Year: 2014
Local Review: Giraffula – Smile and Wave
Giraffula Smile and Wave Self-Released Street: 04.25 Giraffula = Neon Trees + TOBACCO A variety of influences are packed into this electro-pop composite. There’s some Robert Smith–inspired vocals on “Haunting Me,” bass akin to Radiohead on “Magic Figure 8,” and even some Kraftwerk-meets–Black Moth Super Rainbow on “Geronimo.” Wacky hip-hop track “Pizza Party” sounds like
Local Review: George Charles Nelson III – Little Engine
Sweet Salt Records was founded last fall by Tom Bennett, a transplant from North Georgia’s Piedmont region and singer/songwriter “in his own write,” to borrow a phrase from John Lennon.
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Local Review: Frankie Smooches – In All Honesty
Frankie Smooches = Radio-era LL Cool J – Rick Rubin … read more
Local Review: Grass – Naysayer
Grass = Minus the Bear … read more
Local Review: Exoboy – Badly Coded Boy
Experimental is the first word that came to my mind when I listened to this. It sounded like something made purely on Ableton with scattered samples and perhaps a small MIDI controller. … read more
Local Review: Excrementum Luciferi – Nos Inducas Tuum
One-man act Voltov opens Excrementum Luciferi’s debut with “Defecration (Intro),” which employs a heavily distorted, oscillating L–R speech sample for this bile-pile, raw black metal affair. … read more
Local Review: False Witness – Helplessly Alive
Opening with the engaging instrumental “Silhouettes of the Damned,” driven by double bass drums and a blues-themed guitar solo, the mood is set when vocalist Mckae Nielsen lets out his screams. … read more
Local Review: Echodog – Mine
Echodog reeks with potential. With a short five-track album, these locals know how to play. Each track is rock-oriented, with the exception of “Mine,” which feels more along the lines of acoustic, alternative coffee-shop rock—not that that’s a bad thing. … read more
Local Review: Dwellers – Pagan Fruit
Producing more of their psych-tinged “gut rock,” Dwellers have doubled down on the space rock sound that they experimented with on Good Morning Harakiri. The resulting album is unbelievably laid back, sounding a lot like mid-’90s stoner rock but without the angst-driven intensity. … read more
Local Review: Dustbloom – Keeping the Black Dog at Bay
Dustbloom = The Dillinger Escape Plan + Meshuggah … read more
Local Review: Deathblow – Prognosis Negative
SLC’s Deathblow have been kicking around for a while now, getting a great reputation from their “fast thrash up your ass” live shows. … read more
