Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled

Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled
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 My mind was blown when I first listened to this record. It’s like falling in love with The Beatles and then finding a long, lost band like Nirvana who sound just as influential in modern music. This re-issue is a must hear, especially for music history buffs. … read more

Review: Rock n’ Roll Monkey & the Robots – Rocket Trash/ Strings & Traps LP

Review: Rock n’ Roll Monkey & the Robots – Rocket...
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Seemingly covering the basic aspects of rock n’ roll, this double EP, 45-RPM LP is a combination of pop and folk wrapped with surf rock, dashed with some punky attitude and concluded with Mersey-sound rock n’ roll. … read more

Review: Rllrbll – 4 Corners

Review: Rllrbll – 4 Corners
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Because of the risks taken throughout, there isn’t much cohesion to these 10 tracks, though “Hebrew, I Hate You,” a minimal, gothic, dub-styled tune, is where the approach pays off. If you’re up for a weird listen, here’s one for you. … read more

Review: Outrageous Fun – Trustfund DIY

Review: Outrageous Fun – Trustfund DIY
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Trustfund DIY moves through the greater lo-fi genre, reminding me of a new group with every song, but always holding an upbeat quality I’d associate with Marvelous Darlings. The album opens with “Town Like This,” which could be Matt Whitehurst of Psychedelic Horseshit singing over Cloud Nothings’ first album. … read more

Review: Origamibiro – Collection

Review: Origamibiro – Collection
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Samples of the guitarist’s creaking chair, sounds of his breath and the squeak of the wood in the guitar were implemented in the songs. It gave a very personal and intimate feel to the album. This album is a lengthy novel in comparison to the norm and is something that should be listened to intently rather than as an accompaniment. … read more

Review: Pow! – Hi-Tech Boom

Review: Pow! – Hi-Tech Boom
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This record buzzes like a Brookstone orgasm chair, especially the track “Switchboard Scientist,” which swoons like a Funkadelic groove minus the big-band instruments, with added Prozac and guitar dirge. It’s no downer, though. … read more

Review: NOFX – Stoke Extinguisher

Review: NOFX – Stoke Extinguisher
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I’m not going to try and convince you to like NOFX—if you’ve been around this music at all, then you know who they are and what they do, but this EP is them doing it at their best. … read more

Review: My Education – 5 Popes

Review: My Education – 5 Popes
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This is as post-rock as you can get—intricate guitar melodies, heart-racing riffs, stereotypical drumbeats. Stereotypes aren’t bad, though, and My Education execute what they want so well through their music. … read more

Review: Morbus Chron – Sweven

Review: Morbus Chron – Sweven
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The album, while retaining similarities of the band’s past, has moved the term “forward-thinking death metal” to new territory. The album, at its core, shuffles the straight-up death metal tag. … read more

Review: Michael Bloomfield – From His Head to His Heart to His Hands

Review: Michael Bloomfield – From His Head to His Heart...
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This three-disc set is a lot to wade through, and it is so eclectic, treading into jazz and rock regions, I can’t imagine any blues fan, guitar enthusiast or fan of the artists Bloomfield worked with not finding the trip worth it.  … read more