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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 1h

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

Bright Young Things "Dance on Fire"
Point Nemo "Gray Water"
Motion City Soundtrack "Particle Physics"
Critterthing "Sticks"
Helen "Waste of Time"
Gradience "Waiting"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 10/15/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 10/15/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 7d

You can read Alexandra's interview with @wolfbabycup.bsky.social for free on our Patreon!

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wolfbabycup is for lovers: Minnesota’s synthpop sweethearts pray at the altar of affection. | Melodic Noise Media

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 9d

"Shotgun" by Sleeping Jesus is the perfect album for your next road trip, afternoon on the couch, or walk around the lake. It will make you smile, reflect, and harken back to the good old days. Check out Sarah's first review!

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Sleeping Jesus "Shotgun" Album Review — Melodic Noise

Sleeping Jesus’s third album, and first self produced record, Shotgun , is out now. Following 2022’s Leave the Party Early , and 2023’s Hollywood Smile,Shotgun extends Sleeping Jesus’s signature s...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 11d

Do you have a 1991 Halloween blizzard story? Drop it in the replies!

I'm working on a project and might use part of your story as inspiration.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 12d

October 3 is National Buy a Swifty a Coffee Day. They'll need it after listening to the new album all night.

Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 14d

Reviews by Alexandra:

The International Treasures "Last Regret"
Field Hospitals "In The Corner"
@carefulgaze.bsky.social "one day this will let you go"
HandsomeMidnight.bsky.social "Hold Steady"
Zoe Grigsby "Ruby"
Annie and the Bang Bang "Apocalypse Kiss"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 10/1/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 10/01/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 18d

2011:
MCR ticket to 3k capacity venue: $38.45
Ticketmaster fees & taxes: $3.45
Fed min wage: $7.25

2025:
MCR ticket in nosebleed section at baseball stadium $143.50
Ticketmaster fees and taxes $25
Fed min wage: $7.25

Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 20d

North Star is a record unafraid of vulnerability, of beauty, of speaking plainly about things most people keep buried. Kaitlin Cassady weaves her own experiences into melodies that feel both personal and universal. Read Katy's first review!

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Kaitlin Cassady "North Star" Album Review — Melodic Noise

With North Star , Kaitlin Cassady avoids the sophomore slump entirely. It’s a record unafraid of vulnerability, of beauty, of speaking plainly about things most people keep buried. By weaving her own...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 20d

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

Fortunate Suns "River"
Jackson Atkins "Rodney Mullen"
Glass Eyes "Faceless"
Zaq Baker "PETULANT"
Nobody from Nowhere "The End"
Deep Dark Lake "Waltz of the Wolves"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 9/24/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 09/24/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 23d

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Melodic Noise Insider Podcast: #25 Laura Kiernan (of band Kiernan) — Melodic Noise

I first heard about her at singer-songwriter Samuel Wilbur's 2024 release show, and she's been making a name for herself in a rather short time. The band just released their debut full-length, A lways...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 23d

The band Kiernan just released their debut full-length, "Always, I Love You", Andy had Laura on to talk about her journey, several songs on the album, her work with Twin Cities United Performers, and even some soccer talk.

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Melodic Noise Insider Podcast: #25 Laura Kiernan (of band Kiernan) — Melodic Noise

I first heard about her at singer-songwriter Samuel Wilbur's 2024 release show, and she's been making a name for herself in a rather short time. The band just released their debut full-length, A lways...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 27d

The album "Spiritual Anguish" is expansive; even on multiple listens I was surprised at how it continues to unfold. It’s a testament to @Eudaemon.bsky.social ’s songwriting, apparently a band effort. Read Justin's first review!

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Eudaemon "Spiritual Anguish" Album Review — Melodic Noise

The album as a whole is expansive; even on multiple listens I was surprised at how it continues to unfold. It’s a testament to Eudaemon’s songwriting, apparently a band effort, which plays like an hom...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · 28d

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

Grant Vague "Tell Me What to Believe"
Twisted Pigeon "Fabric Soup"
@Durrymusic.bsky.social "Start a Band"
Poor John Candy "La Dee Da"
Two Weeks Past Never "Just a Crush"
Oister Boy "Slip and Slide"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 9/17/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 9/17/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 15

On Birth Order's new album "Albatross," their sound is a type of noisy, melodic hardcore, with a foot in the metal camp, a dash of punk n’ roll, and a little bit of a tender side. Check out Matt's first review!

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Birth Order "Albatross" Album Review — Melodic Noise

It is a neat trick when a band on the heavier side of the spectrum can move through multiple moods across the span of a single song without ever losing the plot. Much to my elation, on their new album...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 12

Is there a private Discord that Minnesota musicians can use to network and set up concerts?

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The Symptones @thesymptones.bsky.social · Sep 5

Incredible write up and review of Ricardo Papaya.

Symptones Summer never ends!

Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 4

Find out why Dani thinks @thesymptones.bsky.social's new EP "Ricardo Papaya" is like a buffet.

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Ricardo Papaya Wants You to Listen to The Symptones New EP — Melodic Noise

Do not and I repeat DO NOT sleep on The Symptones. I have been hearing their name around town but came into this listen pretty blank slated.  I like to do that from time to time so I am either pl...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 4

Find out why Dani thinks @thesymptones.bsky.social's new EP "Ricardo Papaya" is like a buffet.

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Ricardo Papaya Wants You to Listen to The Symptones New EP — Melodic Noise

Do not and I repeat DO NOT sleep on The Symptones. I have been hearing their name around town but came into this listen pretty blank slated.  I like to do that from time to time so I am either pl...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 3

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

@ClosedCityTerror.bsky.social "Teflon Idiot"
Meezy<3 "Past Life"
Eldest Daughter "Cactus Magnet"
Faux Pseudo "Temptress"
Fly Over States "40 Stripes Minus One"
Tony Ford "Old American Way"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 9/3/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 9/03/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 2

Poison Ivy And The People divulge existential confessions across three songs that crash through sonic boundaries and narrative conventions. Read @Jimbyron.bsky.social's first album review!

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Poison Ivy And The People Divulge Existential Confessions on Robot Ghost EP — Melodic Noise

Robot Ghost rejects tidy conclusions. The EP flickers with hope but refuses to extinguish discomfort; listeners move alongside the protagonist, drifting from dissociation and exhaustion to flashes of...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Sep 1

Remember, today was won not given.

Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Aug 27

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

@AmeenTaahir.bsky.social "A Better Tomorrow"
Record Prophets "Honey Bea"
Skippy Stone "Small World"
@anitavelveeta.bsky.social "Show and Tell"
Fragged Out, Jay Row "Stabbed In The Back"
Bunny Blood "Clown"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 8/27/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 8/27/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Aug 25

Within 15 seconds Andy had his first internal ‘Whoa” moment while watching the Devon Worley Band’s new music video for “Up On The Mountain." Read his full review to find out why!

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Devon Worley Band Hunger for More in New Music Video “Up On The Mountain” — Melodic Noise

Within 15 seconds I had my first internal ‘Whoa.” I was watching the Devon Worley Band’s brand new music video for their anthemic “Up On The Mountain,” directed by Rory O’Neill, and the images I was a...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Aug 21

From the outset, @riversinclaire.bsky.social's “four friends say nothing” presents an identifiable and replicable sound, melding influences of modern psychedelic with titans of (what is now considered) classic rock. Read Ellie's first album review!

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river sinclaire "four friends say nothing" Album Review — Melodic Noise

From the outset, “four friends say nothing” presents an identifiable and replicable sound, melding influences of modern psychedelic with titans of (what is now considered) classic rock. This cohesiven...

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Aug 20

MN song reviews by Alexandra Haynes:

Shrive "Targeted Sleeper"
Poliça "Dreams Go"
Lost in January "Poison"
Backgrounds "Cold Harbor"
Dom Rivers "Too Far"
Barbed Wire Bat "Bottom Line"

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MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 8/20/2025 — Melodic Noise

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota playlist 8/20/25.

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Melodic Noise Media @melodicnoise.bsky.social · Aug 18

After listening to @victoriouskaty.bsky.social's new album Dani is convinced that Katy has the answers to how the universe works and that she should be our next president. Read Dani's full review of "Turnbuckles"!

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Katy Tessman "Turnbuckles" Album Review — Melodic Noise

Have you ever met someone and instantly you get this feeling like you have met before? There is a safety and familiarity about them. Upon first hug, it feels like you have hugged a million times befor...

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