Tag: REVIEWS
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Distant Relatives – Distant Relatives CS (It’s Eleven Records)
Distant Relatives’ debut full-length Distant Relatives is a rough, critical post-punk and deathrock slab that refuses to flounder in nostalgia, instead hurtling forward with an almost panicked intensity. Emerging from the twilight of Leipzig’s underground, the band delivers a record that slices through the genre’s recent mediocrity like shattered bulletproof glass, balancing haunting melodies with…
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Fotokiller – Eerie Nostalgia LP (It’s Eleven Records)
Fotokiller’s debut full-length Eerie Nostalgia is a comprehensive collection of songs that embrace fundamental elements of post-punk and goth rock music, threading the past and present with such grace. Hailing from Berlin, the band channels the eerie romanticism of renowned bands like The Cure, Joy Division, Siouxsie And The Banshees, and Pink Turns Blue, while…
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Para Lia – Mind Song
“Mind Song” is the latest release by Para Lia, a superb German band based in Berlin. Arriving after their critically acclaimed full-length album “In Clash With The Zeitgeist,” this marvelous composition represents their first piece of work this year, further showcasing their tremendous creativity and dedication to the craft. Lyrically, “Mind Song” captures various sentiments,…
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Rosetta West – Night’s Cross
“Night’s Cross” is one of the recent works by Rosetta West, an outstanding duo based in Chicago, Illinois. It’s their first piece of work in 2025, arriving as an adequate continuation of “Labyrinth”, their critically acclaimed debut that you should also check out as soon as possible if you’re looking for soulful, cleverly assembled, and…
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The Sway – Going Blind EP
The Sway, an English indie band based in London, has re-released their classic EP “Going Blind” for its 30th anniversary. Recorded in St. Albans, Hertfordshire during the summer of 1994 and released on 31st January 1995, this extended play consists of “Going Blind, “No One (Comes Close To You),” and “The Death Of Venus,” three…
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Marble Raft – Marble Halls
“Marble Halls” is the latest release by Marble Raft, an extraordinary Swedish duo based in Stockholm. Released on January 10th, this outstanding composition arrives as the first piece of work in 2025, serving as an adequate continuation of “To Have And To Hold And To Break,” and “Rites Of Passage“ two marvelous singles released last…
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Big Mountain County – Deep Drives LP (Sister 9 Recordings)
Big Mountain County‘s latest release, “Deep Drives,” is a sonic expedition that doesn’t just flirt with the fundamental elements of psychedelic rock, krautrock, and post-punk, but it dives headfirst into their collective abyss. Equal parts cerebral and instinctual, this album isn’t content with being a mere continuation of the band’s course. It’s a redefinition, a…
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The Easter Parade – Yesterday’s Grace
“Yesterday’s Grace” is the latest single by The Easter Parade, an outstanding music outlet of English musician, producer, and songwriter Matt Steven. It’s his first piece of work in 2025 and a second single taken from his first EP “Raindrops On The Lens.” According to the artist, “Yesterday’s Grace” talks about those pivotal moments in…
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Twice Dark – Necromantic
“Necromantic” is the latest release by Twice Dark, a music outlet fully operated by Josh Kreuzman, a profoundly creative songwriter, musician, and producer based in Bloomington, Indiana. It’s his second piece of work this year and fourth single from the upcoming album, arriving after “Time Traveler,” “Invisible Man,” and “Telekinetic,” three brilliant compositions that you…
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The Dialtones – Naming No Names
“Naming No Names” is the latest release by The Dialtones, an outstanding quintet based in Austin, Texas. Released on January 17, this is their first piece of work this year, serving as an appropriate continuation of their previous singles, “Bull Song,” Post-Reconfiguration NewsCycle Cataloger,” “Turbulent Sea,” “Prosody Rate,” “Kitchen Floor,” and many many more. Lyrically,…
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Luke Tangerine – Midnight Sketches EP
“Midnight Sketches” is the latest release by Luke Tangerine, a prolific German artist, musician, and producer based in Frankfurt. As usual, this exceptional songwriter and composer delivers tremendous material consisting of four incredible compositions. It’s also good to mention that “Midnight Sketches” marks his first release in 2025, arriving after several outstanding works such as…
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Ronan Courty – Synesthesia
In a modern musical and artistic landscape, it becomes difficult to stay unique, fresh, and innovative. Artists and bands do their best to craft and unleash their pieces of work in order to break the rules and shapeshift the boundaries of conventional music. Some of these artists and bands are ready to push their creative…
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