Reviews: Diarrhea Planet – I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Reviews: Diarrhea Planet – I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
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With easily the most unconventional name of any band I’ve ever reviewed, Diarrhea Planet is also one of the most conventional-sounding bands I’ve reviewed. … read more

Reviews: Dawes – Stories Don’t End

Reviews: Dawes – Stories Don’t End
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Perhaps the single factor that sets this album apart from Dawes’ first two releases is the level of production. … read more

Reviews: Ellie Herring – Kite Day

Reviews: Ellie Herring – Kite Day
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The greatest genius of Kite Day, Herring’s second proper release, is the subtle percolation of trends in avant-garde and pop electronics, hip hop production and current DJ/mixtape culture.  … read more

Reviews: Elf Power – Sunlight on the Moon

Reviews: Elf Power – Sunlight on the Moon
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Elf Power are excellent at crafting psychedelic sounds that mesh every possible influence from the ’60s, all while dancing on the edge of pop and still retaining a warm, lo-fi buzz that adds patina to the production sheen. … read more

 
 
Reviews: DevilDriver – Winter Kills

Reviews: DevilDriver – Winter Kills
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This is definitely DevilDriver’s strongest record in years—a complete maelstrom of throat-ripping screams over thick, thumping double-bass and heavy guitar licks that can’t help but demand your attention.  … read more

Reviews: Dead in the Dirt – The Blind Hole

Reviews: Dead in the Dirt – The Blind Hole
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This is one of the most angry and downright filthy releases I’ve heard in many moons, managing to stuff 22 songs into roughly 20 minutes. … read more

Reviews: Deafheaven – Sunbather

Reviews: Deafheaven – Sunbather
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Beyond words and beyond genres, Sunbather is a transcendent collection of music that simultaneously channels a wide spectrum of emotion. … read more

Reviews: Industrial Park – Self-Titled

Reviews: Industrial Park – Self-Titled
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I had to change the drive wheel on my turntable to listen to Industrial Park, and wasn’t looking forward to taking the time unless the experience would be worthwhile.  … read more

Reviews: Hot Water Music – Live in Chicago

Reviews: Hot Water Music – Live in Chicago
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Hot Water Music = Small Brown Bike + Avail + Polar Bear Club
Recorded live over two nights shortly after these raspy-voiced rapscallions reunited following a two-year hiatus, Live in Chicago is an amazing document for hardcore HWM fans.  … read more

Reviews: Highway Cross – Run Dry

Reviews: Highway Cross – Run Dry
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Highway Cross sound like a grown up hardcore punk band. There are moments that have glimmers of Dag Nasty or Hüsker Dü in the eight minutes of charging guitars over semi-harsh vocals. … read more