“The biggest fish in the smallest pond?” he asks in “Littlest League,” seeming to question his indie-rock legend status. Pollard seems bent on creating works that are more and more self-assured and, in some small way, monumental, even when he doesn’t always knock one out of the park. … read more
Review: GreenHouse – The Last Shred of Night
This musical concoction is a tapestry of up-tempo indie anthems melded with downbeats of darker electro. Ryan Torres and Rex Hudson are the creators of this project that started back when the two met in college. … read more
Review: Harm Joy – Inside Out
Harm Joy = Assemblage 23 + Benny Benassi + Covenant … read more
Review: Guided By Voices – Cool Planet
Guided By Voices Cool Planet GBV Inc. Street: 05.13 Guided By Voices = Big Star + Syd Barrett – Roger Waters For those uninitiated into the ‘cult of Bob’ Pollard and GBV the best advice might be ‘give it time.’ These ideosyncratic sound worlds, like classic rock from another dimension, can take a while to
Review: Gold-Bears – Dalliance
Dalliance, Gold-Bears’ follow-up to 2011’s Are You Falling in Love? on the incomparable indie label, Slumberland, exudes a shiny indie-pop presence under a fuzzy, folk punk veneer. … read more
Review: Godflesh – Self-Titled (reissue)
Godflesh = early Swans x Einstürzende Neubauten / Chuck Schuldiner ^ Ministry’s The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste … read more
Review: GoFight – Napalm Baby
GoFight = Die Warzau + Front Line Assembly + KMFDM … read more
Review: Gold Class – It’s You
Gold Class = Danzig + Fugazi … read more
Review: City of Vermin – 11/12/13
City of Vermin = Green Day + Blue October … read more
Review: Dennis Fuller – Denney Fuller & His Elaborate Elves Create Christmas Magic For All to Hear!
Does the world need another recorded version of “Away in a Manger?” It’s an age old philosophical question and Dennis Fuller believes he has the answer. Yes. The answer is yes, apparently. … read more
Review: GOLD – No Image
GOLD = Esben and the Witch + Savages + HAIM
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Review: Canopy Canvas – R e a l m
With a catchy, quick intro song, and then straight into a downtempo beat with chimes and bells galore, this release from Canopy Canvas is an addition to the growing ambient section of the vast EDM world. … read more
