Gutter poet: Mick Neely, Graves reviewed
October 23, 2020
Mick Neely – Tiger King
The original, famed, US, and UK punk-contingent used to hint at violence while performing their three-chord blitz-rock to a terrified audience. The Birthday Party and the Pop Group performed their music while audaciously suggesting violence…
Combat pose: The Dangaleros, Dimmy Graaf reviewed
October 23, 2020
The Dangaleros – Qué pasó Pistolero?
Where did the folk-punk of old wild west shoot ’em ups disappear? From Two Gallants to Hola Ghost, it is true that some bands are still dabbling in the outlaw guitar sound and stories of the tempestuous West. Yet, beyond…
The Agency… – The Last Time
“The Last Time” sounds like an earnest, loving attempt to outspook Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds, no doubt mentors to the authors in question. Air siren guitar sounds open the tune as ominous as the sombre picture of the…
Screaming for attention: BABYLUNGS and John E Vistic reviewed
October 20, 2020
BABYLUNGS – Quit Ur Job and Drop Out of School
When you cut right down to it what did the original punk-rockers do? Well, the great Iggy Pop confronted his audiences violently, especially in England, leaving them feeling both fascinated and afraid. The Sex Pistols…
Gold Connections – Stick Figures
Gold Connections feel that, if people need to shove them into a genre categorization, it might as well be post-punk. “Stick Figures” doesn’t sound anything like post-punk, but just like many of the best bands…
Elegant melancholy: HighSchool and KACIMI reviewed
October 20, 2020
HighSchool – New York, Paris and London
HighSchool sounds like a millionaire brewing their own beer. Sure, it’s a fine idea for most people. But it’s a tad suspicious from someone who can positively afford not to do it. Then again, perhaps, it’s a kind…
Retro pop: Pine Barons and Iska Dhaaf reviewed
October 17, 2020
Iska Dhaaf – Up
I’ve got a vision of watching Frank Zappa with a big, dumb smile on his face, while first hearing Iska Dhaaf’s “Up”. Zappa, of course, was not just a fan of avant-garde and orchestral music. The moustached maestro, also, had…
Mysterious ways: Adar Alfandari and KIAR reviewed
October 16, 2020
Adar Alfandari – Gold Dust
What are they teaching kids over in Israel? Clearly, they’re providing them with some kind of intense musical learning from a very tender age. At least that’s the conclusion I’ve come to judging by the large number of…
Indie rock jungle: bobsled team, Movie Star
October 16, 2020
bobsled team – You’re so Cool
Irish group bobsled team find themselves much in the same place as Kurt Cobain prior to writing the songs that would end up on Nevermind. Like Cobain, they love the Pixies. And, love for the Pixies, as is the case with the likes…