Classic Album Review: Oleander | Unwind
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There’s no reason in...
Classic Album Review: Florida Razors | Beat Music
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Before there was Junkhouse,...
Classic Album Review: Death by Chocolate | Death by Chocolate
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
A London teenybopper, a...
Classic Album Review: Subzone | Paranoid Landscape
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If David Lynch and...
Classic Album Review: The Januaries | The Januaries
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
There are mored varieties...
Now Hear This: Valse Noot | Utter Contempt
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Valse Noot don't just rip your face off — they also attack the your brain. The deranged rock of this post-hardcore / free-noise...
Now Hear This: Pink Cigs | Pink Cigs
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Pink Cigs are truly inspired by the ’70s kind of sound — and they can write songs like if they were living back in the...
Now Hear This: Nancy | 7 Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Enigmatically compelling and dripping in authenticity, bizarro-pop provocateur Nancy reveals his eccentric collection of sonic adventures The Seven Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues.
Spawning audacious...
Now Hear This: Electric Jalaba | El Hal / The Feeling
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Electric Jalaba comprises six accomplished musicians with an empathy that feels telepathic and a groove that immerses. In Arabic, the mother tongue of Moroccan-born singer...
Now Hear This: DJ Muggs the Black Goat | Dies Occidendum
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Dies Occidendum is a mythical voyage across fog-laden, scorched earth terrain from the original friar of dark hip hop, DJ Muggs the Black Goat.
Known and...
Now Hear This: DJ Black Low | Uwami
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "In many ways, DJ Black Low’s debut album Uwami shows the signs of an artist’s first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad...
Now Hear This: The Dials | And Another Thing … B-sides And Asides
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Dials have been familiar faces on the Brighton music scene since 2002, playing their own peculiar blend of psychedelia, surf, folk and jazz garage....
Now Hear This: Dead Dirty Dinosaurs | Too Many Questions: The Abbey Road Masters...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "The Dead Dirty Dinosaurs are the new kings of alt-indie rock in the Southern Hemisphere. If you don’t already know, you’ll know. Obviously humble, but...
Albums Of The Week: The Blue Stones | Hidden Gems
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "On their sophomore album Hidden Gems, Ontario blues-rock duo The Blue Stones worked with famed producer Paul Meany (Mutemath, Twenty One Pilots, LANY), who helped...
Albums Of The Week: Blanketman | National Trust
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Fresh from the haberdashery, Blanketman have been spearheading a burgeoning scene in Manchester, gigging extensively throughout the city, performing their original brand of restless post-punk...