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Reviews: Peacebreakers – Everyday Battle
Here are some Boston HC rippers who’ve finally committed these songs to wax. PBs get a pass for not monkeying the formula too much (ripsnorting HC punk with no filler) and for irking PC flag-wavers with songs like “Foreign Exchange.” Sonically? Negative Approach is the best reference point I can come up with … … read more
Review: Pacific Mean Time – Self-Titled
There is way too much trying to happen on this album. It sounds like the band wanted to incorporate all the elements that they like from each genre and, unfortunately, it really doesn’t work. While the album is certainly ambitious, it lacks a definitive sound. … read more
Review: NØMADS – Free My Animal
NØMADS are a two-piece consisting of bassist Nathan Lithgow (from My Brightest Diamond and Inlets) and drummer Garth Macleavey, both of whom are set on maximizing the most sound with their limited size—and doing it all in a single take of recording. … read more
Review: Mos Generator – Electric Mountain Majesty
This is a heavy-duty power trio taking a distinctly ’70s boogie route (the “Rocky Mountain Way?”) into newer doom territories. … read more
Review: Mica Levi – Under the Skin: Original Motion Picture...
Multiple tracks on Mica Levi’s score to Under the Skin feature “void” in the title. … read more
Review: Mahalya – Electricspaceagesweetheart
Mahalya is a band with a pedigree, but you wouldn’t know it by their discography. … read more
Review: King Buzzo – This Machine Kills Artists
Osborne has been King of The Melvins for the past 30 years, and has produced a metric shit-ton of sound, ranging from demonic grunge to obnoxious noise. … read more
Review: Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham – Salvation Town
The sideman, usually with a guitar in his hand, has finally stepped out of his role as six-string slinger for Social Distortion and put together his first solo full-length. … read more
Review: Joe Mattzie – This Box Makes Noise
First things first: Joe Matzzie has a love for music. The inside of his newest album cover reads, “This record was made with love.” … read more
Review: Hydras Dream
– The Little Match Girl
The premise of this album is based on the story of The Little Match Girl, which is about a girl who freezes to death in the dead of winter after watching her grandma die. … read more