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The night: THE PSYCHOTIC MONKS and The Mammoths
January 25, 2023
The Mammoths – Blank Stare
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
Most people are quite plain. It takes little to figure out what they want. It doesn’t take a long time to see where they’ve been, and where they’re going. It’s why advertising…
Suris – This is the city
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock
Psychedelic-rock bands are usually very unreliable tour guides using all matters of tricks to entice the public to buy their tickets. There’s always some kind of destination promised or, at the…
David Jacobson and the Space Wizards – Sweet Friend
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock
It used to be that the great pool of being in a band was the opportunity to be unlike most other people. You couldn’t be held accountable for the same crimes as…
Dance dread: Sam Rowan and Fantømex | Alternative music reviews
December 9, 2022
Fantømex – Gaslight
Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: At the drive-in, mewithoutYou, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It’s harder to walk the straight line drawn on a map than to go out on a mission of discovery and carve out your own path. This is a motto…
Melotone – Entre Ondas
Similar artists: Alabama Shakes, Gal Costa, Khruangbin, Crumb
Few of us still listen to music with our ears. That is to say that we don’t really listen very well. It didn’t just happen, either. It was a gradual process. We’ve reduced…
Odyssey of the sun – Odyssey of the sun
Genre: Blues, Power Pop, Psychedelic Rock
A lot of people are decrying the state of modern recording. You don’t have to be a world-class producer to hear it. Most music, even that played on live instruments, sounds as if…
Hether – dirty claws
Genre: Surf Rock, Lo-fi Rock
At some point, it was musicians themselves that realized that selling records could be a legitimate career choice. And not only that, but once the record industry became established, it meant that musicians…
Redeemed: Showtigers and Bible Club - Alternative music review
November 26, 2022
Bible Club – Ford Capri
Genre: Post-Punk, Post Rock, Garage Rock
Similar artists: Squid, Black Midi, The Doors
Each generation is owed very little. So, naturally, they feel that they, at the very least, deserve to enforce their own humor and their own brand of…
Sparkle in the dark: Sweet Home and Beach - Alternative music review
November 26, 2022
Beach – Zebras Flying (Across The Beach)
Psychedelic Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Indie Rock
Unless you really enjoy being subservient to others, it’s unlikely that you’ll like anyone or anything for very long if they do not possess a sense of humor. Regardless of how…