A deeply Australian album: Pond – Terrestrials ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | When it comes to musicians making a move into global waters, the Australian music industry seems to have a chronic tendency to file all of its strongest talent overseas in order to guarantee maximum profit. I suppose this has always been endemic to the international music business, but it is particularly heinousContinueContinue reading “A deeply Australian album: Pond – Terrestrials ALBUM REVIEW”

Genuine melodicism: Iceage – For the Love of Grace & The Hereafter *ALBUM REVIEW*

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Denmark’s own Iceage have found themselves on a pretty remarkable trajectory. The unruly punk rock of their initial work resembles very little of their music to come. A creative peak was attained in 2014 with the grand artistic statement of ‘Plowing The Fields of Love’, with a newfound orchestral bent to theirContinueContinue reading “Genuine melodicism: Iceage – For the Love of Grace & The Hereafter *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*”