2023
Westin’s Top Albums of 2023
Written by Westin 2023 is drawing to a close and here I am to deliver another annual Album of the Year list for you. The musical underground continues to thrive and grow and once again […]
Dreamwell
2023
OcWHOAber Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk I know, the title is bad. I must be stopped, etc. Anyways, spooky season has ended, but luckily we can keep listening to October’s most kickass records forever. […]
2021
Westin’s Top Albums of 2021
Westin is a soon-to-be-graduated college student who has been listening to metal and punk for almost 15 years. They’ve been writing “professionally” for 5 years on various topics, and you can find them on Twitter […]
2021
Ellis’ Albums Of The Year 2021
Written by Ellis Heasley The rankings will probably change in my head as soon as Melinda hits publish, but here are my top 20 albums for 2021. Before we kick off I want to give […]
2021
Album Review: Dreamwell – “Modern Grotesque” 8.5/10 (Post Hardcore)
It seems that screamo, or ‘skramz’, has been in a really good place over the past few years. The list of bands who’ve put out great records that broadly sit within that world is pretty endless at this point, with recent standouts including Frail Body, For Your Health and Frail Hands, to name a few. Seeking to add their name to this list with their second full-length, entitled Modern Grotesque, are the Providence-based ‘emo post skramz’ five-piece, Dreamwell. Off the strength of this record, it feels like they belong there. Modern Grotesque is an album that’s thick with a heartfelt emotion and passion. Often, this manifests as something quite visceral and abrasive, but it can also be extremely melodic and even moving at points. […]