Forty Feet Tall – On & On & On
Genre: Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
If I wanted to learn something new, I’d get myself a library card! That was, at least, my attitude toward music and everything else during my teens. And while it might sound a bit…
Dance dread: Sam Rowan and Fantømex | Alternative music reviews
December 9, 2022
Fantømex – Gaslight
Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: At the drive-in, mewithoutYou, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It’s harder to walk the straight line drawn on a map than to go out on a mission of discovery and carve out your own path. This is a motto…
Melotone – Entre Ondas
Similar artists: Alabama Shakes, Gal Costa, Khruangbin, Crumb
Few of us still listen to music with our ears. That is to say that we don’t really listen very well. It didn’t just happen, either. It was a gradual process. We’ve reduced…
Higher ground: Solcura and Artio | Alternative music reviewed
December 9, 2022
Artio – Unhinged
Similar artists: YONAKA, Nova Twins, Wargasm, Cassyette
Genre: Pop Punk, Alt Pop
Can you even fathom the fact that heavy metal was once the most popular music genre in the world? Punk-rock? Many punk-rock bands sold millions of records.
No tension: Maja Lena and Paul Spring | Alternative music review
December 9, 2022
Paul Spring – Beetle On A Blade
Similar artists: Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, WHY?
Genre: Indie rock, Folktronica, Indie Electronic
Musical playlists are just as big a threat to alternative music as major record labels once were. Both of these sell one…
Elsewhere – Life…is a Fraction: VIII. Reflection
Similar artists: Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Killers, Yes, The Buggles, ELP, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Did people use to pay more attention to modern music? Were they more focused? Sure they did! If…
Storm on the horizon: King Legba & The Loas and Carve A Pat | Alternative music reviewed
December 3, 2022
Carve A Pat – Outlet
Genre: Punk, Pop Punk
Similar artists: Green Day, Blink 182, The Offspring, The Ramones, Sum 41, Rise Against
For a lot of people, the moment that pop-punk, grunge, Britpop, etc., meant simply that music trends were doing their usual…
Bluhm – Ranger
Genre: Country, Americana, Alt Country
Similar artists: Silver Jews, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett
Humor in the world of modern music has really ruined the myth of the rockstar. Where some genres are concerned, especially, it’s hard to…
Cerb – Mind
Genre: Alt Pop
Similar artists: Depeche Mode, The Cure, Crystal Castles
For many people, sadly, pop music is the closest thing that they will have to the experience of meditating. It is a shame because the benefits of actual meditation are…