Year: 2014
Review: Youth Forgotten – Ghost of A Fallen Empire
Youth Forgotten have a lot of influences: speed metal, thrash, early-’00s metalcore, gothic rock and crossover. When YF combines two genres in one song, it sounds good, but this was quite rare. … read more
Review: Xiu Xiu – Angel Guts: Red Classroom
On this most recent Xiu Xiu release, Jamie Stewart has taken a darker, more gothic approach than on other recent albums. Some apt comparisons might be Bauhaus or Siouxsie And The Banshees. … read more
Review: Yasmine Hamdan – Ya Nass
“Shouei” stuck out most for me, evoking the sounds of staring out the window and watching the rain in your cozy setting of choice. The album sways gracefully between the nostalgic sounds, like in “Aleb,” to darker, tormented melodies, such as “Enta Fen, Again” and “La Mouch.” … read more
Review: Videoing – Treasure House EP
Opening with noise guitars and heavy beats, Videoing sucker-punch you with this five-song EP in a wave of electro-industrial sound and don’t let you up until the very end. … read more
Review: What Moon Things – Self-Titled
With a sound perfect for supporting Saves The Day, What Moon Things may have come a little late for me. It’s not that they can’t pull the emo thing off—the songs get stuck in my head with a wave of melancholy like dark, Northwestern cloud cover. … read more
Review: White Fence – For the Recently Found Innocent
Tim Presley of White Fence is the stoned outlaw of psychedelic folk music. This is his sixth LP, which was recorded in a studio with help from fellow prolific rocker Ty Segall. It’s the first time Presley has completed a solo album outside of his bedroom. … read more
Review: White Reaper – Self-Titled
If 2010s punk has a cohesive sound, I’d say White Reaper sums it up. In this six-song, 16-minute debut EP, the Louisville, Ky., trio plays poppy garage rock like the best of their forbearers, but with more punk muscle. … read more
Review: Warfuck – Neantification
Warfuck = Magrudergrind + Wormrot + Insect Warfare … read more
Review: White Fence – For the Recently Found Innocent
White Fence = The Left Banke + Roky Erickson / The Pretty Things … read more
Review: Wildest Dreams – S/T
Wildest Dreams = Obscured by Clouds–era Pink Floyd + Dungen + Circle … read more
Review: Wo Fat – The Conjuring
Wo Fat = Orange Goblin + Kung Pao … read more
Review: Will Dailey – National Throat
Will Dailey = Dry the River + Young Rebel Set + Inlet Sound … read more
