Tag: REVIEWS
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Jonny Westwood – Brightest Fire EP
In today’s musical landscape, many artists and bands desperately try to reinvent the same old wheel by tirelessly copying their favorite artists, exploring the same old techniques invented by the greats decades ago, or simply aiming for that old, boring, repetitious, and bland sound. Thankfully, there are still artists like Jonny Westwood who are breaking…
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Re:O – Crimson Desire
If you paid close attention to the modern metal scene, you probably noticed how it has become overly generic, mostly delivering bands that try to reinvent the same old wheel over and over again. The majority of artists and bands are trying to sound like their primary influences or mimic the greats who played the…
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Slow Walk – The Mountain
As the music scene evolved over the decades, and many music outlets tried to reinvent the same old wheel over and over again, the music itself became almost generic to the point where all those artists and bands deliver repetitious, bland, and boring music. Still, there are music acts who know how to craft a…
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Map Of The Woulds – The Old Songs
In the ever-evolving musical landscape, where bands continuously release music with the aim of delivering meaningful messages that engage all the senses and prompt listeners to contemplate, only a few manage to do so with such confidence and ease. Usually, most of them are reinventing the same old wheel, trying to sound like their favorite…
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Ford’s Fuzz Inferno – Ultimate Fuzz Frequencies LP
There’s a point where style stops being a reference and becomes a reflex, where a band’s influences no longer hover over the music like ghosts, but are absorbed into its bloodstream. Ford’s Fuzz Inferno reached that point a long time ago, but Ultimate Fuzz Frequencies makes it impossible to ignore. This ninth-inning burst of fuzzed-out…
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Some Soviet Station – Some Soviet Station LP (Expert Work Records)
Originally released in 2000 by Moodswing Records and largely overlooked outside of its small but dedicated circle, this self-titled LP from Atlanta’s Some Soviet Station has returned in a form it always deserved, a lovingly remastered, first-ever vinyl pressing from Expert Work Records, limited to 250 copies on striking blue wax, with artwork updated by…
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“Mrs Wilson’s Children” By Caraline Brown (Earth Island Books)
Caraline Brown’s memoir about her time as promoter at Hull’s legendary Welly Club doesn’t just list the events of the late ’70s and early ’80s post-punk scene. It puts you right there, pint in hand, as the first chord shakes the floor. The Welly Club was never just a venue. Since its founding in 1913,…
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Chandra – Just With You
Only a few bands on the contemporary music scene strike a balance between heartfelt lyricism and marvelous musicianship like Chandra. Somehow, these English musicians based in Bristol manage to always sound fresh, unique, innovative, exciting, yet retain their signature moves that make them such a marvelous band they are today. “Just With You,” their latest…
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Captain Mantis – Vice Market EP
If you’ve paid close attention to the contemporary music scene, there are many bands and artists nowadays who sound impressively good yet fail to craft unique music that resonates with the broader audience. It seems like many of them are trying to reinvent the same wheel all the time, mimicking their influences, inspirations, and favorite…
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Electric High – Ain´t Got Nothing But Time
Craving some pure, unfiltered, relentless rock’n’roll? Well, Electric High got you covered with “Ain´t Got Nothing But Time,” your yearly dosage of expertly assembled and flawlessly performed rock music. Electric High was always the band that leaned towards a modern sound, yet proudly embraced tradition. That’s the case with this track as well, which serves…
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Heron – Paradigm
It has been a while since we had a chance to write about such an outstanding piece of sonic artistry. As many of you already know, synth music has been thriving in the last couple of years, but only a few artists and bands manage to maintain a unique, fresh, innovative sound. Luckily for all…
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Televised Mind – Mind Over Matter
In the ever-evolving music scene, only a few bands manage to deliver a fresh, unique, exciting, and innovative sound that goes beyond regular clichés. There are many excellent bands, but somehow, all of them seem to be trying to reinvent the same old wheel repeatedly without introducing any new moves that will draw in more…
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