Easily one of my most anticipated 2013 releases, Filter blasts back after an almost three year absence with a song that brings the heavy and surprisingly, the electronic aspects of the band back to the forefront. On “We Hate It When You Get What You Want”, there’s a synthetic thump to ease listeners back in until the guitars just explode along with Richard Patrick’s raspy howl bellowing yet another brilliant chorus. If this is any indication of what the rest […]

If you thought 2012 had the goods when it came to great new music then you ain’t heard nothing yet because !!! (Pronounce “Chk Chk Chk”. Are we really still doing this?) is back to destroy expectations and the competition completely. The first offering from April’s THR!!!LLER, “Slyd” is solid !!! through and through albeit a little bit more futuristic (Think of the song as a natural progression of “The Hammer” from Strange Weather…). Vocalist Nic Offer is mesmerizing even […]

You didn’t think you could escape The Fades on Popblerd in 2013, did you? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Fades present to you and your loved one (s) the AA single for “Eight Times A Day”. Originally featured on the brilliant full-length album Ragnarok which was released last year, “Eight Times A Day” completely embodies the spirit of The Fades with its catchy chorus and bouncing melodies. As a bonus and to further cement The Fades as a […]