7.5
Track Five and Crushing Reviewed
November 25, 2025
Track Five – Halloween Night
I’m not saying that punk rockers ought to live in a sewer while handwriting revolutionary pamphlets. That’s the kind of fantasy that John Lydon might want to share with the world, but one that even he, a nicely-dressed and…
Charm Bracelet and Mister Zach Reviewed
November 25, 2025
Charm Bracelet – Your Ad Here!
Making the entertainment of strangers your hobby or profession must, to most people, feel like an insane thing, especially in this day and age. How dare you stop people who are busy on their way to work or the supermarket to ask them…
The Scree Fall and Soft Reviewed
November 25, 2025
The Scree Fall – No Dreams Left
Harsh truths are best confronted with a cold bottle of beer and a good beat behind the words used to deliver the bad news. And, while some styles of music tend to operate almost wholly in aggregating human anxiety, it’s been proven…
Declan Welsh and The Decadent West AND Dima Midborn Reviewed
November 25, 2025
Declan Welsh and The Decadent West – Feeble (Feat Helicon and Al Lover)
Trainspotting-core. That’s the genre we should’ve got once Irvine Welsh’s novel was turned into a globally successful film. But, instead, all the actors got job offers from sugar-sweet…
Neutral Milk Hotel’s music was a minor miracle, a perfect set of songs and performances that happened in a particular space in time. It can never happen again! Neither Jeff Magnum nor its horde of imitators will be able to reach for it. But what do we have left? Songs…
Romanie AND Jack Manley Reviewed
November 23, 2025
Romanie – I Won’t Yell
If, upon hearing a song with which you truly resonated, you felt compelled to grab hold of the phone number of the person who made it and send them a line, you’d not be alone. In fact, the vast majority of listeners feel the same way…
Friendship Commanders and Quarters Of Change Reviewed
November 23, 2025
Friendship Commanders – DEAD & DISCARDED GIRLS
Heavy, guitar-based music belongs to everyone, of course. And, every time a new documentary about metalheads (of which there are far too many) is made, you hear the maker praising the sense of belonging that members…
Stinkus - “I love you, trackstar” Review
November 23, 2025
Modern romantics are harder to spot these days. They come in all shapes and sizes, and usually, show little ambition or desire to stand out. This is a far cry from the romantics of the past whose boots could be heard clicking down the pavement from miles away, whose clothes…
Top 10 Songs by Golden Earring
November 19, 2025
“Dutch?!” That was likely the reaction of most listeners around the world upon learning the origin of one of classic rock’s most Anglo-American-sounding bands, Golden Earring. The group, for the most part, wrote bombastic, bass-heavy songs that seemed…