Image In case you're a new reader of Another Kind of Currency, you may not know of my deep passionate love for indie-punk band Titus Andronicus. I've written about them quite a few times before (even getting a recognized by Patrick himself on the band's twitter)...
Image courtesy of Palehound's Bancamp Boston indie rock band Palehound will perform at Union Stage this Saturday, Feb. 10. Joining them will be Canadian indie pop band Weaves and Philadelphia indie pop band Tall Friend. Palehound first received recognition for their...
Photos courtesy of Origami Angel Does this semester already have you feeling a certain way? Does your emo side grow by the day? Look no further than DC's own Origami Angel for the sweet, nostalgic rush of fresh emo revival. With a sound similar to Modern Baseball...
There's a band from Italy that I fell in love with during the heights of my high school years. Hailing from Italy, the band SNIPERDOGS, adorned in baseball team outfits for a thematic reason that can't seem to cross the language barrier, developed their own version...
The 2018 Grammy awards were underwhelming to say the least. Some (including me) may say that Bruno Mars didn't deserve to win the three biggest awards of the night, but something was surprisingly lackluster at these particular awards despite Mars' accolades. One of...
Image courtesy of Sports Bandcamp In 2015, Oklahoma band Sports dipped their toes into a shimmering pool of 80's style synth pop with their EP Naked All The Time. A year later, they dove in head first. These beautiful wizards cranked out another EP, titled People...
With the start of the semester kicking into full gear I thought I would write about an artist that I like to listen to when I seriously need to focus on my work without the distraction of lyrics that I have memorized and beats that take me away from my work. I was...
Image courtesy of Genius It's a bit bold of a statement to say that Holocene is a confusing song. Especially since there is such a flow to the song, but I guess that's the point, you don't know of this great illusion. There is a constant, threading of the strumming...
Image courtesy of blurrypastel Disclaimer: My music taste in high school was really bad and all over the place I consider my high school music journey to be pretty standard. There was an emo phase, a pop-punk phase, a 2013 Tumblr aesthetic phase, and many more. While,...
Set the scene: a newly turned nineteen-year-old out in Chinatown living his best life. A rendition of Solange's “Cranes in the Sky” is being played on a trumpet in the background. The street is abuzz with the usual excitement that comes along with the Capital One...