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Suris – This is the city
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock
Psychedelic-rock bands are usually very unreliable tour guides using all matters of tricks to entice the public to buy their tickets. There’s always some kind of destination promised or, at the…
First hitter: The Franklys and The Thing With Feathers review
November 15, 2022
The Thing With Feathers – Waste My Revenge
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
People like me don’t care about the future of rock n’ roll. We’re snobs! Many of us dislike what’s on the radio. Some of us gloat about never listening to the…
Right between the eyes: Bi-Product and HOLY POPES review
October 9, 2022
HOLY POPES – DBT
Similar artists: Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, IDLES, Queens Of The Stone Age
Genre: Post-Punk, Rockabilly, Garage Rock
Right at this moment, there are folks diligently working at their desk jobs and looking to estimate how angry the…
Lowdown shimmy: Femegades and Long Hours reviewed
September 6, 2022
Long Hours – A GHOST TO YOU
Genre: Garage Rock
Maybe there’s just too much riding on keeping one’s reputation tidy nowadays that prohibits great rock stars from emerging. Truthfully, many of the most outstanding performers earned their reputation not by being…
The Scarlet Goodbye – Panic & Blame
Genre: Soft Rock, 90s Rock, Pop Rock
Pop songs are designed to be as simple as can be, readymade for the whistler waiting for the bus or the lady doing chores around the house. Still, why aren’t there more great pop songs…
Pop marks: Holly and Jaws The Shark reviewed
September 3, 2022
Jaws The Shark – Destroy the World (feat. Dinosaur Pile-Up)
Genre: Alternative Rock
The alternative rock that finally made its way onto the charts was very loud and very easy on the ears. Even Kurt Cobain admitted as much when he called Nirvana an unholy union…
Expected thrills: Max Benjamin and Sun Era reviewed
September 2, 2022
Sun Era – Honeybee
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Alex G, Chad VanGaalen, Algernon Cadwallader, Interpol, Duster
I always worry about a band’s potential when I hear that one of the musicians has started taking lessons. I…
Nothing straight enough to rebel against: Steve Hensby Band and Captain WildChild review
August 31, 2022
Captain WildChild – Speed
Genre: Alternative Rock
No matter where in the world you happen to live in, your best bet at surviving and prospering is to hide yourself in the background. There aren’t any places where tall poppies are celebrated. Yes, there are…
Bad omens: Sadly Sunday and Knightingale review
August 17, 2022
Knightingale – Gina
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock
The self-help industry is out of control, raising billions of dollars every year from people desperately looking for a guru or a method that will change their lives. And while some of the advice these people might…