There is way too much trying to happen on this album. It sounds like the band wanted to incorporate all the elements that they like from each genre and, unfortunately, it really doesn’t work. While the album is certainly ambitious, it lacks a definitive sound. … read more
Review: Odonis Odonis – Hard Boiled Soft Boiled
Hard Boiled Soft Boiled is the second album from this Toronto-based band Odonis Odonis. It’s fitting that this self-described “industrial surf-gaze” group has more to their double name than any singular sound—HBSB is two-sided and explores noise-pop from two different approaches. … read more
Review: OFF! – Wasted Years
In 2010, when footage of OFF! first started showing up online, fans of old California hardcore music lost their minds. Was Keith Morris actually fronting a punk rock super-group that could savagely jam 17 songs into less than 20 minutes? He was, and they could—it was incredible. Skip forward four years, and here we are with OFF!’s third full-length release. … read more
Review: Papercuts – Life Among the Savages
Papercuts = Spiritualized + The Eels – Coldplay … read more
Review: Peter Murphy – Lion
Peter Murphy = David Bowie + Morrissey … read more
Review: Naomi Punk – Television Man
Naomi Punk = Slow Animal + Nü Sensae + Weed … read more
Review: Mutilated Veterans – Necro Crust Warhead
Mutilated Veterans = early Bolt Thrower + Machetazo + Anti Cimex … read more
Review: Musk Ox – Woodfall
Musk Ox = Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Rachel’s … read more
Review: Noura Mint Seymali – Tzenni
Noura Mint Seymali = Traditional West African griot vocals + The Doors … read more
Review: Neuro-Sentence – The Shores Of Anhedonia
Neuro-Sentence = Diary Of Dreams + Informatik + Type O Negative … read more
Review: Myrkur – Self-Titled
Myrkur—Icelandic for “darkness”—is making waves in the black metal community. All we know of this mysterious act is that a single Danish woman has created a gorgeous atmospheric black metal album, which is apparently controversial, because what would black metal be without its constant bitching about authenticity spiced with a little misogyny? … read more
Review: Obscure Burial – Epiphany
This is a neat, little release from Finland’s death dealers, Obscure Burial. Epiphany can be considered a demo, both in its rough production, length and the grim cover artwork, yet it could stand up to many of the studio albums from major labels that I’ve heard this year. … read more
