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Review: Radioactivity – Silent Kill
Radioactivity = Sharp Objects + Miscalculations + Death … read more
Review: The Beatdown – The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie
The Beatdown The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie Stomp Records Street: 05.26 The Beatdown = The Clash + Rancid The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie is a onetime collaboration between the Montreal ska group and Hugo Mudie (Miracles, Yesterday’s Ring). The resulting album is a perfect example of the fundamentals of reggae rock with a punky edge.
Review: Falling Stacks – No Wives
Falling Stacks No Wives Battle Worldwide Street: 06.08 Falling Stacks = Mclusky + Burning Airlines + The Mae Shi Post-hardcore is a difficult genre to penetrate for me. The genre dances around the edges, obscuring meaning with angular guitar riffs and vocals that vacillate between lackadaisical mumblings and bursts of energy. These guys from Bristol
Review: Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco = Giorgio Moroder + Donna Summer + Gloria Gaynor
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Review: Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
Girlpool Before The World Was Big Wichita Recordings Street: 06.02 Girlpool = Vivian Girls + Juliana Hatfield Much like the little-kid world illustrated on the cover of the album, Before The World Was Big, the debut full-length by duo Girlpool is a colorful, nostalgic and stripped-down work that steadfastly holds the hand of that scared,
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: The Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird is...
The Tallest Man on Earth = Bob Dylan + Bon Iver … read more
Review: The Kahless Clone – An Endless Loop
The Kahless Clone = The Album Leaf + Mogwai … read more
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: Weed – Running Back
Weed Running Back Lefse Records Street: 04.07 Weed = Whirr + Best Coast Despite their very on-the-nose name, I’m not sure I’d want to listen to the band Weed’s new album while under the influence of any kind of substance, though that is probably more of a testament to my delicate state of mind than