Month: July 2015
Review: External Menace / The Droogettes – Split 7″
External Menace/The Droogettes = The Varukers + UK Subs + The Damned + The Adicts … read more
Review: Faith Healer – Cosmic Troubles
Faith Healer = Beach House + Best Coast + Jenny Lewis … read more
Review: Eternal Summers – Gold and Stone
Eternal Summers Gold and Stone Kanine Records Street: 05.26 Eternal Summers = Cold Beat + Black Tambourine Even in their name, Eternal Summers evokes a kind of summertime nostalgia, mixing a subtle punk attitude from classic influences like the Wipers with a ’90s lo-fi sound. Gold and Stone is the fourth full-length release that the
Review: Downtown Boys – Full Communism
Downtown Boys Full Communism Don Giovanni Records Street: 05.02 Downtown Boys = X-Ray Spex + Black Flag Downtown Boys deliver a ferocious display of killer sax and some on-point, no-bullshit punk rock. Through their bilingual Marxist-feminist lyrics, Downtown Boys smash through a genre that is traditionally white and male. They’ve got an infectious energy that
Review: Dustin Lovelis – Dimensions
Dustin Lovelis Dimensions Porch Party Records Street: 05.19 Dustin Lovelis = Lapland + Sam Cohen / Woods Multi-instrumentalist Dustin Lovelis offers the world his solo debut album in the form of Dimensions. It’s an ambitious effort, one that shows Lovelis creating songs out of country and subtle psychedelic elements to create mostly pop songs. Lovelis’
Review: Dorthia Cottrell – Self-Titled
Dorthia Cottrell = Lilly Hiatt + Lydia Lunch and Cypress Grove … read more
Review: Ducktails – St. Catherine
Ducktails = Real Estate + Donovan Blanc … read more
Review: Drinks – Hermits On Holiday
Drinks = Interacción + Anika + Serge Gainsbourg … read more
Review: Dog Party – Vol. 4
Dog Party Vol. 4 Asian Man Records Street: 06.16 Dog Party = The Muffs + Baby Shakes The beauty here is the power that Dog Party blasts out behind their poppy simplicity. I mean, what’s not to like in an album that is shrouded in the innocence of punchy, heavy guitar riffs and ’90s-influenced punk
Review: Doomsquad – Pageantry Suite
Doomsquad Pageantry Suite Bella Union Street: 05.25 Doomsquad = Odesza + AWOLNATION + Grizzly Bear What sounds like an updated and less campy version of The B-52s is a Toronto-based, all-sibling group that channels a #vibe à la Yoko Ono. The opening track on the five-song EP begins with a slow, ethereal synth sound before