1974 – 1974 & The Death Of The Herald

by Dæv Tremblay

Of the bad names I could think of for a band, 1974 is probably one of the best at being bad! There’s probably some reason behind this choice, but let’s face it… Nineteen Seventy-Four.

Their music is redeeming, fortunately, and MCMLXXIV’s most recent album, 1974 & The Death of The Herald, is just fantastic! The Year Xzibit Was Born revive a portion of music history that is often forgotten: the pop-prog-rock era.

Between Styx and Genesis, The Eagles and Rush, ’74 brings us beautiful melodies and memorable moments, driving songs and at times complex parts that take you by surprise! … Read more

…and the dark will shine upon you. Exist – Sunlight

by Dæv Tremblay

Exist has been running for a few years now, and they’ve got a new, their first, full-length album, that’s called Sunlight. Don’t be misled by the name, it’s not rainbows and butterflies.
Listen to the second track off the album, “Self-Inflicted Disguise”, below.

Their previous albums, In Mirrors EP, is almost just technically an EP, clocking at around 28 minutes long. Some bands put out full-lengths that are shorter than this. And the album featured an awesome song suite, named by the album’s title. In Mirrors EP amazed me. What I recall most vividly is the bass tone, … Read more

What time is it? Unfortunately no it’s not adventure time, it’s AOTY contenders time!

by Dæv Tremblay

That’s right! Winter’s approach is palpable, the merry cold hands of mister Invernal push down on us in the morning to stay in the warm comfort under the sheets, and his stingy breath just whispers to us “Stay inside”, and his frosty sperm falls down on the land…

Well… 2013 is coming to an end, and there has been TONS of awesome, challenging, mind-boggling, strange, and bold albums this year (and the list keeps growing!). We here at Can This Even Be Called Music? have for mission to spread amazing underground bands and, in the mean time, allowing you, cherished … Read more

Recap of awesome music I’ve heard lately!

by Dæv Tremblay

Hey! I’ve posted quite a few great music on the blog’s facebook page, but didn’t make any official post about them. Here is my chance to make them shine, and make you discover them, and hopefully like them as I do :)

FIRST OF ALL! The never disappointing Plini released the second part of his EP trilogy, called Sweet Nothings… and man, how sweet it is! Plini is a real modern-day guitar genius! Just listen to it for yourself!

Plini on facebook

Lightning Bolt‘s 20 one-track EP was released quite some time ago, but it came to … Read more

Enter the squid-luminati’s crystal ball! Gigan – Multi-Dimensional Fractal Sorcery and Super Science

by Dæv Tremblay

The new Gigan album is everything Gigan is about… Long titles and psychedelic extreme metal.

Gigan‘s last album Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes has put down the basics of what to expect from this jolly company : the songs are intense, intricate, and shrouded in aural mystery.

Multi-Dimensional Fractal Sorcery and Super Science is no disappointment in this regard. Gigan succeeds once again at bringing you a challenging and entertaining piece of musical sorcery. What betrays any Gigan song when listening to it are surely the drums. I have and probably will never find another band’s drummer that plays similarly … Read more