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Roman Candle served as a functional retreat from Smith’s musical outings in his post-punk outfit Heatmiser

the songs of Hagata bear an eerie yet somehow familiar sensation

bouncy “Last Week” and the hair-pin turns and resilient defiance of “The Truth” to the brief respite from the title track which launches into the epic

except most High School Confessionals do not concern themselves with monsters

The guitar is less an instrument and more of a primal noise machine

FOREGROUND MUSIC Big Joanie Roman Candle served as aPRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH PHOTOS AND CREDITS LIMITED EDITION ORANGE VINYL PRESSING FOREGROUND MUSIC, the title of Ron Gallos 4th LP, and debut for Kill Rock Stars might also be a suitable name for his own genre. In simplest terms its the opposite of background music unavoidable, urgent, in your face Gallos consistent theme is to confront, disrupt and sometimes even confuse people into a sense of awareness. The intention to steer away from apathy and