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Retro stars: Ben Burr and Orange Animal reviewed
October 22, 2021
Orange Animal – The Beach
Genre: Classic Rock, 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Neil Young’s The Ditch trilogy was one of the first examples of a North-American recording artist seemingly turning his back on the sounds and aesthetics that had made him a rich…
Pretty Embers – Inside
Genre: Math Rock
There are bands where I’d like to believe that all the members of the group were very close friends, and enjoyed each other’s company. Queen, Beatles, Nirvana. I mean the Ramones had all the same last name and…
Like A Motorcycle – 122 Hours of Fear
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk
Many of the greatest bands and their activity goes undocumented. Take my early punks for example. We met often, made a lot of noise, wrote bewildering songs. Then, somehow, we stopped as do a lot of…
Alien Indie: Grady Strange and José Leguina reviewed
October 22, 2021
Grady Strange – Light Up Luvr
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
The best way to make some people your friend and others your enemy is to try and confuse them. Now, this is easier said than done. Most folks are confused enough already, scrambling to make the…
Not for polite company: Janis and Cong Josie reviewed by Alt77
October 22, 2021
Cong Josie – Cong the Singer
Genre: Post-Punk, New wave, Alternative Rock
Suicide didn’t exactly launch themselves into the music business. They set off towards it like serial killers hoping they’d get found. They made all other punk bands look like…
Sleepless: The Chaw and springtide reviewed
October 21, 2021
springtide – Fall Asleep Under Millions of Stars
Genre: Alternative Rock
There’s remarkable plasticity when it comes to the realm of pop songwriting. Basically, it can withstand everything, changing shape with each shock that it receives. Anything can stick…
Tender words: Mark Lewis Heavenor and Scott von Ryper reviewed
October 20, 2021
Scott von Ryper – Pulse
Genre: Shoegaze, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
There’s pop music that can be described, and then there’s pop music that forces repeated listens. Both of those have their merits. For example, many of the cutting-edge punk…
Riff stew: Pi Fire and Black Citrus reviewed
October 19, 2021
Black Citrus – Dionysus’ Eyes
Genre: Stoner Rock, Doom Metal / Sludge
Max Cavalera tells the story of how he, and his brother Igor, saved up on money to buy a guitar. The purpose was to start a band using the few records that they owned as inspiration. Upon…
A Weekend at Ramona’s – Indie Movie
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Arguably the most influential guitar bands of the past 15 years have been the likes of the Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines, The Vaccines. They played quirky, clever…