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 moreBest 7in / EPs of 2017: Tony
Following on from the post the other day of my top ten LPs of 2017… 10. (joint) Acrylics – Structure / Gluttony 7in (Drunken Sailor
Read moreCorner Boys – Just Don’t Care (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
The Corner Boys are from Vancouver, yo. This dose of power pop mentalism is as cheeky as fuck. It reminds me a great deal of
Read moreHeavy Pockets – Mopeless (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017)
Back in 2002 I found myself wandering around at some indie rock festival at Butlins in Camber Sands, of all places. My brain buzzing from far too many Coca Cola’s I happened upon a post gig knees up in some tacky bar, whereupon a wasted Kim Deal of The Breeders trod on my toes as Shellac’s Bob Weston span a Minor Threat song on the turntables.
Read moreYour Pest Band – Old Springhead (Dead Broke Rekerds / Brassneck Records / Snuffy Smiles 2017)
I’d seen quite a bit of a buzz about these guys in the lead-up to the release of this record, from people whose opinions I
Read moreShotwell / Miami split LP (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017 re-issue)
To say this record was originally recorded in 1998, well you really can’t tell. This is one of Mike DBR’s favourite releases of all time,
Read moreThe Globs – Do You Feel Weird? (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017)
The Globs hail from Sacramento, California, and feature members of The Bananas & Charles Albright. The Dead Broke site describes them as scrappy lo-fi rock
Read moreAdult Magic – s/t EP (Drunken Sailor Records / Dead Broke Rekerds 2017)
Technically, this is a semi-reprint of the original review from last year when our dude Mike at Dead Broke Rekerds originally put this out stateside.
Read moreTimeshares – Bearable (re-issue) (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
If you are no stranger to these pages, then you’ll know that we’ve not really done much thus far on the reissues front. However, when
Read moreMedictation – Warm Places (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Ho. Lee. Shit. This record fucking rules. This is pretty much the top and bottom line on all you need to know. Take that as
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