Year: 2014
Review: Comeback Kid – Die Knowing
Comeback Kid Die Knowing Victory Records Street: 04.04 Comeback Kid = Bane + Figure Four + Terror Most reviews of Comeback Kid are mired in the details of the band’s circumstance, singers, Victory Records, etc. Here’s the deal: Die Knowing is one of the most energetic and invigorating hardcore records I’ve heard in a while.
Review: Cloud Boat – Model of You
Cloud Boat = Oasis + The xx … read more
Review: City Saints – Kicking Ass For the Working Class
City Saints = Cock Sparrer + Reviler … read more
Review: Cocksure – TVMALSV
It is almost as if they grabbed some unreleased music and mixed it with today’s technology, making a very nostalgic yet aggressive and stimulating release. … read more
Review: Co-Pilgrim – Plumes
Co-Pilgrim = Mist and Mast + M. Ward … read more
Review: Comet Control – Self-Titled
Comet Control = Fuzz + Dead Meadow – Echo & the Bunnymen … read more
Review: Chapel – Satan’s Rock ‘N’ Roll
Production-wise, Satan’s Rock ‘N’ Roll excels with hellish bass tones and an insistent drum punch, and no one’s denying the implicit draw of a title track that pledges allegiance to the Horned One via rock n’ roll. However, the litany of clichés and “been dones” comprising the unmemorable riffs and stylistic rehashing is hard to shake. … read more
Review: Challenger – Back to Bellevue
Challenger Back to Bellevue Self-Released Street: 05.27 Challenger = Washed Out + Small Black + BrothertigerFrom now on, I’m just going to call everything I hear like this the Brooklyn ’80s nostalgic shoegaze/effectronic revival. I’m sure everyone knows exactly what that sounds like and, honestly, I could put 15 bands that sound exactly like this
Review: Cerebral Ballzy – Jaded and Faded
Cerebral Ballzy = The Ramones + Circle Jerks + The Only Ones … read more
Review: Chaos Moon – Resurrection Extract
Chaos Moon = Esoterica + An Autumn for Crippled Children + Paramnesia … read more