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MAIH and Devlin And The Harm Reviewed
April 17, 2026
MAIH – I Hope You See Me
There’s still a chance that you’re going to find a great friend in the next pop single that you hear! But the odds of this occurring are decreasing every day. The majority of pop hits, of course, are designed to all sound like each…
For Breakfast and Dubh Lee Reviewed
April 17, 2026
For Breakfast – Longer Than Spring
I should know better. But, I guess I’m just another hopeful romantic in the same way that the majority of devoted pop-rock listeners happen to be. All of us hope, despite evidence to the contrary, that the people singing and…
Sunkicker and OK Goodnight Reviewed
April 17, 2026
Sunkicker – Deeper Water
I’m not sure how much control we’ll ever be able to wrestle back from the internet, or technology as a whole. Still, I like to fantasise that there will come again a time when the world won’t be able to know anything about me, and I…
False Advertising and Funderbird Reviewed
April 17, 2026
False Advertising – Next Big Thing
If you know more than two people in this whole world, surely, at least one of them is there to remind you that all you must focus on is work, money and security. Everything else, they’ll say, is not vital and thus…
A Place To Bury Strangers and Moon Machine Reviewed
April 14, 2026
A Place To Bury Strangers – Do It All Again
It’s a truly strange thing to consider, but even bank robbers, revolutionaries and rock stars have moments when they get stuck on what ifs. They have to, don’t they? It’s simply how the human mind works.
I…
neptune blood - “A Quiet Riot Inside” Review
April 14, 2026
Since the earliest days of guitar music, there have been people trying to convince us that pop-rock must embrace wild experimentation, harsh tones and difficult-to-grasp artistic visions. But, how many people still listen to those sorts of sounds?
Yes, every new…
CorMae and BEACH BØNES Reviewed
April 14, 2026
CorMae – Mindst8
I miss the days of nearly daily running into some kind of recorded music that sounded so bizarre, eerie, or ridiculous that you had to tell somebody. And, of course, I miss the reaction of the person hearing it for the first time, the way that their…
Ash Colors and Waldo Witt Reviewed
April 14, 2026
Ash Colors – Cold In My Arms
Whoever’s not yet reached the top tends to assume that this is just because they haven’t learned the laws yet. It’s the same thing in pop music as anywhere else in the world.
And it’s the reason why so much of pop music…
Earth Patriot and Diode Reviewed
April 13, 2026
Earth Patriot – Memories
What qualities do you exactly need to do more than just survive in this world? What do you need to learn to do in order to thrive and reach your dreams, no matter how far away from you life has placed them?
Self-belief and…