WHITE NOISE ZINE ISSUE 19 - ALMOST AWAKE, CALL YOUR SHOT, JUNE DIVIDED, + MORE!

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CONTENTS

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EDITORIAL

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ALMOST AWAKE

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CALL YOUR SHOT

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JUNE DIVIDED

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VICTORY KID

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REVIEWS

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EDITORIAL

17 EDITORIAL Issue number 19 is now in the books! Once again for this issue, we had the opportunity to partner with ReverbNation to discover some up and coming bands, and to bring you some of the best 02

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new music.

We had the chance to chat with Almost Awake, June Divided, Call Your Shot And Victory Kid. We also reviewed new albums from Chelsea Grin, Yungblud, We The Kings And Miss Fortune, so make sure you check it out!

Be on the lookout for our next issue, it’s going to be an exciting one! We had the opportunity to chat with some of your favorite bands at this year’s (and last ever) Warped Tour.

We’ll see you next issue! Thank you so much for reading and sticking with us!

DANIELLE GIT TLEMAN & CRISANNE GL ASSER

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WNZ: YOU GUYS RECENTLY RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, “CLOUDWALKER.” HOW HAS THE RECEPTION BEEN TO THE NEW

INTERVIEW BY \\ SINGLE? DANIELLE GITTLEMAN The feedback we’ve gotten on “Cloudwalker” has been crazy! It’s always cool to see strangers on the internet promoting and jamming your music. It makes us excited to release even more music, we are really thankful for and inspired by the way things have gone with our first real release so thank you to anyone who has consistently jammed our lil tune!

WNZ: ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON ANY NEW MUSIC AT ALL? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT FROM YOU? We are working on things. We are currently in the process of recording an EP that should be released late this year or early next year! In the meantime, we do have two singles and at least two more music videos on the way that should be out around fall time.

WNZ: WHAT’S YOUR WRITING AND RECORDING PROCESS LIKE? CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH IT? Kalani and I are literally always writing separately, I have a whole google drive folder with like a trillion pages of completed song lyrics and Grady will send me a demo or text me and ask me how I feel at that current moment then send me a demo to fit the mood, then I write melody over it, then we jam all together as a band and see where it goes from there! Everything we write is organic and written on instruments first which I guess is sort of becoming the obsolete way to write in the digital age.

WNZ: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE? It’s cool to know people think we are successful. It this is success though, It’s awful! Stressful! Wack! In all seriousness, it’s been a very humbling and eye-opening three years for us. I was literally 15 when we started this and I was a totally different person then, obviously. Getting through high-school was tough what with all the writing songs, going on tours, recording out of town, playing live shows for people literally my age and. It was very draining most of the time and every single thing we did felt like a due to pay but it was for sure worth it for a lot of reasons. We have met so many amazing people and created so much art and excitement for ourselves in such a short time. To be graduated from high school for only a year and have accomplished everything we have accomplished as a band is something I WHITENOISEZINE.COM

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ALMOST AWAKE honestly take for granted often. The time has flown

my artist wristband on for like a week after that.

by and there’s still so much more we are going

This was for sure a real career defining moment!

to do, I think I speak for all of us when I say it’s a feeling that’s pretty hard to describe.

WNZ: DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE PLANS TO PLAY SOME SHOWS? WHERE CAN FANS

WNZ: WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR MUSICAL

EXPECT YOU?

INFLUENCES? DO THEY MAKE AN IMPACT ON

We have two shows left planned for the summer!

YOUR OWN MUSIC?

We are playing at Sacrivox Music Fest in Downey,

Our music is exactly what you’d think it’d be given

CA this weekend and after that we are playing at

our diverse influences. I’m into the weird groovy alt

Cowabunga Bay in Vegas the weekend after with

stuff, Kalani is with the math/prog/guitar focused

some other Vegas local friends! Other than that, be

tunes wave, Bryson also digs the edgy heavier stuff,

on the lookout for more content!

while Tommy has the eclectic blend of influences

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ranging from classic rock to old school hip hop to

WNZ: WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING A FEMALE

punk. I think the fact that our tastes are so different

FRONTED BAND IN AN INDUSTRY THAT’S

is what makes the parts we write mesh together

DOMINATED BY MALE FRONTED BANDS?

so well (or so we’ve been told). Like, I write clean

It’s like playing music and networking if I was a

rhythms with weird jazzy chords and sing some

dude except in this scenario I’m not a dude. Sassy

girly notes with some girly lyrics while Kai plays

answer aside, it really isn’t much of a stand out

some crazy melodic hooks or some low djenty

as most people might think. There are no more

rhythms depending on the mood he’s in, Tommy

pros and no more cons just different ones, as you

throws in some groovy walking bass lines and

would have with any random group of people of

Bryson just hammers away at the drums and voila

any gender. When we meet other artists, promoters,

that’s what Almost Awake sounds like!

creatives, etc. we’re all on the same playing field doing the same thing for the same reasons

WNZ: YOU GUYS GOT TO PLAY WARPED TOUR

(hopefully). Our music and hustle are what set us

VEGAS! HOW WAS THAT EXPERIENCE FOR

apart and we intend to keep it that way.

YOU? WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING THE LAST WARPED TOUR EVER?

WNZ: WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO FOR THE

Playing a date in our hometown of the last Warped

REST OF THE YEAR? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT?

Tour ever was just as insane as you’d expect. It was

After we record the EP we are planning to go back

so surreal, still is, I still can’t even really properly

on tour! Hopefully all over America. As for new

process that it even happened. I met a girl there

music, stay awake and stay stoked for some jams!

that saw us before on tour and drove all the way from Reno to see our set at Warped. I deadass cried. Other than her and our personal friends, we had a rather large crowd of people we didn’t know and they all seemed super into it which is always a good feeling playing live. Our merch tent was right in front of the main stage so we got to hear all the main acts absolutely crush it. It was hot but the whole day was exciting and nerve-wracking. I left

WNZ: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO TELL YOUR FANS? Hello we love you. You are not just fans to us, you are just our friends and we are thankful for all your support and encouragement and good vibes we hope to give y’all some good shit this year!

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WNZ: YOU GUYS RELEASED YOUR EP, SELL YOUR HEART IN NOVEMBER. HOW HAS THE RECEPTION BEEN SINCE THE RELEASE?

INTERVIEW BY \\ The reception has been fantastic! We have been receiving great reviews DANIELLE GITTLEMAN from people all around the US and world. We could not be more satisfied

with the level of quality and criticism has been constrictive which helps us in our effort to continually improve for our next music.

WNZ: EVEN THOUGH YOU RECENTLY RELEASED AN EP, ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON ANY OTHER NEW MUSIC? Of course! We have been playing a lot of shows as of late but our writing process is non-stop. We won’t give specific dates but we would love to have something new for everyone as soon as we feel it is time. Maybe... a year or two from now?

WNZ: WHAT’S YOUR WRITING AND RECORDING PROCESS LIKE? CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH IT? Our writing process generally starts with Tony (Bass) and or Austin (vocals) coming up with a subject matter, discussing together, then over time lyrics begin to take form. Then, that material is taken to Aaron (Guitar) who really livens the riffs. He has always had a knack for that. Gabe (drums) usually gets the barebones songs just to get an idea of what we are working toward. Always a great idea to have thoughts running in the back of your mind even though he may not be behind a kit. We usually jam full band and then take the newly formed songs to our producer, Gabe Swartz, to begin the demo process and on to recording. We have assembled a great team of Gabe Swartz (Engine Room Recording), Steve Perrino (Compass Audio) and Jay Maas (Jay Maas Recording). Having people that truly care about our music has been a large reason we have made it this far.

WNZ: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR INSPIRATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING MUSIC? Our inspirations come from our personal experiences with our family, past relationships and much more. Recently we decided it is time to become more vocal in regards to what is going on in the world so prepare for some CYS political opinions! But don’t let that deter you from the fact we want to stay morally just. We want everyone to be treated well so we’re going to do our best to make our music come from a balanced viewpoint.

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WITH SUCH BIG NAMES?

INFLUENCES? DO THEY MAKE AN IMPACT ON

Same thing as RJSA! I don’t think we could have

YOUR OWN MUSIC?

ever imagined playing stages with bands like these.

The four of us have such a wide range of interest

The crowds were great and we were received well.

that it is hard to know exactly where our music has

We are so thankful for every opportunity we have

been birthed from! Aaron has a heavy background

had.

in punk such as Pennywise, Black Flag and the Descendents. Tony loves punk and pop punk such

WNZ: DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE PLANS

as All Time Low, Anti-Flag, Rise Against. Gabe runs

TO PLAY SOME SHOWS? WHERE CAN FANS

the gambit from hip hop to Royal Blood/Incubus.

EXPECT YOU?

Austin dabbles in My Chemical Romance, 311, and

We have a few shows lineup but stay tuned!

Thirty Seconds to Mars. So you could say our music

Best way is to glue your eyes to our instagram,

comes from a wide source. We are sure it makes

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an impact but it is so hard to pinpoint from our own

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ears!

WNZ: WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO FOR THE

WNZ: YOU GUYS RECENTLY PLAYED SOME

Well, a couple shows but our main focus is back to

SHOWS WITH RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS.

writing. It is time take our music to the next level.

HOW WAS THAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU GUYS?

The level of quality with our songs and production

This show was amazing! Great crowd, great bands

have increased with every single release. We can’t

and great atmosphere. We have been listening to

wait to show fans our next step!

RJSA since we were kids, so to have the opportunity to play a show with them was a dream come true!

They are nice guys and they have not lost a step since they started more than ten years a ago. The

REST OF THE YEAR? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT?

WNZ: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO TELL YOUR FANS? We have been so grateful for the amount of support

vocals were on point!

that our fans have given us. There are so many

WNZ: YOU ALSO RECENTLY PLAYED A

time and their ears... it means the world. Thank you,

FESTIVAL WITH GOOD CHARLOTTE AND SUGAR

thank you, thank you.

RAY. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO SHARE THE STAGE

bands in this world and for people to give us their

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WNZ: YOU GUYS JUST RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, “FIRESTARTER.” HOW HAS THE RECEPTION BEEN SO FAR?

INTERVIEW BY \\ Pretty great! It’s the first song on the EP, so it’s cool to see people getting to DANIELLE GITTLEMAN hear it and enjoy it.

WNZ: YOU GUYS HAVE MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE AN EP, BODY WARS COMING OUT IN AUGUST. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT? It’s been a long time in the making and that record has seen quite the journey. We experimented a lot with it, and it’s definitely a turning point for us as artists.

WNZ: DO YOU FEEL LIKE “FIRESTARTER” REALLY SETS THE TONE FOR THE ALBUM? HOW SO? The song introduces some new sounds and ideas for us right off the bat.

Lyrically, it sets up the tumultuous theme of the record too. Musically, I always felt that it just kind of has that feel of an opening track.

WNZ: WHAT’S YOUR WRITING AND RECORDING PROCESS LIKE? CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH IT? Usually, I get the ideas for a song all in one sudden thought. I may have been sitting on a topic I wanted to write about for a bit, and suddenly the entire song hits me all at once. I love it when a song works itself out like that.

When I’m feeling less inspired, I’ll have to tinker around though. Sometimes a song is born from something one of the guys came up with. Firestarter was created that way, actually. Keith had that electronic drum beat you hear in the verse, and we ran with it from there. It’s a blast to write songs that way too. Recording is always a long process, but with Body Wars, we were pretty well-prepared because we had demoed the entire thing pretty in-depth beforehand while writing it. A few things like vocal samples or keyboard effects from the demos actually made it onto the actual record.

WNZ: WHAT ARE SOME INSPIRATIONS BEHIND YOUR NEWEST EP? We really searched outside our original comfort zones for this EP. We opened our minds to a lot of stuff and we embraced some challenges and changes. We looked to more indie/alt stuff like Atlas Genius and Cold War Kids, and we looked to more electronic stuff like Twentyone Pilots, Chvrches or Pvris. Lyrically, the inspiration behind the record is being at war with yourself, but accepting that battle in an effort to overcome it. I think the title WHITENOISEZINE.COM

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JUNE DIVIDED track, Body Wars, sums that up pretty well, and it

WNZ: WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING A FEMALE

made for a cool title for the entire record.

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Years ago, like in the Warped scene, to say it

HOLMDEL! HOW WAS THAT EXPERIENCE FOR

sucked would be an understatement. The attitude

YOU? WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING THE LAST

towards women in bands a few years back was

WARPED TOUR EVER?

absolutely toxic. If you had a female singer, you

It kinda felt like we came full circle. Years ago, when

were automatically looked at as a sub-genre. “Really

we had just started out, we got our start on Warped

good for a female fronted band” was something

Tour. We’ve changed so much since then, so it was

I heard a lot, and it was infuriating. If you like my

cool to get to play our new stuff on the final run.

band, how about just say “really good band”? I never

WNZ: YOU ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT YOU’LL BE HEADING OUT ON TOUR WITH SHANE HENDERSON. ARE YOU EXCITED TO HEAD OUT ON TOUR WITH HIM? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT AT A SHOW? We toured with Shane last year and have a played a few shows with him. He’s a fellow Philadelphian.

Yes, we’re excited for another run with him, it’s always a blast.

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WNZ: WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR? WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT? Body Wars comes out on August 24th, and we kick off our tour with Shane that same day in Philly. We have a two week run together. We’re working on more shows after that, so hopefully, we’ll have a busy end to 2018. Some different versions of the songs off Body Wars might surface too- but I don’t want to say too much about that just yet.

understood why gender factored into it at all. I still don’t. I tried speaking out about it, and would get shushed — even by other women. It was a tough time. Good news is that it’s changing now for sure.

To quote Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt, “females are strong as hell,” and to see more and more talented female artists break through the industry proves that statement’s accuracy. We are strong, and we are damn good artists, so you can’t keep us in a box for long. The attitude towards women in general has a long way to go, but I’m so glad to see it’s starting to change.

WNZ: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO TELL YOUR FANS? First of all, whether you’ve been following us for a while or just finding us now, thank you! We have a pretty cool pre-order available for Body Wars, with prizes like a signed ukulele, cool handmade lamps that Keith makes, guest list spots on our upcoming tour, and special tracks.

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WNZ: WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE “CLOWNIN” AS THE FIRST SINGLE

INTERVIEW BY \\ CASEY WOLFE

Because it captures the overall sound the best! We thought about doing

ON THE NEW ALBUM? “Adrenaline” first, but this is a better first listen for people who aren’t familiar with our sound.

WNZ: WHERE DID THE INSPIRATION FOR THE SONG COME FROM? In 2016 there were an abnormal number of clown sightings that the news circuit was reporting on. These sightings were being reported on and the way they were covered was absolutely terrifying - They were stalking, intimidating, and luring kids into the woods. Honestly, I’m sure they did actually attack people but the news wanted to find the scariest footage possible and post it. I think a lot of the videos are staged by people who just want to be on the news. So I wrote the song to lean in to that narrative, that the news is stoking fear in the American public and it’s causing people to be violent without knowing why people are doing it.

WNZ: WHAT DO YOU HOPE FANS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THE ALBUM? Everyone has different experiences with music but for me these songs are ones that get my heart pumping and make me feel alive. There’s nothing more exciting and stimulating than good guitar music. Hopefully, we’re providing that and we’d love to show that to people who are new to the genre. This being the last Warped Tour has brought lots of new fans who were on the fence about getting into a genre that wasn’t as popular but people went and are super into it now. We’d like to keep that going.

WNZ: WHO AND WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? As individuals, our influences vary widely. As a band, Goldfinger, Blink-182, and Sum 41. We’ve been inspired with Knuckle Puck and Neck Deep.

WNZ: ARE THERE ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR VICTORY KID? We’ve got a tour to Seattle to play Hempfest on August 19th! We’ve also got another full EP, more singles, music videos, and content coming soon.

WNZ: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TELL LISTENERS? Talk to us! We love hearing what you think, what type of music inspires you, what you do for a living, what your passions are, etc. So if you’re thinking about reaching out, please do!

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3/5

For their sixth full-length album, We The Kings uses Six to both

pay homage to the band’s old work and bring some of 2018 to their sound.

Between going back to basics and experimenting with their sound, at this point We The Kings knows who they are and what they do best. Six is full of typical We The Kings songs and We The Kings versions of trends in sound.

Opening the album is one of the best and most genuine-sounding

tracks on the album, “On My Love.” It’s full of sweet lyrics, and vocalist

WE THE KINGS // SIX WORDS BY \\ EMILY KLINGMAN TOP TRACKS // “ON MY LOVE” “THE OCEAN AND THE SUN” “EVEN IF IT KILLS ME”

Travis Clark uses the songs simplicity and straightforward pop to bring an earnestness to the track. The album’s next track, “The Ocean and The Sun” is another pure pop track. Featuring one of the catchiest hooks on Six, the chorus ends with “you and I are ocean and the sun” and has an instrumental pairing that won’t easily leave listeners.

While We The Kings excels with their first two tracks, the rest too

easily get muddled together on Six. The only times a track stands out is when the band steers too off course and their experimental bits fall apart. There’s a good beat, in “Mama Knows Best,” but the lyrics don’t support the strength of the track’s instrumentals. It sounds like it should be paired with a different kind of cathartic, not with a narrative of how “mama” was right about a girl who was bad news. In the track “Immortal,” the chorus is strong, but its

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weakness is in the band’s experiment with rap. The verses are rapped not sung, and Clark does it well enough, but falls short still.

Overall, Six comes across as an average album from We The Kings.

It’s not anything that would disappoint the band’s strong fanbase, and the tracks sound like We The Kings songs for when a person just wants to listen to We The Kings. The band blended their pop-sound with some of 2018’s pop trends to create an album of modernized We The Kings songs.

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In 2017, Miss Fortune announced they were taking a break from

music. Now, they are back with their new record How the Story Ends.

How the Story Ends is very exploratory in nature. It crosses several

genres and touches on multiple topics. These ideas combine to form an unexpected blend of rhythm, lyrics, and sound.

The album kicks off with “Delusions of Grandeur.” It delivers the

classic post-hardcore clean vocals that scene has come to know and love.

MISS FORTUNE // HOW THE STORY ENDS WORDS BY \\ KIYA GASKIN TOP TRACKS // “DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR” “WEDDING NIGHT” “HIT THE ROAD”

This was followed by “The Hype You Stole,” which sounded more like an extension of the opening track than its own song. The similarities in both songs initially made the album sound onenote and under developed.

“Wedding Night” is where the album took a turn and hit its peak.

Although the title may lead you to believe this is going to be a sweet song, this is actually the heaviest track on the whole album. The unclean vocals in “Wedding Night” add a dark twist, which unfortunately was missing from the other songs. This is by far the best song on the album because the band seemed to click with its style.

“My Apologies II” and “Hit the Road” played to the band’s softer side.

These songs showed Miss Fortune’s versatility, but “Hit the Road” was so different from the other songs on the record that it felt out of place.

Miss Fortune’s new album tries to go in several directions all at

once. And while that is not inherently bad, the lack of continuity between songs makes it hard to follow. Each song is great in its own right; however, collectively this record could have been better executed.

It is obvious Miss Fortune is still trying to find their niche within the

scene. Whatever direction they choose will be great; it will be interesting to see what they choose to do.

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Deathcore band Chelsea Grin, recently released their fifth studio

album, Eternal Nightmare. It’s also the first album that the band has releas since the departure of vocalist, Alex Koehler. The LP features 11 hardcore tracks that would leave any deathcore fan wanting more.

The album kicks off with the single, “Dead Rose,” and the track rea

sets the tone for the rest of the album — with heavy guitars, and even hard drums as well as vocals.

One notable track had to be “See You Soon.” I really enjoyed the

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vocals on this track. I liked how it wasn’t all screaming, and there were a fe

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as well as the highs and the lows, and for that reason, I feel like hearing thi

TOP TRACKS // “ACROSS THE EARTH” “SEE YOU SOON” “HOSTAGE”

clean vocals in there. It was refreshing and I liked the transitioning back an forth. Not to mention, the intro was pretty insane. “Hostage” was also one

my favorite tracks on the album. I loved the energy and intensity of this so song played live would be epic.

In all honesty, a lot of the tracks blended together for me a bit.

Normally, I really like when songs flow together, but sometimes these song honestly just sounded the same. Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the

intensity of the album overall, I just wished there was something that really set it apart.

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Although deathcore isn’t my favorite genre, I really enjoyed the ene

on this record. I feel like it would be a really awesome record to hear live, ju feeling the music and the intensity behind it.

There are a lot of notable changes in sound, especially because

there are no original members left in the band. But that hasn’t stopped

Chelsea Grin from putting out a very dark, heavy record. If you’re a fan of th particular genre, you’ll definitely enjoy it. If you’re not sure about all of the

lineup changes, still give it a shot. It might be your new favorite Chelsea Gr record.

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Alternative artist Yungblood recently released his latest album, 21st

Century Liability, and it’s a refreshing change of pace for the genre.

After a 30 second intro song titled “Eulogy” is a track called “Die for

the Hype.” It has an almost whimsical quality and a hook that will leave a

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positive, upbeat vibe in listeners’ minds all day.

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The next notable track on the album is “Machine Gun (F*ck the NRA).

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but keeps their attention throughout the track.

Keeping the album upbeat is the track, “I Love You, Will You Marry

Me” which, like many songs before it on the album, comes in with a catchy chorus. It’s easily the best track on the album so far in terms of alt-pop music.

WORDS BY \\ CASEY WOLFE TOP TRACKS // “DIE FOR THE HYPE” “I LOVE YOU WILL YOU MARRY ME” “MACHINE GUN (F*CK THE NRA)”

Yungblood slows it down just slightly with “Kill Somebody.” It has

simple lyrics and a straightforward message with a simple music track to back it up. It’s not intricate, but it’s a quality song regardless.

Last on the album is the title track, “21st Century Liability.” It’s edgy

and energetic, and full of effects that modernize the track. It’s a good note to end the album on, making it memorable for new and existing fans.

Yungblood has created an appropriately titled album, as the LP is full

of music that sounds up and coming and brand new for the genre. It’s unlike any other music in the scene and is a great addition to alternative music. It’s almost ahead of its time and listeners will appreciate the modern value.

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