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Song Sonnets: "Forgive"—Porches

If e'er there were a man to make synth pop,Not Aaron Maine would I think it to be.Not lonesome crooning sputtered out atopThose cracked guitars, nor the angst of "Skinny Trees,"But catchy, tight, infectious vocal linesAnd synths and drums with such great energy,Arranged so well that, still, the vocals shineIn all their autotuned cacophony.With Greta Kline's refrains to punctuateThe shimm'ring morass of the instruments,It's lovely, simple to appreciate,And thoughtful, while remaining innocent.Iambic pentameter's really, really hard.So is lofty diction; something something avant-garde.









You Have To Listen To This: RL Grime

Electronic dance music (or EDM, as the kids are calling it these days) is growing more and more popular; tickets for festivals such as Ultra and TomorrowWorld sell out in minutes. However, it is apparent that the music begins to blur with each other. 


Andrew McMahon: Then & Now

The former Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate frontman has branched out on his own. Click on the picture for a retrospective of his career.