There was far too much...
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Network Nightmare has only been on the scene about a month, but his music is already creating quite a buzz in the synth wave community. The singles he’s released on Soundcloud speak for themselves and...
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Xiu Xiu: Angel Guts: Red Classroom – Well now, Xiu Xiu‘s latest release Angel Guts: Red Classroom… where to begin? A quick discussion of context will prove both educational and emotionally preparatory...
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KILN: meadow:watt- I was immediately sold on my choice for this week’s review when I heard and excerpt from KILN’s third full-length album, meadow:watt. In a way, the album is very straightforward,...
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