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Animal, Surrender!END! Begin Reviewed
September 9, 2025
END! Begin – I Want to Be a Flower
The more you listen to rock n’ roll, and, especially, to the music of the older musicians who’ve “made it,” the more you get the sneaking suspicion that the songs might … not mean anything.
That in itself is a…
L.O.E and ProjeKT Reviewed
March 31, 2025
L.O.E – After All Is Said & Done
We all played a role in the demise of music. It happened when each one of us demanded something that made musicians have to work less, dream less often, and not have to stretch their creative muscles as much as they used to…
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…
Bondo and Joyful Forfeit Review
September 12, 2024
Joyful Forfeit – No Better. No Worse.
They say that a great song stands up on its own regardless of its orchestration and that playing it on an acoustic guitar is the best way to determine its worth. That’s true, perhaps, if you are a folk enthusiast or if you…
Nepal Death and Sólstrauman Reviewed
June 7, 2024
Nepal Death – With Her (Kali the Mother)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
I love psychedelic rock music, especially if it promises to be inspired or tied to some exotic spiritual movement. Do you know who the only ones who love this more than I do? Wealthy westerns. Upon…
birdsandpeople - nothing
May 28, 2024
Not long ago, becoming a guitar hero seemed like a better proposition than becoming an astronaut, a movie star or a president of many countries. Achieving that status meant that people would view you almost as a prophet, that riches would be thrown at you, and that your…
The Polite Heretic and Santo Sur Reviewed
February 6, 2024
The Polite Heretic – How A Storm Becomes A Memory
Similar artists: Listener, La Dispute
Genre: Post Rock
There’s only so much you can learn from books and their modern substitute, Netflix-produced b-movies. And this is a wonderful thing. There’s no real…
Paws on Ears - Hot Spoon, Cold Mango
November 26, 2023
If the old mythographers are right, then stories of heroes and villains are essentially the same. And, if that is true, it should mean that the same kind of stories told in pop music under its many guises must stay the same. Hot Spoon, Cold Mango avoids imitation on the new…
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…