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Weal and Cryptolog Reviewed
December 19, 2024
Weal – Plethora
Ever afraid that life’s been passing you by and that you will never get the opportunity to amass all of the important information that you could have? You’re probably right. And, yes, it’s your fault. Nobody glued the telephone to your hand or…
Pet Prophet and Vindigo Reviewed
December 15, 2024
Pet Prophet – Computer Man
Most people aren’t funny, and the vast majority of those are making tiktok videos and booking themselves for stand-up shows. If they happen to say that they’re your friends, they’ll mak you attend said shows, like their videos, and…
Hospital and Tape House Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Hospital – Simple Pleasure
Pop music is the great wallpaper across reality. Some people need it more than others and are willing to make a greater effort to access it. That’s not to say that pop music is merely an illusion. No, at its best, it is a description of…
The 100 Best Indie Rock Songs of All Time
December 6, 2024
There’s something about great indie rock bands that makes you think of the underdog coming on top or something extraordinary occurring despite the odds. The best indie rock songs of all time are nearly all famous against tougher pop competitors vying for the same chart…
Izzy Outerspace and Talk to Your Neighbor Reviewed
December 3, 2024
Izzy Outerspace – Beautiful Blur
You’ll be the first to know what’s going on in the world! And you! And you, too, at the back! How could you not? Your wrist is tied to a device designed to keep you engaged, entertained, and frightened. Its evolution is now tied…
Titus Drott - "Writing In The Dark" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
I hear lies whenever I remove my headphones from people who are trying to sell me cheese, insurance, and the brand new political movements. I am suspicious of everyone who tries to stop me on the street to hand me a pamphlet. And if the doorbell rings in the middle of the…
The Common Reeds and Big Society Reviewed
December 2, 2024
The Common Reeds – Fear
Interesting people need to be surrounded at all times by interesting things, be they real or fake. After nearly completing a journey that saw him conquering about half of the known world, Alexander (soon to be dubbed “The Great”) traveled…
Top 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums of the Early 2000s
November 30, 2024
Indie-rock albums often dominated the charts in the 2000s, while bands routinely scored hit singles and influenced fashion trends. That was then, this is now. Does 2000s indie stand up to the scrutiny of time? Many of the albums of the time certainly do. Some of them are…
Dino Archon and Kenny Sharp Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Dino Archon – Brother
There were murmurs of disconnect and outright hostility and a folk music festival that I visited recently. Tagged “folk,” the event attracted hopeless romantics and older devotees of the mixing of poetry and music. When the performers…