I've been writing for more than a decade now. Not being one to rush into things, I've finally gotten comfortable with the idea of other people reading all these words that I keep scribbling into notebooks and word processors. With that in mind, I've decided to create a place where I can share my writings [...]
Author: Brennan
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The Lyricist: The Lion and the Wolf
Music is important. This much we can all agree upon. But lyrics? That tends to be a matter of great debate. Staff writer Brennan is here to argue that lyrics can and should be valuable to all appreciators of music, not just teenage girls and hippies obsessed with Bob Dylan. To that end, and at [...]
A Weekend in Jersey
In the game room of a bar in north Jersey, I watched as three people casually discussed the merits of astrology on a couch in the corner, four friends exchanged playful barbs and wagers as they undertook an epic game of foosball, and one tall guy in a tight fitting white t-shirt double-fisted neon pistols [...]
The Dear Hunter – Migrant
When The Dear Hunter released The Color Spectrum in 2011, much like when Thrice released The Alchemy Index throughout 2007 and 2008, a truly massive and ambitious project was born into the world. Somewhat inevitable, then, was the reality that for each band, their next release would be significantly less ambitious. Thrice followed their sonically experimental quadripartite foray into the [...]
Straylight Run – About Time
By the time Straylight Run released their About Time EP, I had pretty much given up on the band. Like most of my peers, I had a special place in my heart for the melancholic angst parade that was Straylight Run (2004); and when the Prepare to Be Wrong EP was released in 2005, I found that I quite enjoyed it's [...]
All the Lessons Learned: Excitement for Migrant
More often than not, when you see my name in the header of an article here at Type In Stereo, it's safe to assume that you're about to embark on some long winded voyage of (vaguely pretentious) analytics...or the exact opposite of that. But I - like all of you reading this - am a fan of music [...]
Coheed & Cambria – The Afterman: Descension
As regular readers of Type In Stereo will recall, on the heels of two Coheed albums that I didn't much care for, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Coheed & Cambria's 2012 release, The Afterman: Ascension. Being the first in a two-part, back-to-back release schedule, Ascension's success had me eagerly anticipating 2013's The Afterman: Descension. Well, Descension is [...]
Ownership & Identity: A Tale of Punk Rock, Hipsterism and Selling Out
Musicians just want people to hear their music. But it's rarely ever that simple. Musical culture dictates that all sorts of social constructs get laid over the top of who likes what, and which labels can be applied to which bands. If you can't think of any examples off the top of your head, let me point [...]
Venna – Third Generation Hymnal
"Sing along if you want. Knowing the words is not required." Who wouldn't want to listen to an album with that kind of tagline? After reading that description for Venna by Venna (FVBV - a latinate FUBU?), I assumed that Third Generation Hymnals would be filled with soaring harmonies and rousing group vocals - the kind of [...]
5 (Unintentional) Ways You Sound Like A Pretentious Dick When You Talk About Music
We've all been there: you're at a party, chatting it up with some friends and doing a little mingling, when the conversation moves towards music. You get excited - you love music! You can't wait to unveil some of the deep thoughts you've been having that you have - ever so regrettably - been keeping all [...]
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