Month: July 2015
Review: Jeen – Tourist
Jeen Tourist Self-Released Street: 06.30 Jeen = Alanis Morissette + Mazzy Star I have a musical crush on Jeen O’ Brien; there is something very nostalgically ’90s about her singer/songwriter style. Tourist sounds like a woman who has a score to settle—“Buena Vista” is a demanding foot stomper with plenty of angst contrasting her softer,
Review: Institute – Catharsis
Institute Catharsis Sacred Bones Street: 06.09 Institute = The Dead Boys + Gang of Four A thin-toned, catchy guitar riff begins “Perpetual Ebb,” the first track on Catharsis, and it seems to set the BPM for the whole record. Like most good albums swaying toward the punk genre, the speed enables perpetual pogoing. The vocals,
Review: Iva Dawn – The Only One
Iva Dawn The Only One Triple Pop Street: 02.10 Iva Dawn = Florence + The Machine + Cate Le Bon The Only One is Iva Dawn’s six-track debut EP that came to life with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Whitney Mower is originally from Provo, Utah, but left the LDS church and Salt Lake
Review: Jackson Scott – Sunshine Redux
Jackson Scott = Syd Barrett + Ty Segall … read more
Review: Insect Ark – Portal/Well
Insect Ark = King Woman + Locrian … read more
Review: Hoth – The Black Goddess Return
Hoth = Deströyer 666+ Desaster / Motörhead … read more
Review: Iron Reagan – Worse Than Dead
Iron Reagan = Municipal Waste + Havok x Vio-lence … read more
Review: Hælos – Earth Not Above
Hælos = Kindness / Barbarossa … read more
Review: Great American Ghost – Everyone Leaves
Great American Ghost = American Nightmare + Pulling Teeth + The Suicide File … read more
Review: Golden Eels – Periscopes In The Air
Golden Eels = (The Flaming Lips – Butthole Surfers) + Strictly Commercial–era Frank Zappa … read more