7.8
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Billy Elliot and Scoobert Doobert Reviewed

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…
7.8
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Onyeka and dwn bad Reviewed

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…
7.8
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Oberst and Conscious Pilot Reviewed

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…
7.5
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Bleary Eyed and Mortigi Tempo Reviewed

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…
8.3
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Alberta & The Dead Eyes and Miss Lonely Reviewed

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…
7.5
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Mothman, The Man and Loaf Reviewed

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…
8.0
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Make it So and Gemm Reviewed

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…
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Make it So - So We Make

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…
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SEER SEEKER - TO THE CORE

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…