Albums Of The Week: Dead Best | Second

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dead Best’s fittingly titled sophomore album Second takes the raw pandemic expressions of two punk veterans and refines them into a ripping 13 tracks. Exhuming...

Albums Of The Week: Chris Ballew | Power Trip

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Chris Ballew grew up in Seattle Washington and started making music at the age of four. Eventually, after many twists and turns, Chris ended up being...

Albums Of The Week: Marika Hackman | Big Sigh

There's a good reason cliches become cliches. Take the saying: If you're going through hell, keep going. It's not just pithy. It's true. At least, it seems like it was...

Albums Of The Week: Bill Ryder-Jones | Iechyd Da

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bill Ryder-Jones’ fifth album Iechyd Da is a record that is rooted in love, loss, pain, heartache and often a deep darkness, but also one...

Albums Of The Week: The Awesome Machine | …It’s Ugly Or Nothing: The Desert...

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ripple Music’s new Beneath The Desert Floor series unearths long-lost stoner rock treasures from the ’90s-’00s. The first instalment features Swedish scene veterans The Awesome...

Albums Of The Week: Bronson Arm | Bronson Arm

Sometimes it's better not to know. For instance: Based on their sludgy noise-punk attack, no-bullshit look and generally threatening vibe, I presumed this Michigan duo took their vaguely unsettling name...

Albums Of The Week: The Vaccines | Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations

The grass is always greener. Even for musicians. Maybe especially for musicians. After all, countless artists over the centuries have made beaucoup bank by copycatting the exotic sounds of...

Hannah Ellis Introduces That Girl To This World

Hannah Ellis is all that and more on her perfectly poised debut album That Girl — showcasing today on Tinnitist. A first-rate set of sharply penned, vibrantly rendered and expertly executed...

Classic Album Review: Opeth | My Arms, Your Hearse

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   So much speed metal...

Classic Album Review: Cryptopsy | Whisper Supremacy

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Title aside, there’s nothing...

Classic Album Review: Jag Panzer | The Age Of Mastery

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Going by this disc,...

Classic Album Review: Millencolin | Same Old Tunes

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Now here’s an album...

Classic Album Review: Bouncing Souls | Tie One On

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The real spirit of...

Classic Album Review: Refused | The Shape Of Punk To Come

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The shape of punk...

Classic Album Review: I Against I | Headcleaner

This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   They may have borrowed...

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