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Billy Elliot and Scoobert Doobert Reviewed
March 18, 2024
Billy Elliot – Let Them Eat Cake
Similar artists: Car Seat Headrest, Elvis Costello
Genre: Folk rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Yesterday were the Oscars. I wouldn’t expect you to know that, and if you’ve opted for another year to miss out on these five…
Onyeka and dwn bad Reviewed
March 18, 2024
Onyeka – People In Our Lives
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
Being a devoted fan of an artist carries with it some responsibility. Let’s not kid ourselves. And, by the same token, being an artist who is lucky to have admirers, comes with a number of…
Oberst and Conscious Pilot Reviewed
March 18, 2024
Oberst – Bad Run
Similar artists: Kvelertak, Mastodon, The Good The Bad and The Zugly, Honningbarna
Genre: Punk, Post-Hardcore
Never underestimate bands that are determined to sound lo-fi on purpose. They’re like the people who take cold showers even though…
Bleary Eyed and Mortigi Tempo Reviewed
March 18, 2024
Bleary Eyed – 2 True
Genre: Shoegaze
There was a time when the most important guitar players of the day could just plug into a regular amp and start chopping off lines of noise. There was a time when guitar pedals weren’t used, when soundmen were rarely…
Alberta & The Dead Eyes and Miss Lonely Reviewed
March 18, 2024
Alberta & The Dead Eyes – So Cool
Similar artists: Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, The Stooges
Genre: Blues, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Hearing a great pop song is a simple pleasure. It’s equally as pleasant to watch a highly attractive person walk by…
Mothman, The Man and Loaf Reviewed
March 15, 2024
Mothman, The Man – Mother Leeds’s 13th Child, Pts. 1 & 2
Similar artists: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, ORB
Genre: Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock
The moment punk-rock came back onto the…
Make it So and Gemm Reviewed
March 15, 2024
Make it So – XP
Similar artists: Dinosaur Jr., Hum, Cave In
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Audiences looking for new kinds of entertainment are easily startled. People fainted when they saw Elvis and jumped out windows when Orson Welles broadcast “War of…
Make it So - So We Make
March 15, 2024
You simply cannot understate the importance of the humble guitar-drum-vocals sound in the modern history of the world. And, even though it’s never had less weight on the charts over the last century than it does now, it’s never a wise move to count it out.
It’s…
SEER SEEKER - TO THE CORE
March 15, 2024
The first time big-name rock bands introduced synthesizers into their shows, there were murmurs of discontent. The first time that bands began incorporating styles unrelated to rock music, some fans cried that their heroes had lost their way. And, by the time Anthrax were…