| ⭐⭐✨ | ‘Brat’ was a cultural phenomenon at the time of its release. You know that, I know that. Even the would-be president of the U.S at the time was being branded with the endearing title. It was something that resembled a form of monoculture, which in today’s splintered internet age is a genuineContinueContinue reading “No college try: Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights *SOUNDTRACK REVIEW*”
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The gift that keeps on giving: Converge – Love Is Not Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Massachusetts metalcore masterminds Converge have made it their mission over the last 30 odd years to construct loud rock that genuinely shakes the planet. Their impact on heavy music cannot be understated. Their breakthrough 2001 LP ‘Jane Doe’ has become a benchmark for raging hardcore and metal music. Bannon’s banshee-like shrieks enhanceContinueContinue reading “The gift that keeps on giving: Converge – Love Is Not Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*”
An industrial thrill-ride: Mandy, Indiana – URGH *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Your first impression of Mandy, Indiana’s sophomore album ‘URGH’ will either make or break your experience. Given industrial music’s mini-resurgence in recent years, particularly thanks to bands like Model/Actriz and Fat Dog making it cool to get sweaty and abrasive again, it should come as no shock that Mandy, Indiana have aContinueContinue reading “An industrial thrill-ride: Mandy, Indiana – URGH *ALBUM REVIEW*”
A bland assemblage: Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐✨ | Joyce Manor have been making albums for 16 years. That’s 16 years of needing to sit down, jam out ideas and thoughts, structure them into songs, place them into a tracklist, and release it into the world. That’s 16 years of needing to spin mostly boilerplate power pop and emo cuts intoContinueContinue reading “A bland assemblage: Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar *ALBUM REVIEW*”
The path less travelled: Xiu Xiu – Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Covers. Renditions of beloved gems in the popular music canon. Covers come in all shapes and sizes. Some exceed their source material in the eyes and ears of the public (Hurt by Johnny Cash versus the OG Nine Inch Nails version). Some are very faithful takes, and some show the original inContinueContinue reading “The path less travelled: Xiu Xiu – Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Needs fine-tuning: Molly Grace – Blush *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐✨ | An artist I have been unaware of until this point, it was recommended as something worth checking out as they appear to be an exciting new act moving up the industry ranks. Molly Grace is a Nashville-bred singer and songwriter who has a clear affinity for the sort of slick, groovy popContinueContinue reading “Needs fine-tuning: Molly Grace – Blush *ALBUM REVIEW*”
A collection of glorified outros: miffle – goodbye, world! *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐✨ | I am admittedly late to the party on this one. This album was released all the way back in September of this year, and has steadily amassed an online buzz, probably helped along by a recent glowing Anthony Fantano review. It is always heartening to see artists finally getting their flowers offContinueContinue reading “A collection of glorified outros: miffle – goodbye, world! *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Egg punk is here to stay: Snõõper – Worldwide *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Snõõper are their own universe now. Since landing with a breath of fresh air on their 2023 debut, it seems the Nashville band is more than willing to double down on their uniquely zany garage and egg punk sound. This time around though, there are some notable extensions in the mix. ForContinueContinue reading “Egg punk is here to stay: Snõõper – Worldwide *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Not ecstatic enough: Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐ | When Agriculture first began breaking onto the scene a few years back, the black metal genre was stuck in a limbo state. Gone were the exciting days of the early 2010’s Renaissance. Liturgy with their freshly-coined transcendental black metal, Deafheaven with their revelatory blackgaze, Altar of Plagues with their successfully experimental blackContinueContinue reading “Not ecstatic enough: Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound *ALBUM REVIEW*”
A surprising regression: shame – Cutthroat *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐✨ | A band that has always promised, shame has made a point of never treading old ground. Even if the temptation burns, they have found a way consistently to bend expectations for their listeners. When shame first hit the scene, they possessed a certain naivete that endeared their music. Undulating between fuzzy post-punkContinueContinue reading “A surprising regression: shame – Cutthroat *ALBUM REVIEW*”
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