Reviews: Kevorkian Death Cycle – God Am I

Reviews: Kevorkian Death Cycle – God Am I
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If you are a fan of industrial and EBM music, you must obtain this release for your collection. It has been over a decade since this band has put something out for this world to devour, and I am grateful it has returned with a release that provides great listening pleasure. … read more

Review: Wordsmith – The Blue Collar Recital

Review: Wordsmith – The Blue Collar Recital
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His flow is clean with simple drumbeats and keys, looped with soulful samples that bump the tracks to an almost gospel status. The “day in a life” approach makes The Blue Collar Recital personal and powerful without being over the top. … read more

Review: Warmaster – The End of Humanity

Review: Warmaster – The End of Humanity
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Chunky, even what I’d describe as blocky, riffs dominate the album, with a bottom-end filled out by a syrupy thick bass sound continuously rip out the riffs to satisfy any old school death metal fan’s palate. … read more

Review: Widowspeak – The Swamps EP

Review: Widowspeak – The Swamps EP
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It doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that The Swamps’ release date is just a few days before Halloween. Spiderwebbed banjo layered with Molly Hamilton’s blustery, beautiful vocals and crisp, distant guitar riffs make this a quintessential fall release.  … read more

 
 
Review: Two Cow Garage – The Death of the Self Preservation Society

Review: Two Cow Garage – The Death of the Self...
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The whole album’s forte is their cynical yet often poetic lyrics. “Mantle in ’56” is a slower, blues-based ballad in which Schnabel compares his life to that of the New York Yankees’ most valuable player circa 1956, Mickey Mantle. I enjoyed this album—it’s very upbeat and has that classic ’90s punk rock sound in it. … read more

Review: Ty Segall – Sleeper

Review: Ty Segall – Sleeper
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The unceasing energy and “up yours” attitude for which I’ve come to love Ty Segall is not what this album’s about. What I’ve found instead is a more mature Segall, basically the man and his real problems behind the usual curtain of fuzz and shouting. … read more

Review: Tony Joe White – Hoodoo

Review: Tony Joe White – Hoodoo
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This blues-like punk rock, in a way, is very simple—it’s often played with the same chord progressions, tempos and even instrumentation. So, like punk rock, it takes talent creativity and originality—all of which are not found in high amounts on Hoodoo.  … read more

Review: Tough Age – Self-Titled

Review: Tough Age – Self-Titled
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There’s a lot to like about Tough Age. They’ve got a nice surf-rock vibe with a dash of angst pulled right from a dingy garage. The whole album has an old-fashioned sound as warm as old tube amps and the band travels over a lot of terrain. This album is a great sonic trip up the coast. … read more

Review: Toxic Holocaust – Chemistry of Consciousness

Review: Toxic Holocaust – Chemistry of Consciousness
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I was pleased to hear that Joel Grind didn’t take Chemistry of Consciousness in the way that Conjure and Command hinted at, which, for me, might have been cultic stoner-thrash, but staunchly returned to volatile, acidic ooze and frantic bloodlust.   … read more

Review: Traams – Grin

Review: Traams – Grin
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Krautrock by way of Chichester, England with a dusting of American math rock in it’s blood, Traams stand in good post-punker company (along with say Parquet Courts and Disappears) by making honest-to-god indie ROCK with a serrated, post millennial edge. … read more