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Max Simon and San Carol Reviewed
January 1, 2025
Max Simon – New Moon
Acquiring success in any field is a delicate dance. To do anything meaningful, you can’t just rely on one skill. That must make immensely talented people feel cheated.
Take music, for example. Isn’t it enough to possess the ability to…
Meagre Martin and A Place In Between Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Meagre Martin – Meagre Martin
I suppose the work of becoming an artist deals especially with choices. It’s not enough to be talented, charming, or even to have a rich parent backrolling your efforts. The first thing that you need to do is answer who you want to…
My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless" Reviewed and Revisited
December 11, 2024
My Bloody Valentine understood one simple thing – music sounds different when you’re stoned, and, in those moments, noise can ring like the most harmonious sound in existence. Lead by the perfectionism of Kevin Shields, the band finally seemed to achieve most of…
APACALDA and RAINSONG Reviewed
December 2, 2024
APACALDA – Dead Weight
Ironically, it’s all of the pop stars who fought hardest to say things that, for the age, weren’t shocking and which most people could agree with that are the most easily forgotten. They’ll hardly ever have their songs used in films…
Hotel Hugo and Cathedra Tessera Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Hotel Hugo – Wild Animals
Nobody buys chocolate to taste something that’s sour, bitter, or unpleasant. I mean, of course, some do, but those looneys we ought not to concern ourselves with or provide any encouragement. Just the same, regular people don’t buy…
Gus Englehorn and RAINSONG Review
September 12, 2024
Gus Englehorn – Thyme
German footballer Toni Kroos, recently retired. Upon being asked what the most tense moment of his playing career was, which included numerous tournament finals for club and country, he assured the interviewer that none qualified. “I don’t…
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…
Sylvia and Kalligary Reviewed
July 5, 2024
Sylvia – Recompose
Musically, very little is actually new except for experimental hip-hop, AI gibberish, and folks making music in their garage using old vacuum cleaners and rusty pipes. But is that a problem, really? The things worth singing about aren’t new…
sequela and Lozenge Reviewed
June 13, 2024
sequela – Zavander
If you go by teen dramas, being in a band while you’re still a kid is your one-way ticket to fame, fortune, or at least a kind of giddy happiness. Strap on a guitar, get in front of people, and the world will suddenly open up to you.