Year: 2014
![Review: Sally Seltmann – Hey Daydreamer](/uploads/303/7324-sally%20seltmann-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Sally Seltmann – Hey Daydreamer
Hey Daydreamer is an album full of theatrics. Not only is the instrumentation elaborate, with emphasis on the horns and percussion, but the overall feeling I get from listening to this is uplifting, as she sings about finding strength in independence, throwing out bad influences and living with your mistakes. … read more
![Review: Signals Midwest – Light on the Lake](/uploads/303/7325-signals%20midwest-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Signals Midwest – Light on the Lake
I wouldn’t be surprised if bands like Signals Midwest, The Front Bottoms and other emo-revivalists start getting serious radio play in two years or so. Their mathy rhythms, straightforward guitar-work and harmony-laden vocals are just screaming radio potential. … read more
![Review: September Girls – Cursing the Sea](/uploads/304/7490-september-girls-cursing-the-sea-album-cover-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: September Girls – Cursing the Sea
This full-length debut album is a DIY-style reverb mash-up of ’60s girl groups and ’80s New Wave, and comes from Dublin noise pop group September Girls. … read more
![Review: Secret Smoker – Terminal Architecture](/uploads/306/7770-secret%20smooker-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Secret Smoker – Terminal Architecture
Proudly declaring themselves as the torchbearers of “passionate ’emo’… before the shopping malls got a hold of the genre,” Secret Smoker know exactly what they’re going for and they firmly hit that bullseye. … read more
![Review: Septicflesh – Titan](/uploads/306/7771-septicflesh-titanlarge-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Septicflesh – Titan
Septicflesh had a hard task to make something greater than their last record, The Great Mass. Titan is a more than appropriate title for the epically epic damned ninth album from the Greek metal masters. … read more
![Review: S.O.A. – First Demo 12/29/80](/uploads/307/7925-soa-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: S.O.A. – First Demo 12/29/80
State of Alert (S.O.A.) is one of the unsung heroes of the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. They were a flash in the pan, existing for less than a year before disbanding in the summer of 1981. Led by a 19-year-old Henry Rollins, they recorded eight songs.
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![Review: Ramona Lisa – Arcadia](/uploads/307/7976-ramonalisaalbumart-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Ramona Lisa – Arcadia
Ramona Lisa Arcadia Terrible Street: 04.15 Ramona Lisa = Space Project + St. Vincent / Little Dragon Chairlift frontwoman, Caroline Polacheck, frequents an alternate universe known as Arcadia, inspired by European landscapes and the intricate beauties of insects. Her solo debut is an invitation to explore this realm, her offering of worthy art in the
![Review: Rudi Protrudi – Unfuzzed (Live)](/uploads/308/8038-tumblr_n81ejraozw1sw7vhlo1_1280-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Rudi Protrudi – Unfuzzed (Live)
Rudi Protrudi = Howlin’ Wolf + Bo Diddley … read more
![Review: Sacrificio – Sacrificio MLP](/uploads/308/8042-sacrificio_zps32640654-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Sacrificio – Sacrificio MLP
Sacrificio = Bathory + Hellhammer + Sarcofago … read more
![Review: Raven – Darkest Days](/uploads/308/8056-a0632011679_10-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Raven – Darkest Days
Raven = Vomir + Merzbow + Nightmare Castle … read more