I recently got a whole boatload of stuff for review from Mike Bruno at Dead Broke Rekerds. I suppose some of this stuff is almost
Read morePhantastic Ferniture – Phantastic Ferniture (Polyvinyl, 2018)
I recently got this album but it took me a little while to listen to it. I soon realised I had been missing out: it
Read moreArt Thieves – Russian Rats (State Line Records, 2018)
My transatlantic (transatlantean?) buddy Mark Lind has been talking up the buzz on Art Thieves for quite some time now, and threatening to unleash the
Read moreSumac – Love In Shadow (Thrill Jockey, 2018)
On their third full length album, Sumac take their rightful place as the Kings Of Heaviness. Although the band’s three members have performed in some
Read moreNothing – Dance on the Blacktop (Relapse, 2018)
Nothing are a band I’ve been a fan of for a good few years. My first dealings with them was through one of guitarist/vocalist Domenic
Read moreAspiga – Dragged Through the Years (A-F Records, 2018)
Yet another surprisingly good release from A-F Records, here, following swiftly on the heels of This Will Haunt Me by Dollar Signs. For the benefit
Read moreShy Boys – Bell House (Polyvinyl Record Co, 2018)
The irony does not escape one when one reads the spiel that comes with the music that the not-so-shy Shy Boys provide. It read more
Read moreMark Lanegan & Duke Garwood – With Animals (Heavenly Recordings, 2018)
These lads have been ‘round the block many times, often tinkering with each other along the way. Garwood played on the last two Lanegan solo
Read moreAttan – End Of. (Fysisk Format, 2018)
Attan are from the northernmost part of Norway, so it’s small wonder that this is bleaker than a nuclear winter and as punishing as fuck
Read moreBirds In Row – We Already Lost The World (Deathwish Inc., 2018)
Six years between major releases is a long time in the music world so I made myself listen to the Birds In Row debut before
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