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Dark Temple: Permafrost and Ryan Bourne review
January 29, 2022
Ryan Bourne – Black Hole
Genre: Gothic / Dark Wave
Pop culture thrills audiences with promises that it often doesn’t live up to. Pop culture needs to give the appearance of otherworldliness. The most popular groups are the ones that make it seem like…
Left-turn rock: Am Samstag and Cab Ellis review
January 28, 2022
Cab Ellis – 3 Days Only
Genre: Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: The Social Experiment, The Strokes, Watsky, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dominic Fike, Kings of Leon
Cab Ellis takes garage-rock on a night on the town on the single 3 Days Only.
Ask an…
Washed to the online shore: Outside and Eagle Vision review
January 28, 2022
Eagle Vision – The Shell
Genre: Alternative Rock
Music fans across the world used to have heated debates about whether they liked the British or the American variety of a genre. British or American punk-rock? British or American prog? British or American dance…
Left for dead: Raising Ravens and Firentheft review
January 28, 2022
Firentheft – Lay It Out
Genre: Grunge, 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Alice In Chains, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack
Grunge didn’t exactly invent any new style of music. Well, some might even argue that itself wasn’t a…
Behind the shouts: DOGDAD and Pearly review
January 27, 2022
Pearly – Silver Behind The Mirror
Genre: Stoner Rock, Shoegaze, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Ringo Deathstarr, sleigh bells, sonic youth
Nobody’s afraid of anything until you sneak behind them and go “Boo!”. Modern music works in much…
Dash Hammerstein – Her Style Is Laura Ashley
Genre: Post-Punk, Art Rock, Indie Rock
Similar artists: Dry Cleaning, Ian Dury, Blur
There’s no other skill that can get into more trouble and/or provide you with better opportunities than possessing the gift…
Strange glow: Not Really and Bad Penny review
January 24, 2022
Bad Penny – Glitter Guitar
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Best Coast, Fidlar, Bleached, Colleen Green, Soccer Mommy
Bad Penny let loose with the garage-rock number Glitter Guitar.
Garage-rock with its loud guitars, its pummeling…
Pouring down: Deceits and Aversions review
January 24, 2022
Aversions – Two Score to a Ward
Genre: Post-Punk
Similar artists: Protomartyr, Shame, La Dispute
I suppose that it’s true that music succeeds where words fail. But, let’s face it. A guitar solo can be highly expressive. It can move an audience to…
Future passed: J. L. Pritchard and Nathaniel Paul review
January 21, 2022
Nathaniel Paul – Turpentine
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Nathaniel Paul brings light to his melancholy on the new single, Turpentine.
Sometimes, artists do their best when throwing around what-ifs. Dreaming of a reality that has become unattainable a long time…