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BABY CANDY and Black Nines Reviewed
December 1, 2023
BABY CANDY – What’s Worse
Similar artists: Ty Segall, Pixies
Genre: Stoner Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
It’s usually not enough to simply tell someone “I love you” in order for them to reciprocate these feelings. They need to be shown, and…
Sideways and The Creature Comfort Reviewed
December 1, 2023
Sideways – Fall Apart
Similar artists: blink-182, Green Day, Sum 41
Genre: Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock
I just hate the idea that enthusiasm alone won’t get you anywhere in life. I know that this is not true, and I have punk-rock music as proof. The…
Richard Tripps and Vero Strange Reviewed
December 1, 2023
Richard Tripps – Kiss the Ring
Similar artists: Doug Tuttle, White Fence, Cate Le Bon, Parquet Courts, Cass McCombs
Genre: Surf Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock
Maybe it’s true that all the great rock songs have already been written. Hell, it’s likely that…
Sam Wrangle and Strange Velvet Reviewed
December 1, 2023
Sam Wrangle – Future Copy
Similar artists: Tame Impala, Supertramp, Joy Division
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
The people who take themselves very seriously often struggle to find a place for themselves in the world. They’re not very…
Family Man and Healthy God Reviewed
December 1, 2023
Family Man – I AM THE ONE
Similar artists: IDLES, shame, Crack Cloud, Viagra Boys
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk
Frankly, between your loved ones and all of the terrible people being depicted doing terrible things on your television set, the ones that are most likely…
Sound Furies and San Silvan Reviewed
December 1, 2023
Sound Furies – 50/50 + 4 Keeps
Similar artists: PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Genre: Indie Folk, Folk
It’s no coincidence that for the past decade or so, we’ve seen a sharp rise in the number of bands that play…
The Rakers and Ryan Sutherland Reviewed
December 1, 2023
The Rakers – Song for Rumi
Similar artists: R.E.M., Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Uncle Tupelo
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock
Everyone secretly imagines that one fine day, they’ll just get it. That it refers to the meaning of life itself, or at the very least…
BOMBEI.exe and Big Wreck Reviewed
November 30, 2023
BOMBEI.exe – clear conscience (feat. Belis)
Similar artists: Skrillex, 100 gecs, Beach House, my bloody valentine, Slowdive
Old-timers love to wax poetically about the music that was being made when they were teenagers. Many would go so far as to claim that it…
Worth Lambert - “One or Zero”
November 30, 2023
It’s only relatively recently that the words “artist” and “commercial” could be placed together without sounding ridiculous. In the past, you either worked in the arts, serving the whims of a patron or were content to draw colorful pictures or write poems for your…