REVIEW: Pabst/Autisti – “Exciter” b/w “Dealbreaker” August 24, 2017 There’s plenty of guitar fuzz and feedback featured on the Pabst/Autisti split seven-inch single, out next Friday on Crazysane Records. Pabst opens the proceedings… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Wilt – “Hand Mirror” August 11, 2017 Portland’s Taylor Malsey presents listeners with some warbled tunes and an inviting, warm blanket of melancholia on the excellent Wilt debut Hand Mirror, out… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Lumes – “Envy” August 10, 2017 There’s this moment on Envy – the new six-song EP from Rotterdam’s The Lumes, out soon on Crazysane Records – that you’ve gotta hear…. Continue Reading
REVIEW: Dead Cross – S/T August 4, 2017 Mike Patton has never fronted a band like this. The Faith No More frontman, known by most of the populace alive in the 80s… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Dale Crover – “The Fickle Finger of Fate” August 4, 2017 Dale Crover is positively chameleonic – as if any of us would expect anything less – on The Fickle Finger of Fate, his “debut”… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Alder & Ash – “Clutched In The Maw of the World” July 21, 2017 The cello flirts lovingly with you, then roars and lunges forward, bearing its teeth. The composition in question is “A Seat Amongst God and His… Continue Reading
REVIEW: IE – “Ark” July 13, 2017 Ark, the new two-song, 39-minute opus by IE, takes about nine minutes to get cooking. And, when it does, it generates enough heat that… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Nice Guys/Black Beach – Split Single July 13, 2017 A recent, split 7-inch cataloging the vigor of a Boston micro-scene gets punk right. Nice Guys and Black Beach both grapple for the spotlight… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Melvins – “A Walk With Love and Death” July 7, 2017 You’ve got to give it to Melvins: these guys keep you on your toes. The trio, now featuring Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald on bass,… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Greatest Hoax – “Expiration Compositions” June 19, 2017 Expiration Compositions – the sophomore outing by composer Taylor Jordan, a.k.a. The Greatest Hoax – is a perfectly okay record. The synth work is… Continue Reading
