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90s callback: Clan Canyon and Las Venus Electric reviewed
October 29, 2021
Las Venus Electric – Heaven is All Around
Genre: 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Most people don’t know when they should be happy, or when they should be sad. They, preferably, need to be told. It makes things so much easier. Similarly, various behaviours have…
Night of the undead: SuperSpeeder and Death Hags reviewed
October 25, 2021
Death Hags – Le Vampire (Stella Cover)
Genre: Indie Pop, Garage Rock
Halloween songs have existed for long enough that they are now a tradition enjoyed by millions. We’ve accrued enough good Halloween songs over the years that the music has transcended…
Like A Motorcycle – 122 Hours of Fear
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk
Many of the greatest bands and their activity goes undocumented. Take my early punks for example. We met often, made a lot of noise, wrote bewildering songs. Then, somehow, we stopped as do a lot of…
Tender words: Mark Lewis Heavenor and Scott von Ryper reviewed
October 20, 2021
Scott von Ryper – Pulse
Genre: Shoegaze, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
There’s pop music that can be described, and then there’s pop music that forces repeated listens. Both of those have their merits. For example, many of the cutting-edge punk…
Endearments – Ocean
Genre: Indie Rock, Dream Pop
David Lynch had a great way of addressing his critics who complained that his movies made little sense, or shared little in common with reality. Lynch replied that most of the time, life makes no sense so why…
A dreamworld far away: Secret Shame and Sylmar reviewed
October 8, 2021
Sylmar – Enniskillen Family
Genre: Psychedelic / Freak Folk, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock
Some of the best kinds of protest songs are the ones that disguise their message either so that people are able to adopt it without really knowing that they did, or so that…
Big time retro: T Truman and Catnyp reviewed
October 7, 2021
Catnyp – Big Sky
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
David Bowie lived his life like an A&R man would, constantly keeping his ear to the ground, always aware of what was around the corner in terms of modern music. He was among the first to…
Far away, every day: almost sex and JRK reviewed
October 7, 2021
JRK – Version 6
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Flaming Lips, Yes, MGMT, ELO
There’s a thin line between folks in starched white starched shirts diligently discussing their favourite sci-fi television shows, and similar-minded folks…
Sing it back: Aaron Joseph Russo and William Russell Wallace reviewed
September 28, 2021
William Russell Wallace – “Just a Little Joy (But It’s a Real Big Deal)”
Genre: Indie Folk, Americana, Indie Rock
The human voice is not always a responsive instrument. Unlike a guitar, it can’t be tuned on command under any circumstances.