Tag: album review
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FTMM!’s Top Ten Albums of 2025
Giovanni Mori | Posted February 13th, 2026 For The Music Man!’s first full year of being an official website has been full of amazing music, and even more amazing artists and people behind it all. Our first post of 2026 is looking back on the top ten albums released in 2025 that made our year
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Track by Track Review of Mid-Semester Crisis / An Interview with Straight Decline
Above image via Instagram: @straightdecline Giovanni Mori | Posted December 9th, 2025 Are you a fan of pop punk music? Or are you more on the old school, rough around the edges, classic punk side? Perhaps you like a little twist of emo and post hardcore as well? If you answered yes to all three,
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I Beat Loneliness by Bush – Track by Track Review
Above image via Instagram: @bush and @josephllanes Giovanni Mori | Posted August 21st, 2025 One of the pioneers of post-grunge, Bush, known for classic alternative rock tunes like “Machinehead,” “Comedown,” and “The Chemicals Between Us,” have returned last month with their tenth studio album, I Beat Loneliness. The 90s band crafted twelve new songs in
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Track by Track Review of Quasar / An Interview With Constellation X Part Two
Photo by Giovanni Mori Giovanni Mori | Posted January 26th, 2025 Welcome to part two of my interview with Constellation X, and track by track review of their first full length album, Quasar. After the album’s release on January 3rd, I had a chance to sit with three out of the band’s four members: guitarists
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Track by Track Review of Quasar / An Interview With Constellation X Part One
Above image via Instagram: @cxband_pittsburgh Giovanni Mori | Posted January 17th, 2025 Music sounds better when it’s local. Sure you can listen to current chart toppers like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, or Charlie XCX anytime, but passionate listeners will agree supporting local musicians from their city is a different feeling. Today’s local band is Constellation
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Track by Track Review of A Long Look At A Short Distance / An Interview with Fragile Like Life After
Above image via Instagram: @fragile_like_life_after Giovanni Mori | Posted December 19th, 2024 With music being a timeless form of art existing for thousands of years, it’s rare to find a new sound that’s never been done before, especially for avid music listeners with hundreds of favorites across multiple genres. Fans of any type will agree
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House of Protection’s GALORE – Track by Track Review
Above image via Instagram: @house_of_protection Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 10th, 2024 As music enjoyers and streamers looked for the next big breakout artist of 2024, a new supergroup duo made their mark in the music world, releasing singles as early as the end of April. However, this isn’t just any band that appeared out
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Underoath’s Electrifying Anniversary Tour Comes to Pittsburgh
Above image via Instagram: @underoathband Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 9th, 2024 After the coronavirus lockdown, music in the 2020s thrived in many ways with bands and artists going back on tour, as well as a competitive rise of new artists making their mark in the music world. However, as for the more nostaglic listeners
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Track by Track Review of For the Love of Everything Beautiful / An Interview with Maleena
Above image via Instagram: @musicbymaleena Giovanni Mori | Posted: December 6th, 2024 If you’re involved in some way with Pittsburgh’s local music scene, you’ll know the city is famous for it’s large amount of thriving musicians and bands. One artist in particular is a singer-songwriter who has established herself in multiple genres, releasing music every
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