Peter Gabriel’s Four Self-Titled Albums
May 8, 2021
Peter Gabriel’s madcap music vision made him a hero among prog-rock fans during the 1970s. Later, in the 1980s, he became a mainstream pop star. Even later, he was revered as an elder spokesman of intelligent pop music.
Yet, there is a period in Peter…
The coarse and the refined: Lewca and PEEK reviewed
March 19, 2021
Lewca – Young & Foolish
The last time that we visited Lewca’s world, he was busy making fun, loud, silly, laddish punk rock with a modern twist. Little has changed. The man himself remains as misanthropic as ever. He’s not here to make friends, but…
Fresh Squeeze – Tower of God
I was in the supermarket today, unable to avoid the pop hits being played on the store radio. Don’t judge me! I was hungry. Suddenly, after what felt like an endless selection of vacuous nonsense a very serious voice broke through.
Eyes to the horizon: Rife and Muzikm4n reviewed
February 12, 2021
Muzikm4n – There Must Be Some Other Way
By the time that Genesis realized just what they’d done to their musical careers while they were busy having pop hits and filling stadiums all over the world, it was too late. As is often the case, prog rock’s desire…
White Walls - Starfish Crown (Review)
September 5, 2020
White Walls, Romanian upstars, sound as if a drama student tricked a metal band into letting him join the group and flesh out their songwriting. It’s art metal of a djenty variety, as can be observed by their single “Starfish Crown”, and, especially, by the…
Glass Spells - Mirrors (Review)
August 27, 2020
Every extreme music genre has its more cheerful alternative. Black Metal has Christian/Unblack metal. Punk had New Wave. And, witch house could well have Glass Spells.
While punctuated by the same icy electro flourishes as their evil cousins, and a similar aesthetic…
Cochino - Habitual Animals Review
August 22, 2020
Be careful with the guitar-man whose parents did not let him get out and play. They may have well had to develop their craft to a level where they could take a man with an explosive run of arpeggios if need be.
We, on Alt77, tend to write about kids who’ve never…