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Between locations: Sun Town Cult and Lukka review
September 22, 2022
Lukka – Business
Genre: Indie Rock
First impressions are what count, we are told. Certainly, this is true for most areas of life when few people have enough energy to spend on giving anyone or anything a second chance. This is, without a doubt, the truth when it…
Mercy dawn: Solar Moth and David Curtis Band review
September 22, 2022
David Curtis Band – Down the Drain
Genre: Progressive Metal / Djent, Grunge, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Soundgarden, Tool, Audioslave
There are certain kinds of bands that you can start with your friends when you are very young. You can start a punk…
Meanwhile, in the darkness: Autos Jaquet and Plattenbau review
September 13, 2022
Plattenbau – Crime / Scène (Remix by Data Animal)
Similar artists: Joy Division, Wire, DAF, Suicide
Getting dark and moody is, almost without fault, the formula that older rock bands use to reinsert themselves into the public’s mind. It’s a way to show that…
Best regards: Lazy Queen and Meija reviewed
September 6, 2022
Meija – Pull Me To Pieces
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
If modern music has been able to do anything of significance, it is to shine a light on people’s regular joys and pains and make them appear sublime. One of the worst feelings for a regular person is to…
Powered up: HOFFMAN and The Lost Weekend review
September 4, 2022
HOFFMAN – Reflection
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Rock n’ roll is the poor’s man Yogic Guru. Sure, we all know that meditation is good for our minds, but most of us don’t actually go to the trouble of doing it. It’s just the way that…
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…
Deserted city: Collie Magnum and Swiss Banks reviewed
September 4, 2022
Swiss Banks – RIP
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: The Smiths, The Cure, Morrissey, Interpol, Echo and The Bunnymen, The National, Killing Joke
The great Richey Edwards named the lack of new exciting bands that one can find as one of the…
Method to the madness: Love'n'Joy and Jim The Kid reviewed
September 4, 2022
Jim The Kid – Orange Juice (Feat. Moe Lowe)
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
I remember the time that I read in the NME that Yngwie Malmsteen was a wanker! It was all on account of the fact that he could play guitar really well. The writer asserted that…
Rockin’ forth: Truth Value and Bob Rats reviewed
September 3, 2022
BOB RATS – Rudi, Don’t Turn Out Like Mother
Genre: Ska, Punk
Similar artists: The Interrupters, The Specials, The Clash, Rancid, Toots and The Maytals, Westbound Train
It usually takes American rockstars a few too many albums, tours, and years of being…