Bad Flamingo and Sanderson & The Charabancs Reviewed
April 7, 2025
Bad Flamingo – Miles
Never say one more word than you’re required to. Don’t make friends with strangers. Reveal as little about childhood as possible. And, if at all possible, never reveal your face, and don’t leave fingerprints.
Nah, those aren’t…
Jane’s Addiction was the very first alternative-rock band for whom the major record labels battled. They did it through great songs and through an extremist approach to presentation. The group’s end through a stage fight may have been said. But when all is said…
Burn Kit and Korfian Reviewed
April 3, 2025
Burn Kit – High Spirits Don’t Live Here
Like some kind of comic superhero, music has the habit of turning up when it’s most needed. Perhaps this is the reason that people get so precious about it. Maybe this is why fans protest when their favourite band does…
Hannah Busse and Superunknown Reviewed
March 31, 2025
Hannah Busse (feat. Coliér McNair) – Fight to Live Another Day
Hannah Busse, with help from Coliér McNair, does the most dangerous thing that you can when it comes to a modern song – they tell the truth about things we like to deceive ourselves. Sure, the…
(T-T)b and Barricade Reviewed
March 31, 2025
(T-T)b – Bug on the Ceiling
You’re favourite band is hanging out in the basement. The band members are complaining and fighting with each other. They’re breaking the band up. Not many people even bothered to see them. That’s not a Dickensian fantasy of work in…
HÜGGE and Membership Reviewed
March 31, 2025
HÜGGE – True Love
HÜGGE sounds like Kings of Leon do after a few too many pints of hometown moonshine. Sadly, those are recordings that we’ll never hear on account of the American band being too cheap to splurge on an engineer to track their barn rehearsals. But…
Go For The Gold and Big fish Reviewed
March 25, 2025
Go For The Gold – Animal
Go For The Gold knows how to strike up a dialogue. But they’re looking for the right people. Those who’d rather chat about the weather or the price of milk going up need not apply. Those who, on the other hand, are willing to take a…
KNETX and FLIRT Reviewed
March 25, 2025
KNETX – generator
KNETX is a band that has earned enough experience to know what doesn’t work. They know the things that will not get an audience’s attention. They know how to avoid recording the kinds of songs that you’ll feel little connection with after…
Royal Blush and paperface Reviewed
March 24, 2025
Royal Blush – Butterflies on the Grave
Yes, you’re right! Your powers of perception are very strong, and, indeed, there is a large market for breakup songs. But it’s always been this way. And, arguably, there are no other types of events that deserve the…