Review: TEEN – Love Yes

Review: TEEN – Love Yes
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TEEN Love Yes Carpark Street: 02.19 TEEN = St. Vincent x Chairlift Love Yes, TEEN’s third album, finds the female quartet swimming in similar waters as their contemporaries, making big, glossy pop songs. The seductive prowess of Little Dragon’s neo soul is easy to recognize on “Please”, and the influence of Annie Clark’s vocal style

Review: Surgical Meth Machine – Self-titled

Review: Surgical Meth Machine – Self-titled
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Surgical Meth Machine = Rio Grande Blood–era Ministry + Pailhead + Revolting Cocks x SLAB!
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Review: Swans – The Glowing Man

Review: Swans – The Glowing Man
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Swans = Jesus thrashing the tables in the Temple + Howling Wolf + Art Ensemble of Chicago … read more

Review: The Black Angels – Death Song

Review: The Black Angels – Death Song
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The Black Angels = The 13th Floor Elevators + Holy Wave + Night Beats … read more

Review: Superchunk – What A Time To Be Alive

Review: Superchunk – What A Time To Be Alive
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Superchunk What A Time To Be Alive Merge Records Street: 02.16 Superchunk = Slushpuppies + Pavement Superchunk formed in the college town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1989. They never truly left. For the last 29 years, this influential band has kept their heads just under the radar. Superchunk were an indie band before

Review: Sorcier des Glaces – North

Review: Sorcier des Glaces – North
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This Québécois group has had something special and unique going on since the ’90s, and despite being underground in most regards, they’ve never put out a mediocre album. I first heard them through their split with Monarque, another under appreciated yet highly skilled and awesome band from the same side of our Northern neighboring country. Have Sorcier des Glaces lost their touch of frosty, sinister, Canadian black metal with this album, you ask? … read more