Silverstein: Dead Reflection
Dead Reflection shows the band’s development in a subtle manner, carrying tropes and images with crowd-pleasing lines rather than intense guitar riffs.
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Fazerdaze: Morningside
The balance between poppy and grungy make Morningside a fine debut, despite its all-too clean appearance.
Methyl Ethel: Everything Is Forgotten
Methyl Ethel might not forge anything very unique in their introspection, yet their power to possess still manages to yield results.
The Courtneys: The Courtneys II
The Courtneys' sophomore release unfortunately lacks the fun that surrounded their debut.
Molly Burch: Please Be Mine
Molly Burch makes yearning an art on her debut, only faltering when she questions herself and her love.
Teen Daze: Themes for Dying Earth
A cold atmosphere and candid words are what make Teen Daze soar on Themes for Dying Earth.
Fufanu: Sports
The foreground of Fufanu's Sports lingers like a bad feeling, one that could have been more frightening by pulling closer more elements within the background.
Mono: Requiem for Hell
Mono's main strength is their ability to make one realize how infinitesimal they are in the universe.
Oozing Wound: Whatever Forever
Whatever Forever demonstrates Oozing Wound as a band willing to try anything to make their sound rougher and more aggressive--even if it means taking the reins of a black metal atmosphere.
Jenny Hval: Blood Bitch
Blood Bitch invites listeners with its conceptual bite, controlling them effortlessly through Jenny Hval's journey along lonely spaces.
Helms Alee: Stillicide
Stillicide manages to achieve what Helms Alee's previous records could not: atmosphere.
Exploded View: Exploded View
Exploded View's debut contains a ghostly sound that manages to whisk listeners into an illusion.