Reviews: Carcass – Surgical Steel

Reviews: Carcass – Surgical Steel
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I, for one, admire what Carcass have done with the album—it feels exactly like what original members Jeff Walker and Bill Steer wanted to do.  … read more

Reviews: Chixdiggit! – Double Diggits!

Reviews: Chixdiggit! – Double Diggits!
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Featuring remastered copies of their second and third albums, the 1998-released Born On The First of July and the 2000-released From Scene To Shining Scene, as well as bonus demos, Double Diggits! is one disc and 32 songs worth of classic pop-punk. … read more

Reviews: Centuries – Taedium Vitae

Reviews: Centuries – Taedium Vitae
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Floridan Swedeath-ers play at misanthropy with latin song titles, stark imagery and the hum-drum casserole of D-beat, doom and crust topping most bearded blogger “best of” lists.  … read more

Review: Crystal Stilts – Nature Noir

Review: Crystal Stilts – Nature Noir
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Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts are a tough band to pin down. At various times, they’ve used post-punk, psychedelic garage rock and indie pop jangle, often in the same song.  … read more

Reviews: Bullbuckers – When Push Comes To Shove

Reviews: Bullbuckers – When Push Comes To Shove
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I have been told that I was probably supposed to be high as fuck while listening to this album, but as it is, that warm, brass-heavy sexiness did the job even running on sobriety.  … read more

Reviews: The Bronx – IV

Reviews: The Bronx – IV
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After releasing two albums as their mariachi alter ego, these L.A. rockers have returned with a bit less snarl, but still plenty of swagger.  … read more

Reviews: Bran(…)Pos – Den of Ordure and Iridescence

Reviews: Bran(…)Pos – Den of Ordure and Iridescence
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Although the production on this album was decent and obviously had a lot of thought put into it, I couldn’t help but sit there and think “why?” while my eyes glazed over as I listened to it.  … read more

Reviews: Boys Noize – Go Hard EP

Reviews: Boys Noize – Go Hard EP
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My favorite track, “Go Hard,” uses a sample off of Kreayshawn’s “Go Hard (La,La,La)” track from her Somethin’ Bout Kreay album. … read more

Reviews: Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest

Reviews: Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
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As a record, Tomorrow’s Harvest falls back into familiar sounds that have made them a touchstone in contemporary music: decaying, VHS transfer textures, drawn-out synth melodies, understated beats, the occasional guitar line or serrated arpeggio and obscure sampling of robotics long gone by. … read more

Reviews: Bill Baird – Spring Break of the Soul

Reviews: Bill Baird – Spring Break of the Soul
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A musical scrapbooker, Baird crafts and stitches together synth, folk, ambient, rock and just about any other genre you could think of.  … read more