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Abbie Ozard dances through the worry on new record

Jul 31, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

Manchester-based singer-songwriter Abbie Ozard has released her first LP, everything still worries me, the perfect antidote to any quarter-life crisis. Much of the record has a dreamy quality about it production-wise, yet the finely tuned lyrics about growing up bring the listener back to reality.
Sydney Worthley chats It Was Nice While It Lasted

Jul 24, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

It was smack dab in the midday heat of an Upstate New York July when I connected with songwriter Sydney Worthley via Zoom. About a week earlier, I had seen her play to a whooping, dancing crowd of all ages to kick off the summer concert series at a local venue. While it was billed as a Taylor Swift sing-along, she scattered in some originals, causing her merch table to be flocked with brand new fans scrambling to grab an early CD copy of her new album.
From mayhem to tranquility: E.R.I.E.'s acoustic restyling

Jul 15, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

In mid-2023, the Upstate New York indie-rock quartet E.R.I.E. released their second full album, Suburban Mayhem. The record was a delight; a rocking, compelling contemplation of this insanity we’ve been calling the 21st century. Now, one year later, they have released a re-imagined version of this record, an all-acoustic EP featuring six of the original twelve songs.
Jacob Kulick longs for nostalgia

Jun 13, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

Jacob Kulick has been producing and recording music for over a decade, just not under his own name. He released music under the moniker KULICK, more a band than a solo act, as well as racked up producer credits as himself or The Pear Entertainment, a duo with his fiancé, April Rose Gabrielli. Throughout the decade as KULICK, Jacob shelved a collection of personal, softer songs that never quite matched the band’s edgier, pop-punk adjacent sound.
Angélica Garcia is finding her one true self

Mar 29, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

Gone is Angélica Garcia’s classic blue eyeshadow; vanished are the vivid purples and oranges of her 2020 album, Cha Cha Palace. Instead, in her new music videos and across her Instagram, she can be seen rocking a sharp black cat-eye just beneath her straight black bangs, a signal of her transition to her upcoming album, Gemelo. Aside from this aesthetic shift, the new record features plenty of contrasts from her 2020 project. One of the biggest changes? The entire record is in Spanish.
Ginfringement: Success for M&S in the Court of Appeal in registered design spat with Aldi

Mar 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Rory Graham |Georgia Davis

M&S and Aldi's gin bottle battle over design rights has reached a conclusion (for now) as the Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the IPEC's decision that Aldi's bottle infringed M&S' design. The decision will provide comfort to product owners and may cause concern to discount retailers that sell lookalike products.
Declan McKenna cannot be confined – and it's brilliant - The Rodeo Magazine

Feb 16, 2024 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

From hit songs like ‘Brazil’ and ‘Why Do You Feel So Down’, to his TikTok-viral version of ABBA’s ‘Slipping Through My Fingers,’ Declan McKenna has been a staple of young indie rock. However, with his latest release, What Happened to the Beach?, it’s time for fans and newcomers alike to acquaint themselves with an updated sound that showcases a vibrant new era of Declan’s career.
The Extensions bring some high charisma

Jun 7, 2023 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

At times bluesy, at times indie-pop, and even at times full-on rock, The Extensions refuse to be confined on their new LP, High Charisma. The five-piece band out of New Jersey has created a diverse, 10-track portfolio to showcase their variety of talents, complete with a seven-minute song (‘Isn’t It A Party’), perhaps just to show that they could. Regardless of length or genre, this record is an impressive feat.
vivi rincon has a stunning crash landing

Apr 19, 2023 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

It’s been a little over a month since vivi rincon released her astonishingly honest and mature EP crash landing. She was kind enough to answer a few questions about her journey to date, which includes, of course, going viral on TikTok for her debut single ‘if we lived on the moon’, a confessional ballad about her struggles as a multi-cultural, queer woman. You can read the entirety of our chat below, which was as insightful as the music itself.
Hippo Campus take us to the wasteland

Apr 14, 2023 | therodeomag.com | Rory Graham

While their new EP may be titled Wasteland, you won’t get any wasteful or distasteful elements from Hippo Campus as they showcase what is at the heart of the indie-rock genre. Devoid of any flashy synth or keyboard, though with some well-placed trumpet, the band has produced five tight tracks that masterfully remind listeners of the power that comes from a well-crafted guitar or drum riff. It’s definitely a departure from their 2022 full-length release, LP3, but the risk is paying off.