Tag: REVIEWS
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Jussel – This Town CD
Let’s be real, when a relatively unknown band drops a debut and the press notes read like a list of every cool genre from 1970 to 1979, space rock, soul, gospel, rock & roll, singer-songwriter interludes, you have to be skeptical. That list is basically a recipe for an overstuffed mess. You expect them to…
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Kety Fusco – BOHÈME CD
The instrument has always carried a weight of cultural determinism. The guitar is often associated with rebellion, the piano is renowned for its erudition, while the cello is known for its melancholic depth. The harp, however, has traditionally been burdened by the most ethereal and arguably the most constrictive archetype of all, grace, antiquity, the…
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Purple Stone – Spacetime
It has been a while since we had a chance to write about a duo that sounds this good, and when they’re exploring music genres we love from the bottom of our hearts, every listening session becomes such a treat. As you probably already know, the psychedelic rock scene has thrived over the last couple…
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fen – the product of growing up CD EP
With the product of growing up, fen delivers an emotionally charged alternative pop extended play that captures maturity, self-discovery, and transformation through sound. This is packed with six intimate and honest tracks that expertly blend indie, folk, and alternative pop into a beautiful soundscape. fen expands on the alt-pop foundations by layering delicate arrangements and…
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elie zoé – shifting forms CD
elie zoé’s “shifting forms” arrives like a quiet revolution born from transformation, vulnerability, and the courage to rediscover one’s own voice. It’s their fourth full-length album, yet it carries the spirit of a debut, the sound of an artist stripping everything down to its essence only to rebuild it into something fresh and more authentic.…
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Eric Angelo Bessel – Mirror At Night LP (Lore City Music)
Eric Angelo Bessel’s Mirror At Night exists somewhere between worlds. It doesn’t announce itself with traditional hooks or percussive drive, yet it immediately draws you into a suspended, reflective, and expansive space. Across twelve instrumental compositions, Bessel constructs an intimate and immense landscape, a world shaped by sound rather than words. Each track is a…
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Hauntu – The Unknown Reigns CD (Engineer Records, Sell The Heart Records)
Hauntu’s debut album, The Unknown Reigns, showcases a band fully aware of the chaos around them, willing to translate it into catchy and furious music. The San Diego quintet steps out of the shadows of their 2024 EP with ten tracks that feel lived-in, angry, and self-aware, an album forged in the tension of a…
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The Jukebox Romantics – This One Looks Cool LP (Engineer Records, Sell The Heart Records)
After four years away, The Jukebox Romantics return with This One Looks Cool, and it’s exactly what you’d hope for from a band who has spent years refining their craft. The album lands like a direct punch to the chest, carrying the energy and haste that comes from a band who knows how to make…
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Break To Broken – No Care +2 7″ EP (Engineer Records)
Break To Broken’s No Care +2 carries three tracks that hit with clarity, intent, and weight. This material doesn’t overstay its welcome, but in that brief runtime, it says everything the band needs to say about where they are right now. From the opening notes, it’s clear that this isn’t a project trying to impress…
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Neckscars – Unhinged LP (Engineer Records, Sell The Heart Records)
Neckscars have always carried an energy you can’t fake, one that comes from years of being in loud rooms, sweating it out in DIY spaces, and writing songs that sound even better when performed live. Their new album, Unhinged, arrives as a next step for a band that has already learned what works and what…
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The Albinos – Enabilizer LP (Psychedelic Underground Generation Records)
The Albinos return with Enabilizer, a record that showcases consolidation of their strengths while quietly reshaping their identity. On this particular collection of songs, the band strips away the excess and keeps qualites that they feel important for shaping and delivering their luxuriant sound, resulting in an full-lenght sitting comfortably rawness and control, melody and…
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Los Palms – Los Palms LP (Fuzz Club)
Los Palms’ sophomore self-titled album is a confident sonic statement from an Australian band carving out its own space in the modern psych-rock scene. Adelaide’s trio has always leaned into hazy, guitar-driven landscapes, but here their sound is more focused, more deliberate, and more expansive than ever. There’s a cinematic quality to the record, a…
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