Indie Music Reviewer

I‘m not going lie, I hated the 90s for a number of things. Comedians were either schticky or were so much smarter than everyone else, people wore either Birkenstocks or Doc Martens, and David Schwimmer was a household name. Hacky sack, “frolf,” and in-line skating were the sports of choice. White people first started dabbling with dreadlocks. Boy bands ruled the landscape. Truly, these were dark days and were only complicated by the fact that yours truly had a giant pile of puberty fall on him like a ton of bricks.

But it wasn’t all bleak. Tie-dye was back, Seinfeld was still on, puberty hit me like a ton of bricks without nailing me with an acne bomb, I hooked up for the first time and something amazing happened to music: 90s alt-rock. A sound all its own, alt-rock of the 90s had sounds inspired by the straight up psychedelic and folk sounds of the 60s while retaining its individuality. While most may identify the grunge movement with the 90s, for me alt-rock was where it was at. One, I thought Nirvana was overrated. Two, I just don’t think I was pissed off enough to “properly” immerse myself in grunge. The emotion and sound of most alt-rock was just easier to relate to. Dana Berry, the man that is Bitterwind, takes me back to that place while having an edge and grit that easily appeals to Generation Y. Continue reading →