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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 17

CD Review //

viddekazz2
"sounds of silence"
via Public Eyesore Records

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CD Review // viddekazz2 "sounds of silence" (Public Eyesore Records)

https://publiceyesore.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-silence-2 If you title an album " sounds of silence " I half expect a cassette with not...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 17

Music Review //

Mikey Jose
"AY NAKO!"

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Music Review // Mikey Jose "AY NAKO!"

Mikey Jose has created a song in "AY NAKO!" that is as complex in styles as it is beautiful. One of the most important things to keep i...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 17

Music Review //

Bad Self Portraits
"Pensive"

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Music Review // Bad Self Portraits "Pensive"

As soon as this song begins you can hear the elements of the past combine with the present to make a future sound. Bad Self Portraits h...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 10

Music Review //

Dumb Crush
"What's Gotten Into People?"

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Music Review // Dumb Crush "What's Gotten Into People?"

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Pa5iXYcb8dItTyRWKZh3V If you've been paying attention to Dumb Crush- and you should be- you'd know the s...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Music Review //

Strange Plants
"Hot Tonight"

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Music Review // Strange Plants "Hot Tonight"

"Hot Tonight" is a song that I think on the surface most of us who have gone through these recent heat waves can relate with. Through t...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Music Review //

Galamba
"Sea Shack"

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Music Review // Galamba "Sea Shack"

Though this song by Galamba is powerful on the music, there are words but best I can tell those words seem to be along the lines like "h...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Music Review //

Sourwood
"Wrong Carolina"

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Music Review // Sourwood "Wrong Carolina"

Sourwood begins the song "Wrong Carolina" with acoustic strums that turn into harmonies. This song has such a straightforward way about...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Music Review //

Andrew Spice
"Rage Stage"

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Music Review // Andrew Spice "Rage Stage"

If you really wanted to, you could spend an entire book reading about why anger is both good and bad for you. It's one of those things ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Baseball Review //

Record-Journal Expos Fall to Phillies,
Beat Bankers (6/24-6/26/25)
via GHTBL

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Baseball Review // Record-Journal Expos Fall to Phillies on Tuesday, Beat Bankers on Thursday (GHTBL)

Expos - Phillies official box score ::: https://ghtbl.org/event/south-windsor-phillies-record-journal-expos Expos - M&T Bank official box ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Music Review //

Nikita
"No One's Gonna"

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Music Review // Nikita "No One's Gonna"

At the start of "No One's Gonna" there are these sounds like horns which make me feel like we're going into some type of jazz, maybe som...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Music Review //

The Out Seer
"Changes"

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Music Review // The Out Seer "Changes"

https://open.spotify.com/album/0quySrU052lDJ58Lg8nhJK When the album " Changes " first begins there is an intro track called "Nitro" that ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Cassette Review //

Fir Cone Children
"Gearshifting"
via Blackjack Illuminist Records

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Cassette Review // Fir Cone Children "Gearshifting" (Blackjack Illuminist Records)

https://blackjackilluministrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gearshifting When listening to this new cassette by Fir Cone Children you are going ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Cassette Review //

Nervous Tick and the Zipper Lips
"More Monochromatic"
via Tetryon Tapes

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Cassette Review // Nervous Tick and The Zipper Lips "More Monochromatic" (Tetryon Tapes)

https://tetryontapes.bandcamp.com/album/more-monochromatic This cassette begins with someone saying: "Now let me give you a personal wor...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Music Review //

Malia Rogers
"Chameleon"

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Music Review // Malia Rogers "Chameleon"

Malia Rogers brings an acoustic force to "Chameleon" that happens with only the best of the singer-song writers crowd. This song remind...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Music Review //

goodheart
"Stuck in a Cloud"

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Music Review // goodheart "Stuck in a Cloud"

While the music on "Stuck in a Cloud" can have this playful rock style to it, I really enjoy that the lyrics of this song can really mak...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Music Review //

Slightest Clue
"Jamie"

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Music Review // Slightest Clue "Jamie"

There existed a time back in the 1990's and going into the early 2000's even when music which sounded like this was more available. It...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 27

Music Review //

Superstar Crush
"Fire Escape"

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Music Review // Superstar Crush "Fire Escape"

The instant energy and rush you can get from listening to this song by Superstar Crush should be enough of a reason to listen to it as o...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 25

Music Review //

Spek
"Voo Doo Kid"

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Music Review // Spek "Voo Doo Kid"

https://open.spotify.com/album/5AikWxzEryxKUE1ibO4gEP It's not easy to think of Spek in a music style, as from start to finish "Voo Doo ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 25

Music Review //

The Bapti$$
"Crazyglue and Skeletons"

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Music Review // The Bapti$$ "Crazyglue and Skeletons"

The Bapti$$ has an acoustic sound which borders on pop that not a lot of other artists are using these days. This song feels overall l...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 25

Music Review //

Jont
"All Become One"

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Music Review // Jont "All Become One"

"All Become One" is this very powerful song about unity and how we must move on from our past in order to go forward. Jont brings out t...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 24

Baseball Review //

Record-Journal Expos vs Greeners, M&T Bank, then the Greeners again (June 12th-20th 2025)
via GHTBL

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Baseball Review // Record-Journal Expos: To The Green and Back Again (Three games over a week or so)

Additional photos can be found in a Facebook album here ::: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1788674581862755&type=3 The Expos-Gree...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 23

Music Review //

Miles Jenson
"Sunshine Goldmine EP"

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Music Review // Miles Jenson "Sunshine Goldmine EP"

When first listening to the music of Miles Jenson, I heard the song "Country Club", which is the way this EP begins. It's interesting be...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 23

Music Review //

Rickie Wang
"Troublemaker"

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Music Review // Rickie Wang "Troublemaker"

Rickie Wang has created a truly infectious song with "Troublemaker", With the elements of pop that get stuck in your head, you'll be si...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 20

Music Review //

evvvie
"Better Than Mine"

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Music Review // evvvie "Better Than Mine"

As "Better Than Mine" begins with this slow, acoustic strum it picks up as it kicks in. There is pop quality to the tock, but there is ...

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Raised by Cassettes @raisedbycassettes.bsky.social · Jun 20

Cassette Review //

Cast Off Form
"Strings"
via Public Eyesore Records

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Cassette Review // Cast Off Form "Strings" (Public Eyesore Records)

https://publiceyesore.bandcamp.com/album/strings "Strings" begins with a jackhammer type sound which could also be an engine starting up. ...

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