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Review: Brother Earth – Positive Haywires

Posted on December 4, 2014 (March 27, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Brother Earth - Positive Haywires cover art.

Brother Earth = Circus Devils + Syd Barrett – Robert Pollard … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews

Review: Call of the Void – Ageless

Posted on February 5, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Call Of The Void = Converge + Nasum + Gaza … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews

Review: Butch Walker – Afraid Of Ghosts

Posted on April 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Butch Walker = Ryan Adams + Pete Yorn – John Mayer … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews

Review: California X – Nights in the Dark

Posted on April 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

California X = Meat Puppets + Dinosaur Jr. – J Mascis  … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews

Review: Broken Water – Wrought

Posted on May 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Broken Water = Milk Music + Unwound … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Broken water, Night-People Records

Review: Cafeine – New Love

Posted on May 31, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Cafeine = Hot Fuss–era Killers + The Fratellis + Interpol  … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Cafeine, Indica

Review: Bully – Feels Like

Posted on July 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
bully feels like album cover

Bully Feels Like Columbia Street: 06.23 Bully = Japandroids + Best Coast + Yuck The first thing that came to my raised-on-Disney brain upon hearing Bully was that if Ashley Spinelli from Recess—9 and donning moto boots—started a band, it would sound like this. Overwhelming at first–maybe with the volume of rock-solid grindy guitar and

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Bully, Columbia Records

Review: Bobo – Smoke In The Elevator

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Bobo = Cults + Grimes / Yumi Zouma … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: bobo, Hel Audio

Review: BOYTOY – Grackle

Posted on October 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

BOYTOY = Charly Bliss + Chastity Belt … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: BOYTOY, Papercup Music

Review: Blue Daisy – Darker Than Blue

Posted on October 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Blue Daisy = Illum Sphere + King Midas Sound … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Blue Daisy, R&S Records

Review: Boogat – Neo-Reconquista

Posted on December 4, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Boogat – Neo-Reconquista

Boogat = Delinquent Habits + Gogol Bordello – Pit Bull
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Boogat, Maisonnette

Review: Blossom – Weirdspell

Posted on December 4, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Blossom = Hole + Folk Implosion X Slowdive
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Blossom
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