1. Quasi : American Gong (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Jesse Jaffe-Heber Coming from a band that has barely wavered in
relevance over their sixteen-year career, American Gong feels strangely like a comeback
2. Quiet Loudly : Soulgazer (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez The highs are high enough, and the
lows forgivable enough, to produce a few keepers on Quiet Loudly's Soulgazer.
We're back with another mix for your hardcore calorie-burning sessions. This one features a lot of our highlights from 2008: mostly uptempo rock & electronic tracks to get your heartrate going.
Who doesn't love working out? Well, for those of us who don't - but have to - we here at QRO have begun a workout mix series that will, if nothing else, at least give you an excuse to hit the gym to listen to some sweet tracks. Our first installment includes a lot of what made 2007 great, and a little taste of what you'll hear in 2008.
Gen-X's success in carrying on the previous generation's genre-defining brand of "southern rock" doesn't come from trying to copy that style, but loosening it up and mixing in more elaborate melodies.
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Coming from a band that has barely wavered in
relevance over their sixteen-year career, American Gong feels strangely like a comeback
The highs are high enough, and the
lows forgivable enough, to produce a few keepers on Quiet Loudly's Soulgazer
For New Year's Eve, Portland local heroes Quasi were The Who.
Quiet Life are anything but on their down-home debut, Act Natural.
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