Donzii – Rightway Highway
Genre: Post-Punk, Gothic / Dark Wave, Indie Rock
People talk about pop music’s love of escapism as if it’s something wrong. Well, if nobody required an escape from the regular world, there would be much less music being…
A place at the dawn: Family Time and Parallel reviewed
April 26, 2022
Parallel – Orchid
Genre: Slowcore, Shoegaze, Dream Pop
Similar artists: Slowdive, Whirr, Them are us too
One of the dreams of the original punk bands was to get rid of everything that comprised a rock song. That was a fine idea. But, even The Clash and The Sex…
Kind Habitat – Imported Crude
Genre: Grunge
Similar artists: Nirvana, Pixies
One of the most alluring things about the artistic success of Nirvana and Pixies is that their sound always seemed to exist. With a flick of the wrist and a loud yelp, they uncovered…
Desolate landscapes: VOWWS and Force Model review
April 23, 2022
Force Model – Security Theater
Genre: Post-Punk
Similar artists: Drive Like Jehu, Polvo, Marbled Eye, Goggs
One must only look at the way that the advertising world treats art to understand its real value. Are most advertisements attempts at humor? Humor makes…
Bankrobber music: Littlehawk and Ditz reviewed
April 22, 2022
Ditz – I Am Kate Moss
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Idles, Peaches, Suuns, Eagulls, Unwound
What kind of music do bank robbers listen to just before putting on their gloves and black ski masks? In the movies, it’s always…
Beige Banquet – Export/Additive
Genre: Post-Punk
Similar artists: Crack Cloud, Uranium Club, Devo, Marbled Eye
People get dressed up for parties and leave to their engagements looking the best possible way they can. Of course, it would be more interesting if…
Sonic Medicine – The Fever
Genre: Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Math Rock
Similar artists: Morphine, Screaming Trees
It takes a lot of work and energy to sound positively ruined, or on a fast track to reach that status. This is why I don’t really trust…
Lightway: Ernan en VHS and Night Rites review
April 8, 2022
Night Rites – Dark Patterns
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: The Black Angels, A Place to Bury Strangers, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cult of Dom Keller
Strange American cults have done almost as much for the music as two or three…
Monroe Moon – WAR
Genre: Indie Pop, Dream Pop
In the late 1960s, it felt like musical artists were being disrespectful if they didn’t say something against the war. It wasn’t just the Vietnam conflict that they were protesting against, but the idea of…