Secret heartache: Dana and the Wolf and Moviola reviewed
September 15, 2021
Moviola – Go With You
Genre: Indie Folk, Americana, Slowcore
Bob Dylan is often asked about his talent for songwriting. To what does he attribute it? How does he maintain it? How can others learn to do the same? While he usually gives playful answers meant to…
Future punks: Public Body and Garbanatos reviewed
September 14, 2021
Garbanotas – Hey Love
Genre: Dream-pop, Rock, Punk
There’s only so much that you can sit around playing power-chords and choppy rhythms without beginning to wonder what other sorts of sounds those instruments can produce. It’s only natural that by…
Extreme pop ways: Child of the Parish and Supersoakerr reviewed
September 14, 2021
Supersoakerr – Head Noise
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
Music will never quite be listened to in the same way as it was prior to the internet. If you travel to any country in the world, music fans will be glad to share stories of their struggles to…
Guitar menace: The Loosies and The Chevaliers reviewed by Alt77
September 11, 2021
The Chevaliers – The Void
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Elvis Costello, Beck, The Eels, The Dandy Warhols, The Clash, The Lemonheads
Heroic music differs from person to person, I believe. The angry ones out to conquer…
Psychedelia bayou: JoobieSeaz and Beatific reviewed by Alt77
September 10, 2021
Beatific – hyphEnate
Genre: Indietronica, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
The days when recording artists had to religiously adhere to a certain style in order to have their work sold inside of a music store seem like centuries ago. But, back in the days where the…
Youth rock: Swiss Army Wife and Candid reviewed by Alt77
September 10, 2021
CANDID – Wasted Time
Genre: Indie Rock
Similar artists: Blossoms, Circa Waves, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Inhaler
The majority of serious rock listeners and, especially, music journalists, treat cheerful-sounding pop music with disdain. Now, I don’t…
Pop and a hard place: Ali Horn and Badsoma reviewed by Alt77
September 4, 2021
BADSOMA – Heat and Disorder
Genre: Indietronica, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Tame Impala, LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead, Destroyer
Musicians, no matter whether famous or relatively unknown, rich or poor, good or stinkingly bad, are an egocentric…
Endless highways: Michael Llewellyn and Niis singles reviewed
September 1, 2021
Niis – Utopia
Genre: Punk
The hippies always yearned for the open fields, living off the land and returning to a simpler, more primitive way of life. Their music reflected this. In the worlds that they built, it sounded like bands and their families lived by…
Evil Kicks: Beaten by Hippies and NORMANS reviewed by Alt77
August 31, 2021
NORMANS – Anti Crusoe
Lo-fi Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
People hate poets if they happen to know them. People love the poets they never got to meet. Perhaps, it’s all a matter of separating what is vital, from what is frivolous. Most people sweat and…