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A Note From Amplify the Noise

Amplify the Noise is still here.

STATIC THOUGHTS: No Such Thing as Neutral Noise

You’re not just listening anymore. You’re negotiating.

STATIC THOUGHTS: Moral Filters and Musical Memory

Accountability only sticks when it doesn’t cost us a favourite song.

HIGH PRIESTESS: The Evolution of Qveen Herby

This isn’t just a story of artistic evolution. It’s a meditation on reclamation, on choosing self over spectacle, and on

5 Artists to Watch in 2025

To be honest, I should have just repeated our 2024 list for 2025 as four of the five artists were

Top 8 of 2024

Hard as we tried, we weren’t able to write about everything that we wanted to in 2024. Some releases we

Bass & Beats :: Issue 01

Kicking off the inaugural Bass & Beats Playlist are 16 tracks that have great bass, beats, or both. There’s no rhyme

11 Artists to Watch in 2024

I don’t have a finger on the pulse of the music industry nor am I a psychic that’s going to

TOP 11 Songs of 2023

There were a lot of fantastic songs in 2023, but these were the eleven songs that made us use an

TOP 11 Cover Songs of 2023

There were a lot of great cover songs, but these eleven reigned supreme. “Bye Bye Bye” by Audience of Rain

TOP 11 Artists of 2023

I listened to a lot of music in 2023 and it was extremely hard to narrow this list down to

VOLUME UP! SERIES: Issue 05 :: Volume 01

Here are the 11 tracks we have at 11 this week. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify There is no

VOLUME UP! SERIES: Issue 04 :: Volume 01

Here are the 11 tracks we have at 11 this week. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify There is no

Musings: Episode 1 of Volume Up for Radio Vivian

The first episode of Volume Up! for Radio Vivian has aired and listening back on it, I can hear the

VOLUME UP! SERIES: Issue 03 :: Volume 01

The 11 tracks we have at 11 this week. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify This week, they’re in order

VOLUME UP! SERIES: Issue 02 :: Volume 01

The 11 tracks we have at 11 this week. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify No method to the order

VOLUME UP! SERIES: Issue 01 :: Volume 01

Here are the 11 tracks we have at 11 this week. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify In order of

What We Loved in 2022

2022 was a year of change for Amplify the Noise. While we rebranded ourselves from Pretty Vacant One, our focus

TOP 5 Albums of 2017

When I originally sat down to reflect on the albums of 2017, I could only think of two albums that

TOP 10 Songs of 2017

I knew when I started working on this list that it was going to be damn near impossible to just

Top 5 Albums of 2014

Continuing in the spirit of INFIDELITY (the movie), we give you our (Amy and Shelia) TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2014. For

Top 5 Songs of 2014

In the spirit of INFIDELITY (the movie), we give you our (Amy and Shelia) TOP 5 SONGS OF 2014 Amy’s Top