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Vicious Fishes – Don’t Forget Me
Similar artists: Pixies, Television, The Modern Lovers
Genre: Garage Rock
Vicious Fishes are on the road to guitar-pop glory. But by the sounds of it, they’ve already found out it could be a bumpy ride.
The…
The Carolyn and Cheerless reviewed
July 30, 2023
The Carolyn – Harmful History
Similar artists: New Junk City, Tired Radio, Timeshares, Captain Asshole, Catapults
Genre: Skate Punk, Punk, Pop Punk
The Carolyn dig deep, open up their wounds and pour some salt onto them in order to reach the pop-punk sound…
Time in between: Nausicaa and HOPE
July 30, 2023
HOPE – OSMOSIS
Similar artists: Sigur Rós, Portishead
Genre: Alternative Rock
HOPE don’t believe that ideas just occur to you. The band believes that one has to go out searching with no pre-determined ideas of what may be found.
There’s very…
11 Best Songs by The Verve
April 24, 2023
The Verve are band both blessed and cursed. They will forever be associated with one song, “Bittersweet Symphony,” although they have many others. They will be known for their break-ups but, for a time, formed a great live unit.
And they’ll be viewed as…
The Top 10 Best Songs by The Jesus and Mary Chain
April 6, 2023
The Jesus and Mary Chain were sonic terrorists with an ear out for the sunniest melodies. Their songs inspired a generation of alternative rock bands and encouraged them to think outside the box.
“Psychocandy” defined a generation and sparked legions of…
Positive vibration: Peter Johnston RVA and Sunnsetter
March 17, 2023
Sunnsetter – Surely Everything’s Alright
Genre: Shoegaze, Post Rock
What drugs did the hippies end up doing? I mean, of course, after they finished with the drugs that they’re most famous for taking. The truth is that few revolutionary hippies demanded…
Plan B: Fake Magic and Color Palette
January 30, 2023
Color Palette – Dreams
Similar artists: Slowdive, Ride, My Bloody Valentine
Genre: Shoegaze
It’s never too late to start trusting music again. I know it’s hard! Whatever kind of genre might have captured your heart, I’m pretty sure it abused that trust a…
Left to the imagination: The Moon Caravan and Atsuko Chiba
January 25, 2023
Atsuko Chiba – Link
Similar artists: The Mars Volta, Beak>, Spirit of the Beehive, Black Midi
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Record label execs are often at a loss. They need to sell music. This is what keeps them in business. But musical tastes change all the time.
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…