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Photo by Nathaniel Copes Scarlet House is a one man band project out of Charlotte, NC. His latest single, "Let Go," continues the current trend of reinventing shoegaze. It has the dreamlike quality and fuzziness of the genre, but mixed with the distortion and aggression of grunge. Grunge meets shoegaze has been done before, but Scarlet House adds in some modern hip hop and R&B to the sound, which gives "Let Go" a completely new sound. It's a unique and fascinating mixture of My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, and Frank Ocean. This is a sound that should not work, and it honestly might not work for you right away. It's a song that you owe it to yourself to listen to fully, because by the end you'll at least be intrigued enough to start it over, and during the second listen it might end up clicking hard for you. You can listen to "Let Go" below. Homecoming  is due out November 22. For more on Scarlet House, check out the artist on Instagram and T...

Photo by Tom Bejgrowicz This year marks the 15th anniversary of Nada Surf's classic album Let Go. The band has an upcoming tour to celebrate. Nada Surf is also producing an album of covers of every song on Let Go with proceeds going to the ACLU and The Pablove Foundation. So far we can listen to one song on the album: Ron Gallo's take on "Happy Kid." Ron Gallo's album, Heavy Meta , just narrowly missed my top 10 of 2017, so this is a perfect combination. Despite Nada Surf curating the album, they seem to be giving bands freedom to make the songs in their own style. "Happy Kid" fits right into Gallo's sound, in that space where roots rock and garage punk fit together. It's definitely louder and noisier than the original, but that's exactly what I would have wanted. You can listen to Ron Gallo's take on "Happy Kid" below. Standing at the Gates: The Songs of Nada Surf's Let Go  will be available digitally on February 2 an...