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 moreYoung Mountain – Lost Tree (Through Love Records / Zegema Beach Records / Miss The Stars Records / Hardcore For The Losers / Dasein Records / Pundonor Records, 2018)
So this is another of those occasions when a band has approached me out of the blue for a review of their new joint. This
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
Read moreASG – Survive Sunrise (Relapse, 2018)
Aside from the penchant for mostly having semi-naked, psychedelic 70s trippy drug women on the front of their records, ASG have, for me, never really
Read moreSwingin’ Utters – Peace and Love (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)
This may very well be the best album the Swingin’ Utters have ever made. They come out swinging (sorry) with Undertaker, Undertake and immediately bounce
Read morePlini – Sunhead (Self-Released, 2018)
I have a friend who once made me listen to the 1,329 releases that Buckethead has foisted on the public over the years and despite
Read moreThe Drowns – View From The Bottom (Live From The Rock Room / Bypolar Records / 1984 Records / Gunner Records, 2018)
The Drowns are a new band from LA and Seattle, featuring members of previously established bands on the circuit such as The Briggs, The Shell
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