Review: Twisted Pine – “Right Now” September 14, 2020 On Twisted Pine’s self-titled debut, from 2017, the Boston trio unfurled master classes in Appalachian balladry with folk gems like “Lose My Love.” On… Continue Reading
Review: Coriky – S/T June 29, 2020 Legendary Washington, D.C. post-hardcore act Fugazi has been on an indefinite hiatus for nearly 20 years. But the debut LP from super-trio Coriky, which… Continue Reading
Review: Night Vapor – “1,000 Miles of Mud” December 19, 2018 “Dirtminer,” and its inherent sense of grime and mire and dischord, is the template. The opening song on Night Vapor’s 1,000 Miles of Mud — out… Continue Reading
Review: Exhalants – S/T September 4, 2018 To call Austin’s Exhalants a bombastic noise-rock trio is to call Everest a molehill. These guys, who released an epic, self-titled full-length via Self… Continue Reading
REVIEW: U-Men – S/T November 3, 2017 My first exposure to the bizarre genius of U-Men came when I first tracked down a vinyl copy of the scene-setting C/Z Records comp…. Continue Reading