Headphone Couture

08/03/2018

It's International Women's Day! What are some of your favorite tracks by female artists?

01/12/2017

Happy New Music Friday! What releases are you excited about today?

22/11/2017

The leaves are changing, the air is growing cold, and there's no better time for some new music to keep your spirits up. Released a little less than a month ago, Are You Anywhere's first full length record is everything you need right now. Trust us.

Are You Anywhere is a little bit upbeat, a little bit dance, and 100% staying true to themselves with this incredible debut record.

10/11/2017

So much great new music is out today! What's up first on your playlist? What are you loving so far?

09/11/2017

You know we love some non-English music here at Headphone Couture... maybe a little too much. So we've put together a fun guide to help you dive into the world of listening to music that isn't in your native tongue, which includes sharing some of our favorite tracks. Be sure to share your favorite international songs in the comments, too!

Listening to music that isn’t in our native tongue can be offputting, but what about when it’s not? Today we break down some ways to expand your musical horizons, even if you don’…

09/11/2017

Headphone Couture is back, and we're kicking off our new run of posts with a recap of a phenomenal show put on by Death From Above 1979 supported by The Beaches. Stop by and check out what they played, what the best parts were, and also a peek at what it's like to catch a show at The Vic Theatre.

Just how much noise can two dudes make with drums, keys, and a bass guitar? A lot, as it turns out, and it’s fu***ng fantastic. We took a trip to Chicago to see Death From Above at The Vic, a…

04/06/2017

I had no idea how badly I needed this album and now I can't stop listening to it.

Can we be real for a minute? When Dispatch announced that they were finished back in 2002, I was heartbroken. They were the soundtrack to so much of my youth (as cheesy as I’m sure that sound…

27/02/2017

We've got our first Patrons-Only update on Patreon since launching the new site! Get an overview of what we've been posting lately and check out a special playlist of the month curated by Manda. We also invite our patrons to let us know what you'd like to see more or less of, too!

Patrons only!

22/02/2017

When you're listening to your favorite songs, you want them to sound as awesome as possible... but sometimes certain choices are made during the mastering process that might compromise the quality of your music. Today Alan takes us over to the industry side of the music world to discuss hard limiting, the loudness wars, and what all of this means for casual listeners and audiophiles alike.

What happens during the mastering process, what is hard limiting, and why is it compromising the quality of what you're listening to? Today we take a close look at the "loudness wars" of music and what it means for listeners.

21/02/2017

For our Romanian music fans, we have a great new single from Grasu XXL and Smiley (which is VERY exciting if you're like me and have been listening to the same Grasu album, like, on a weekly basis since it came out. In 2015.) Even if you're not a native speaker, feel free to join us in just enjoying the music and the video!

It’s been a little bit since I’ve shared any Romanian favorites, but if you’ve been here awhile you might be able to imagine just how excited I was to wake up yesterday and see th…

21/02/2017

We had a nice short little break, but now we're back with a brand new review of the latest record from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness! Come see what we think, and be sure to share what you thought about the album in the comments!

Andrew McMahon is one of those artists that I’ve been casually following from project to project since I was a teenager in the heyday of real emo music (Piebald, Dashboard, you know, that sor…

10/02/2017

Just in case you didn't get enough Allman Brown today, we've also got of his debut record 1000 Years! Head on over and check it out and then grab a copy of the album.

It can often be difficult to fairly review an album when you have heard a large number of the tracks prior to the release, but with Allman Brown’s debut 1000 Years I found that it was a welco…