Little RopeAlbum by Sleater-KinneyReleased 19 January 2024Indie RockProduced by John CongletonRating – 7/10 Inspiration in the face of grief. – In a world of victory laps and coasting, Sleater-Kinney would rather find new ways of adapting grief to an already-ideational discography than sit back and polish their medals. The planning of eleventh album Little Rope […]
Three BellsAlbum by Ty SegallReleased 26 January 2924Psychedelic Rock / Garage RockProduced by Segall & Cooper CrainRating – 5/10 Ty Segall rarely tests himself on Three Bells. – I’d happily call myself a fan of Ty Segall’s brand of rusting, rasping garage rock, but with Three Bells, there’s only so much laurel-resting I can take, […]
CartwheelAlbum by Hotline TNTReleased 3 November 2023Indie RockLabel – Third ManRating – 7/10 Fuzzzzzzzzzzzz. – A sign of things to come, a harsh wave of fuzz bruises over the introduction of Protocol, first song from Hotline TNT’s Cartwheel. Too lively to be totally hypnagogic, too much verbal poetry to be totally shoegaze, the textural strengths […]
Intercepted MessageAlbum by OseesReleased 16 August 2023Synth Punk / PsychedelicProduced by John DwyerRating – 7/10 John Dwyer harnesses the power of the synthesiser. – Under various similar titles, John Dwyer has mastered just about everything – garage punk, krautrock, baroque-style folk, jazz rock, jam band; usually with a psychedelic front. Intercepted Message – fourth album […]
Desire PathwayAlbum by Screaming FemalesReleased 17 February 2023Indie Punk / Alternative RockLabel – Don GiovanniRating – 7.5/10 – The sound of thunder has always roared through Screaming Females’ music, whether due to the New Brunswick trio’s customary, sledging quakes of garage punk, or wails and wobbles of frontwoman Marissa Paternoster’s voice. They kill ‘em with […]
New York CityAlbum by The MenReleased 3 February 2023Punk Rock / Garage PunkLabel – Fuzz ClubRating – 6.5/10 Gruff, rough, and all that other punk stuff. – The Men’s version of punk had always been fairly youthful. Watch their KEXP set from way back when and you’ll discover a new animal with an unknown conservation […]
Every LoserAlbum by Iggy PopReleased 6 January 2023Garage Rock RevivalProduced by Andrew WattRating – 6/10 Every Loser is here to beat the shit out of you, and then comfort with some light poetry. – The artwork of 2016’s Post Pop Depression found Iggy Pop stood beside his gang of rock n roll thieves, a supergroup […]
ChopperAlbum by Kiwi Jr.Released 12 August 2022Alternative RockLabel – Sub Pop – You can read the press release for Kiwi Jr.’s Chopper here. Ridiculous and verbose, the write-up embraces silly metaphor, rhyme and tongue-twisters, in order to describe the sound of the Toronto band’s latest. Though it is amusing, it wasn’t necessary, because Chopper is […]
A Foul FormAlbum by OseesReleased 12 August 2022Punk / Garage Rock / Psychedelic RockProduced by John DwyerRating – 6.5/10 A Foul Form sounds like no other, whilst somehow remaining quintessentially Osees. – It’s been almost two years since we last heard from Oh Sees / Thee Oh Sees / Oh Sees / OCS / Osees […]
In the late ‘90s, Daniel Johnston formed a side project with a married couple that saved him from being attacked by a dog. This edition of our Daniel Johnston series is dedicated to Danny & The Nightmares; Daniel’s excuse to front a lo-fi garage rock band themed around horror. Since I’m not the biggest fan […]
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