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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: Mike Avery

Less Art – Strangled Light (self-released, 2017)

August 1, 2017 Mike Avery Record Review

‘Strangled Light’ is the debut album by Less Art, a band made up of people who were previously in popular bands (quote from the accompanying

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Violence Creeps – Ease the Seed Bag 7″ (Drunken Sailor)

June 22, 2017 Mike Avery Record Review

I know you shouldn’t judge a band too harshly on their promotional material (even if it can be fun), but the blurb for this not

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Sheer Mag – Compilation LP (Static Shock Records, 2017)

March 28, 2017 Mike Avery Record Review

As you will have probably guessed from the title, this album is a compilation of Sheer Mag’s previous releases put out on one long player.

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Mike’s Top Ten Beers of 2016

February 21, 2017 Mike Avery Uncategorized

I’m conscious that this is a music site, but unfortunately 2016 wasn’t a year where I found lots of good records. If I was to

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Pale Angels – Daydreaming Blues (Specialist Subject, 2016)

February 10, 2017 Mike Avery Record Review

I first heard Pale Angels on a sampler for the Manchester Punk Festival in March 2016, and liked it so much I played them on

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Revenge of the Psychotronic Man – Colossal Velocity

January 12, 2017 Mike Avery Record Review

I’ve decided that it’s best to start this review off with a giant declaration: 1. I love this band, and have seen them 80+ times

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AJJ – The Bible 2 (SideOneDummy, 2016)

October 5, 2016 Mike Avery Record Review

The Bible 2 is the latest record by AJJ (aka Andrew Jackson Jihad, the band elected to change the name earlier this year), and despite

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