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In this, we stand: Rip Room and Robocobra Quartet review

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…
8.0
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Rowdy ways: Upper Downer and Go For The Gold review

Go For The Gold – American Genre: Punk, Hard Rock How far does the territory of the U.S.A. stretch to? Technically, it’s a large chunk of North America. Practically, the yanks have taken the legendary American Dream and the no-less legendary American appetite…
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Black and blue: Madam Mayor and BY MY SIDE review

BY MY SIDE – Face The Sun Genre: Punk Similar artists: Turnstile, Hot Water Music, Hatebreed Having so much angry music at our disposal is both a blessing and a curse. For many of us, such sounds are needed to simply get through the day. It’s a…
7.5
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Caught up: The Stupid Reasons and Crash Cadet review

Crash Cadet – Better Me Genre: Grunge, Math Rock, Alternative Rock Similar artists: Idles, Swans There’s a season for love and a season for hate. And, early January happens to be the season of empty promises. Stick your head out the window and…
7.5
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Mind’s eye: Sophrosyne and SALÒ

SALÒ – Glock 17 Genre: Post-Punk, Pop Punk, New wave The music grouped under the “post-punk” umbrella is all about discomfort. It’s not the kind with which noise artists operate. It’s the anxiety of regular life, of bad conversations, bad…
8.5
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Punk du jour: Missing Fingers and SPRINTS review

Missing Fingers – Rat King Genre: Punk, Post-Punk, Grunge Similar artists: Fear, Agent Orange, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag Missing Fingers shine a dim light on the squalor and decay on the single Rat King. Some people are able to make good use of the anger…
8.0
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New set of eyes: Ditz and The Planes review

The Planes – Unglued Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Rock, Dream Pop Similar artists: My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver The Planes search for the language of love in the highest places on the song Unglued. It gets easier to ignore rock n’ roll these…