September 2005
Local Reviews: Nolens Volens — I’m Sad Your Living
Tribal atmospheric drumming melts into NYC Ghosts and Flowers Sonic Youth wavering guitar-picking, bright as a daisy growing between a crack in a disgusting city street in the opening track, “Jon Bytheway is Actually Satan” … read more
Local Reviews: King Tree — Chasing Ghosts
Oh my gosh! Sevenstringbassfreak is a member of King Tree! When they signed up to Violet Run’s myspace page, we were like, who the hell is this? But added him anyway because we wanted to have more than 23 friends. … read more
Local Reviews: Die Monster Die — Only the Dead Will...
It’s another Die Monster Die release, and nothing is different from previous releases, but it’s still good. … read more
Local Reviews: The Rattails Present The Loyal — One.Two..Three…
It can make the listener feel a bit uneasy — kind of like when that red-headed overweight girl in the velvet dress absolutely must read you her newest poem. … read more
Local Reviews: Redemption — Home
Redemption is like the Sandman brought to life: edgy, mysterious, not black and white but grey, aloof and cold — yet strangely warm and comforting. … read more
Local Reviews: This Dying Need — Disconcerning Divine
This Dying Need might turn off non-industrialists, but for those with initiated palettes, they’ll come off as decent at their brand of old-school industrial beats and undressed synths with mainstreamish dark pop structure. … read more
Local Reviews: Hellbound Saints — Demo
These boys from Provo have garnered a lot of support in happy valley. I hope this is just a taste of thing to come from the Hellbound Saints. … read more
