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The night: THE PSYCHOTIC MONKS and The Mammoths
January 25, 2023
The Mammoths – Blank Stare
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
Most people are quite plain. It takes little to figure out what they want. It doesn’t take a long time to see where they’ve been, and where they’re going. It’s why advertising…
Suris – This is the city
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock
Psychedelic-rock bands are usually very unreliable tour guides using all matters of tricks to entice the public to buy their tickets. There’s always some kind of destination promised or, at the…
Of hellos and farewell: Farewell Horizontal and Split Aura
January 24, 2023
Split Aura – We Never Thought You Would Run
Genre: Shoegaze, Lo-fi Rock, Dream Pop
Reporters asked Diego Maradona if he was sorry. His most famous goal, scored against England at the World Cup, was managed using his arm. The famous number 10 replied that he…
Fold-out visions: Hot Mustard and Plasticine
January 23, 2023
Plasticine – Psy-Clone
Similar artists: Snarky Puppy, Bokanté, GoGoPenguin, Bruno Pernadas
Genre: Jazz Fusion, World Music
Sometimes it’s hard to understand while people take drugs. I don’t mean this in a disparaging way. Sure, there are plenty of thrills…
Prison planet: 18Fevers and Day Clinic reviewed
January 23, 2023
Day Clinic – A Mirror
Similar artists: King Crimson, Bauhaus, Wire
Genre: Post-Punk, Psychedelic Rock
I suppose that the best kind of music comes out of uncertainty. And I also assume that this is one of the reasons why most modern music is so boring, with all…
Polished rocks: Nights Like Thieves and Todd Morse
January 19, 2023
Todd Morse – Screaming Babies
Similar artists: Rancid, The Clash, The Specials
Rating: Skate Punk, Pop Punk
Punk-rockers get a bad rap from the rest of the world. They’ve always been portrayed as aggressive by mainstream media. They’ve always been depicted…
Can’t help thinking about me: ICHIWAWA and Kendall Bruns
January 19, 2023
Kendall Bruns – Valley of Death
Genre: Indie Folk, Folk, Americana
Most artists never really stood a chance. The vast majority of them would’ve run away from creating art if they could. As it happened, most of them had no choice. Or, worse, they returned and…
Awekening: Dzasko and Matt Moody
January 19, 2023
Matt Moody – Awaiting
Similar artists: Dope Lemon
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
The ideal music fan is one that is willing to listen to their favorite artist as if they were attending a religious ceremony. They buy all the merch, go to every event, and never…
David Bowie albums ranked
January 10, 2023
David Bowie was one of the great musical innovators of the past century, an avant-garde-obsessed pop star. On the sixth anniversary of his passing, I look back at his marvelous body of work.
I’ve ranked David Bowie’s albums in order of brilliance, from worst…