Aster Tracks

It’s been a little over two years since the release of Orlando, FL’s No Business’ debut record, Snitch. That album saw band founder Paule Poole join with guitar player Alex Britt and now the band has released the b-sides from those sessions with a twist. No longer a two-piece, the duo are joined by second guitar player Nick Hewitt, Hayden Nicholson on bass and Joshua Arceval on drums and have reworked those unused tracks as their full band introduction. The first track to be released was “Dawgma,” and listening it is clear why. The single leans heavily into the band’s Linkin Park influence with some bouncy production up front and a structure built on nu metal riffs and melodies. The feature from Maryland's Granite State is a seamless verse drop and goes quite nicely with the track as a toss-up as well. The second single, “Strings,” is a standout cut but is a very distinct contrast to both “Dawgma” and the rest of the EP. The Deleted Scenes EP being the fist full band effort from No...

The Black Dresses split was and continues to be ugly. I never reviewed Laughingfish, the duo’s final record, mostly because I didn’t feel it was my place. While there were some strong tracks present, I felt the two’s strained relationship came through quite clearly and it wasn’t up to some music blogger to weigh in on it. Now Ada Rook has released Unkillable Angel , her first solo record since the split and she makes it hard to not weigh in on. When I heard about this record, I saw warning to stay away, citing Rook as being aggressive, toxic and confrontational, which if you’re attempting to read the record in bad faith I could definitely see. She also invites you to hate her on the album several times on both the tracks about this situation and the one’s written two years ago. Still, this didn’t scare me away, in fact I think Unkillable Angel gives us a deeper look into the situation than we’re led to believe. Rook's music has always been danceable with a sharp edge with her harsh...