The Stoned Poet

Evergreen, an emerging raging act Evergreen, a band fueled by sheer talent, youth, and a taste for what sounds right. Matteo, the singer and guitarist, caught my eye with his Oli from Bring Me The Horizon looks and Cobainesque voice. And you can be reassured it is said in a good way, preaching intensity and raw aggressivity all while staying tight. Supported by Tyler the guitarist, Hans on the bass and Jeremie on the drums, the band powered through covers of Fang's Money Will Roll Right In and Nirvana's Opinion before delivering the final discharge with an original titled Gardening. If you've ever listened to Nirvana's Live at Reading Festival show, the thrills and shivers I've felt may be relatable. This said, you'll have to wait a bit before listening to them because to this day, they still have no music outed and their next performance is yet to be confirmed. Until then, here's a snapshot of the late teenagers performing at the Mercedes Bar accompanying B...

  Lady On The Internet - Booster Fawn Single Review The Band Lady On the Internet's Cover A blend of Billy Joel, and Ali Farka Touré.,   A touch of modernism with lyrics that couldn’t be more accurate for many introverts, especially coming out of COVID . Where all the girls seemed so pretty and attractive on the Giants of the Internet.  Booster Fawn’s “Lady On The Internet” starts off with this lead guitar tainted of world music scales, reminding me of the oriental folklore string instruments. I remembered my times back when I was just a young drugster tripping on the songs of Ali Farka Touré, especially “Soukora '' coming from the album Talking Tumbutu for those curious to dig in. Once the voice takes the wheel, Joshua's tone and the melody that carries on couldn’t help but remind me of the allures of Billy Joel’s hit “Piano Man,” fetching back my tastes for a last call before the bar closes, looking at the lady from afar, looking real good. Their wink at pop music whi...

  Carpet Burn Review by 20MinutesTillSunrise What luck it came out a day before due! A ride through memories of Twenty One Pilots and Red Hot Chili Pepper, while trying to stop the motion my feet were imprisoned in. It's groovy, simple yet catchy, fidèle to their good vibes. A laid back feel with vocals in the background caressing the listeners ears. It almost feels as if I was right besides the guitarist as he recorded those clear sounding mellow concealed riffs. A solo a la John Frusciante not too long, not too hard yet questioning the direction they'll take as they glide in the bridge to end up hooking us back with their splendid chorus. In the end, the button on-repeat was pushed and not only was the carpet burning, but so were my feet. So if ever you feel down, bored out, disillusioned, or have a mourning heart, give yourself a treat and let your feet catch fire while listening to Luka and the virtuoso George going all out on Carpet Burn . Once that's done, like me,...

Lost Review by Legally Blind I woke up this morning and my heart was a little aching. I kind of felt lost. And what do I see, Legally Blind comes out with a song titled Lost. Well if it ain't god sending me a sign, I don't know what it is. So here I was, plugging my headphones on my computer and starting the song that would leave me awestruck. It starts real soft and in a way I couldn't help but be reminded of Steve Vai's song For The Love of God. The tone, the way it flows, I can't help but believe that Tyler listens to Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or other 80's guitarists while searching for ideas. It then comes in harder, which I thought would set the pace for the rest. But no I was wrong it alternates between the chorus which is dynamic with a voice that is blended through a slight reverb, a kind of bridge like vocable chanting and some soothing melodies reminding me once again of Satriani, Vai and in a way of those 80's ballad yet with a touch of harshness...

  Legally Blinds’ new single Let Me Know When You’ll Die Legally Blinds’ new single Let Me Know When You’ll Die is quite a mash of textures I’d long to hear for so long. On the drums it’s Lucas Gaumond, for the guitar we have Tyler and for the bass and voice it’s the one and only Guillaume. Now I found myself thinking of Serj Tankian while hearing the voice. Especially as the chorus comes in, the chills I had listening to System Of A Down came creeping back up my spine. What revolves around the riffs of guitar, I did enjoy the groove it had, the kind of Metallica debut era feel a bit. The drums are tight and well mixed by Thomas Fournier making the whole listening experience quite a thrill. It is very different from their last song Legally Blind, but inadvertently I’d say they do distinguish themselves. Go stream it on every platform and do go see them live, it is quite an exhilarating experience (their next show is announced on the 4th march at the traxide) Let Me Know When You'll...

  A World To Forget by Braindown , and my thoughts about their live performance A World to Forget couldn’t have been a better title for their debut album. Seeing them live, it’s a gripping urge to split your head against any formal object or person near you. Your whole life seems suddenly meaningless as you watch clown, bones and ares stomp every last cell of reason left in you. The crowd is ecstatic, Shag’s vocal roar across the stage and into your ears they penetrate to reach your beat-less heart as the show claims every punk in the room. As the show reached its climax, I couldn’t remember who I was, all I had inside was an envy to spew my guts. The thrill, the sweat and madness had broken my recollection of a formal bleak existence. As I opened my eyes one last time to watch these four guy’s mercilessly claim every soul, I remembered that this was just a show, that I wasn’t in hell yet, that the door by which I’d come in wasn’t the gate of hell. Oh shoot I thought, how could I...

  Fractured - Shades Of Despair Single Review Listening to Shades Of Despair’s single Fractured, I realized two things. God am I glad I live in Canada, because when they’ll play it live, you’ll surely be leaving the night with a fractured bone if not skull. Secondly, it reminded me of my high school years listening to Cognizant Castigation by Vulvodynia and damn does it feel good to hear, realising that to this day, I am always shook at the vocal prowess of these singers. Many metal, death metal or any sub genres try to imitate a sound and use it as a template. They’ll target certain cues to align their recording with, hoping the listeners jump right in as they hear those little nods. But most of the time, it simply loses the soul purpose of the genre, because if you don’t end up putting your touch to the music you create, then AI might as well do it for you, especially nowadays. And with this single, Shades Of Despair aren’t afraid of serving a dish slightly altered. The song star...