Album Review: As It Is – okay
If you ask anyone who isn’t into the alternative music scene what they thought, their responses would vary, but it would be the same train of thought just with slight phrasing differences. “It’s depressing.” Or: “It’s too angsty, you aren’t sixteen anymore.” And yet, that’s exactly what drew me to it in the first place. […]
Album Review: ONE OK ROCK – Ambitions
ONE OK ROCK appears to have taken the world by storm—something that appears to be pretty apt considering the title of their new album, ‘Ambitions’. It’d be pretty hard to pin-point the exact moment when it started feeling as though the name ONE OK ROCK was everywhere—maybe it was when they released their last record […]
Album Review: You Me At Six – Night People
Once upon a time, You Me At Six used to be one of my favourite bands. I knew all the lyrics, I knew all the band members’ names and used to metaphorically kick myself that I missed out on the chance to see them headline Wembley in 2012. Back when ‘Cavalier Youth’ was released, I […]
Album Review: Natalie Claro – Atychiphobia
div class="paragraph">Natalie Claro is a talented 17-year-old singer/songwriter and producer from Florida who recently released her EP titled Atychiphobia. The EP which was written, performed and produced by Natalie Claro herself via SmallDog Records, is filled with an alternative rock, country, and Caribbean sound inspired by artists like Twenty One Pilots and Paramore.Atychiphobia is filled […]
Album Review: I See Stars – Treehouse
I See Stars are an electronicore band, based in Michigan, USA, consisting of vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, drummer, keyboardist and vocalist Andrew Oliver, and bass guitarist Jeff Valentine. ‘Treehouse’ is the fifth studio album, through Sumerian Records, and is the first release after a line-up change for the band which saw the departure […]
Album Review: Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface Live & CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY
Here at Strife Magazine, we’ve absolutely thrashed Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface album. By now we know it inside out and back-to-front. We’ve been to the Twenty One Pilots shows as part of their Emotional Roadshow [Amsterdam photo review here / London concert review here]. We’ve watched and listened to endless amounts of live shows as […]