Drab Majesty= Siouxsie and the Banshees + New Order + Choir Boy … read more
Review: Drab Majesty – Modern Mirror
Review: E-Man – Slangin (Remixes)
E-MAN “SLANGIN (REMIXES)” Jellybean Soul Records From the Jellybean Soul label comes another hot track for summer. Originally produced by E-man and Jon Cutler (remember the duo worked on “It’s Yours” for Chez Music), this latest mix consist of the expert help of Marlon D and Tedd Patterson (did you catch him last month in
Review: Effigy – Grinding Metal Massacre
Effigy Grinding Metal Massacre Crust War Side A starts with a somber intro that builds up to a plodding, heavy pace, just like Amebix. The main riff sounds a lot like Antisect, so Effigy is still within crust-punk territory. Uh oh; the thrash metal riff just started. The singer sounds like he did time in
Review: Dynasty – Black Box
Dynasty, however, are rather enjoyable in that they take all the hand claps and mix it with a certain sleazy sound that has the same texture as a Soft Cell album. … read more
Review: Drop the Fear – Self-Titled
Drop the Fear Self-Titled Drop the Fear The comparisons to the Cocteau Twins are going to be rampant even though they aren’t exactly accurate. Neither the guitars nor the vocals are anywhere as layered or complex, but still there is something there that does recall the cascades and swirling tide that defined 4AD in the
Review: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ – Songs From The Psychedelic Clock
Typically, if you were a fan of early fundamentalist punk bands (e.g. The Ramones, The Stooges) then at one time or another you would’ve at least heard of Drivin’ N Cryin’ as a relative recommendation. … read more
Review: Eddie Spaghetti – The Value of Nothing
Eddie Spaghetti evidently has just too much rock n’ roll in his soul. … read more
Review: Drug Church – Paul Walker
The album is called Paul Walker, and there are songs named “Deconstructing Snapcase” and “Reading Youtube Comments.” … read more
Review: Dosh – Milk Money
Experimental electronic music seems to be kind of the trend lately among newer artists, but that doesn’t always mean it’s the best music. Dosh deliver an album that, while it has a good quality of sound backing it, is not something I could see becoming big. … read more
Review: Drew Price’s Bermuda Triangle – Friends And Family
I wasn’t exactly excited to listen to this album, mostly due to an underwhelming description on the press release, the presence of several new LPs on the “to listen” shelf—and a Breaking Bad episode on the DVR—but I’m glad that I did. … read more
Review: Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
Fresh out of Boarding School, Odd Future wonder child Earl Sweatshirt drops Doris on a firm and steady step out the front door with an array of guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator to RZA. … read more
Review: Drugs of Faith – Architectural Failures
If any genre should be bulletproof to experimentation and expansion, it’s grindcore, but in 2013, strong releases by Call of the Void and Beaten to Death have challenged this notion, and Drugs of Faith are right alongside them. … read more
