Collin Heroux Archives

Twelve Great Albums from 2024

A non-exhaustive dozen with some of the best releases from 2024. In terms of total numbers, I think I was enamored with less total albums this year compared to 2023 – but if nothing else […]

Boston Gets Together for a Resounding, “VIVA HINDS!”

There’s a toy aquarium and a plushie situated atop one of the amps at Brighton Music Hall – unique accent pieces to be sure, but far more prominent is the stage-wide banner behind everything, bearing […]

The Strangeness and Power of Fontaines DC’s ROMANCE

“Into the darkness again…” croons Grian Chatten from backstage at a jam-packed Roadrunner in Allston, MA. The singer of Fontaines D.C. is not yet visible, though bandmates Carlos O’Connell and Conor Curley have entered the […]

Yard Act are Merely Asking the Question of the Century

Flying cars, they said… Where is that utopia, now that you mention it? Whether your fanciful childhood idea of the future was born out of The Jetsons, a cyberpunk cityscape, or something else entirely, it’s […]

Sprints Are a Feast in their Latest US Outing

It can be something of a daunting task to keep up with all the excellent bands coming out of the UK and Ireland these days, even just zeroing in on the post-punk genre. That said, […]