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![Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled](/uploads/303/7323-saada%20bonaire-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled
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](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rock-n-roll-monkey-and-the-robots.jpg)
Review: Rock n’ Roll Monkey & the Robots – Rocket...
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](/uploads/303/7320-rllrbll-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Rllrbll – 4 Corners
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](/uploads/303/7319-outrageous%20fun-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Outrageous Fun – Trustfund DIY
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](/uploads/303/7318-origamibiro-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Origamibiro – Collection
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](/uploads/303/7317-pow-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Pow! – Hi-Tech Boom
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](/uploads/303/7316-nofx-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: NOFX – Stoke Extinguisher
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](/uploads/303/7315-my%20education-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: My Education – 5 Popes
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](/uploads/303/7314-morbus%20chron%20-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Morbus Chron – Sweven
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](/uploads/303/7312-michael%20bloomfield-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Michael Bloomfield – From His Head to His Heart...
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