August 2013
Review: The Builders and the Butchers – Western Medicine
The Builders and the Butchers channel a dustbowl-era feeling in this itinerant carousal of the post-apocalyptic West. … read more
Review: The Fall – Re-Mit
If there’s a curmudgeonly rotten bastard shouting at everybody to get off his lawn, Mark E. Smith is next door, shouting at him to just quiet down already—because he’s doing it wrong. … read more
Review: Sleeping With Sirens – Feel
It’s funny, I never thought about Sleeping With Sirens being an overly poppy band, but after listening to Feel, it’s pretty hard to ignore. … read more
Review: Star & Dagger – Tomorrowland Blues
Three extremely talented and seasoned musicians came together to create this excellent, bluesy stoner rock album. … read more
Review: Sankt Otten – Messias Maschine
If you couldn’t tell from the band’s name, album title or album cover, this band is German. Waaay German. … read more
Review: Saprogenic – Expanding Towards Collapsed Lungs
Brutal death metal has a high redundancy factor in many instances. … read more
Review: Scraper – Self Titled EP
The heavy chainsaw guitars—emitting chord changes at a rate The Ramones might approve of—caught my attention last. … read more
Review: Red Temple Spirits – Self-Titled
Red Temple Spirits have been around for a long time, but you wouldn’t know unless you were already a fan. … read more
Review: Roger Eno/Plumbline – Endless City/Concrete Garden
I’ll answer your question right now: Yes, Roger Eno is the brother of ambient giant Brian Eno, and yes, this album could very well fit as the soundtrack to a dark, dramatic, experimental film. … read more
Review: Potty Mouth – Hell Bent
Critics have called Potty Mouth a riot grrrl band, which is dumb, or called them pop punk or post punk, which is inaccurate and ambiguous, or said they sound like ‘90s New England indie rock, which is a little more clear, but still vague. … read more
Review: Nunslaughter / Antiseen – Split 7in.
After my initial thought of “What the fuck?” regarding Nunslaughter and Antiseen releasing a split 7”, I immediately realized how much sense it actually makes. … read more
