Full-Length LPs 1. Nothing – Dance On The Blacktop Dance On The Blacktop by Nothing What more can I say on this record? Glorious third
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Dark/Light – s/t (Dirt Cult, 2018) Portland, Oregon’s Drak/Light (which is apparently pronounced as Dark Slash Light) describe themselves as ‘cold weather music for combating
Read moreGloom Sleeper – Luminous Galaxies (Dirt Cult, 2018)
Looking at the band name and the record title, you might expect this to be some kind of epic and sludgy stoner rock epic that
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Sorry for Escalating – Losing Sleep EP / Stuck EP (Horn & Hoof / iwishicouldstay, 2018) On the 1st June Horn & Hoof will be
Read moreSuperchunk – What a Time to Be Alive (Merge, 2018)
For a good while I’ve had the concept for a music magazine feature rattling around in my head, even as we’re told over and over
Read moreAmerican Nightmare – s/t (Rise Records, 2018)
Now this one was always going to be a contentious one. I have many fond memories of rocking the first full length, Background Music (Reflections
Read moreDeath of Lovers – The Acrobat (Dais, 2017)
Many people will be familiar with the work of one Domenic Palermo, whether this was with Philadelphia hardcore punk combo Horror Show, who released material
Read moreGirls in Synthesis – Suburban Hell EP (Blank Editions, 2017)
I got approached out of the blue over this one, and asked to review it by John from the band. I obviously agreed to it,
Read moreMark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle (Heavenly, 2017)
You can’t really write a review of a Mark Lanegan record without mentioning The Screaming Trees. There you go. This man’s career has seen him
Read moreJimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues (Exotic Location Recordings)
I think it’s fair to say that Jimmy Eat World had been existing in a prolonged state of mediocrity since at least 2007’s Chase This
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