Year: 2016
Review: Savages – Adore Life
Clad head to toe in black, Savages strove for uncompromising authenticity as they brought the impatient and thunderous heart of post-punk back, topping off their unforgiving album with singer Jehnny Beth’s 36-line manifesto, which sharply decried a world of far too many voices and distractions clamoring for our attention. … read more
Review: Sarah Neufeld – The Ridge
Sarah Neufeld = Circuit des Yeux + The Visit + Kate Bush … read more
Review: Shearwater – Jet Plane and Oxbow
Shearwater = Daughn Gibson / Damien Jurado + Songs: Ohia
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Review: Sievehead – Into the Blue
Sievehead = A Place To Bury Strangers + Iceage + Diat
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Review: Salt Front No. 4
Salt Front No. 4 confronts us with the question of “Embodiment”: What does it mean to have a body (real or imaginary) existing on this weathered ball of water, grass, and rock? Local, national, and international writers of poetry and prose try their hand at answering such a question. … read more
Review: Seratones – Get Gone
Seratones = Alabama Shakes + La Sera
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Review: Seafang – Motorcycle Song
Seafang = Baby Shakes + Dum Dum Girls … read more
Review: Scott Walker – The Childhood of a Leader OST
Scott Walker = Anton Webern + Mica Levi’s Under the Skin OST … read more
Review: Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from...
Other points of interest from Shock and Awe are the exploration of the Theatre of the Ridiculous and late glam’s fascination with authoritarian themes. … read more
Review: Rotting Christ – Rituals
Whenever your band has a big name and reputation in the metal/extreme metal scene, there are expectations with each new album. For me, Rituals meets those expectations and goes above and beyond. … read more
Review: RJD2 – Dame Fortune
RJD2 = Pretty Lights + STS9 + Big Gigantic … read more
Review: Radio Hearts – Tell You
Radio Hearts = The Buzzcocks + The Boys … read more
