TAUK and Venter Reviewed
October 30, 2023
TAUK – Melvin’s Mind
Similar artists: Umphrey’s McGee, Dopapod, The Disco Biscuits, Papadosio, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Genre: Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Alternative Rock
It’s remarkable what audiences used to think pop music was only a few…
In Between the Words: Anthony Pirog and Novere Reviewed
October 7, 2023
Novere – Danse Macabre
Similar artists: Hundred Year Old Man, A Perfect Circle, Amenra, Cult Of Luna, God Is An Astronaut
Genre: Post-Rock
Great, modern sounds are begging to be chased. In fact, those unwilling to go out on a hunt, to pack their bowie knife…
Positive vibration: Peter Johnston RVA and Sunnsetter
March 17, 2023
Sunnsetter – Surely Everything’s Alright
Genre: Shoegaze, Post Rock
What drugs did the hippies end up doing? I mean, of course, after they finished with the drugs that they’re most famous for taking. The truth is that few revolutionary hippies demanded…
The hear and now: Arrays and Hereafter reviews
July 11, 2022
Hereafter – Broken
Genre: Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Great artists, musicians especially, are often only appropriately remembered in the most critical moments of a person’s life. At all other times, many people will tell you about how musicians do the kind of…
Endless dreams: Anto Dust and Mahogany Frog review
March 14, 2022
Mahogany Frog – A Decision Of The Flower
Genre: Post Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Stereolab, Shooting Guns, Elevator, Tortoise, Soft Machine, Air, Deerhoof, Holy Fuck, Brian Eno
Rock music as a whole may look like a rather unattractive commercial…
In this, we stand: Rip Room and Robocobra Quartet review
March 12, 2022
Robocobra Quartet – Heaven
Genre: Post Rock, Math Rock
Similar artists: black midi, Squid, Black country New road
Modern protest songs, as long as those as still legal, have no choice but to be funny. The protest tunes of the past were dead serious. And, look…
Cold dreams: Entertainment and June LaLonde reviewed
October 8, 2021
June LaLonde – Empty The Chair
Genre: Post Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Big record labels used to reserve budgets of millions of dollars for the recording of albums by their top artists. This wasn’t even something up for debate. The process of making…
Fight from the inside: Asuna and The Upper Strata reviewed
December 29, 2020
The Upper Strata – Where the Monsters abound
There’s music that accompanies you around the house. And, then there’s music designed to scare you out of it. This Christmas if you want to bring some gentle haunting to your abode, you may want to give The…
Through the past dorkly: The Nightmare Generator and MT Moutain release new Avant-rock singles
December 18, 2020
MT Mountain – Aplomb
I don’t really embrace the idea of “mood music“. I hate that songs should fit strictly to a particular moment in your life. This is why you end up with U2’s One being played at weddings, at Marvin Gaye tunes soundtracking…