Seemingly endless: Stranded and Cold Jackets reviewed by Alt77
September 4, 2021
Cold Jackets – Tongue On Fire
Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
I’m surprised governments don’t begin to publically endorse and finance new, young garage rock bands. I don’t know if they’ve figured it out yet but these kinds of bands…
Time of your life: The Ampersands and The High 70s reviewed by Alt77
September 3, 2021
The High 70s – Astro Van
Genre: Garage Rock
Similar artists: Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, The Cramps
Playing rock music can either help keep you young for a long time or really prematurely age you. It takes a lot of self-knowledge to understand how to manoeuvre…
Montgomery – Better Now
Genre: Garage Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Weezer, the Dirty Nil, Modern Baseball, The Moms, Oso oso
The problem with growing up is that you can’t really express excitement the way you did when you were a kid. Or…
Down in the garage at midnight: The Town Heroes and Jeremiah McKinley reviewed by Alt77
August 25, 2021
Jeremiah McKinley – Sing for My Supper
Genre: Folk, Americana, Garage Rock
Similar artists: The Black Keys, The Bones Of JR Jones, The White Stripes, The Lumineers, Tyler Childers
Following trends in popular music is rarely the way to build a long-lasting…
Witchy ways: Izy Bandha and Jealous reviewed by Alt77
August 21, 2021
Jealous – Thunder
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Sleater Kinny, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Slits, X-Ray Specs, Bikini Kill, The Cramps
Some people love the kind of artists that feel approachable. As Holden Caulfield best summed it up, it…
THE MOORS – Thoughts and Prayers
Genre: Power-Pop, 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, The Replacements, Tom Petty, Guns n’ Roses, The Clash
According to lore, Alex Chilton and the rest of Big Star…
Strutter – Ain’t no Time
Fans of specific music genres are like low-grade members of illegal gangs. Sure, when asked, most people will profess that they share a love for all kinds of styles of music. This is usually false. It is, especially, untrue when you…
The Famous Uncle – Clock Keeps Tick Ticking Around
The difficulty with recording and distributing music back in the earliest days of rock n’ roll built a special kind of mystique that only helped virtuoso players. Before you actually had the chance of hearing…
Max and the Martians – Please Remember
When things start going badly, I start wishing I was a character in an American movie or song made pre-1980. There’s a bubblegum heartbreak to that kind of work. It’s pop-art. It’s something that…