The Sweet Release Of Death – S/T
The name is a complete misnomer: The Sweet Release of Death is a band, and self-titled album, buzzing with late-night energy. They give off the kind of head-nodding, [...]
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Alsarah & The Nubatones – Manara
Manara, the Arabic word for light or beacon, is the aptly titled second album by Brooklyn-based band Alsarah & the Nubatones, and the name rings true on numerous [...]
Naked – Zone
September. St John at Hackney church. My faith in live music as an opportunity for fresh discoveries is renewed with Naked, the duo of Agnes Gryczkowska and Alexander [...]
Courtesy Tier – Everyone’s OK
Everyone’s OK – an aphorism possibly construed as the very antithesis of the blues, but as the sound of Courtesy Tier emanates through kith and kin, you understand [...]
Unqualified Nurse Band – Debasement Tapes
“I think I know what this means……” But do you? Do you really know what this means? The feedback-drenched, distorted hand-round-your-neck throttling that is [...]
Urusei Yatsura – You Are My Urusei Yatsura
There was something in the water in Nineties Scotland; a stellar wave of talent – ranging from Idlewild to Mogwai, the Delgados and Arab Strap – arrived onto the [...]
Dumb Numbers – II
Dumb Numbers, the brainchild of Adam Harding, casts its arms wide, drawing in the talents of diverse musicians – including David Yow, Dale Crover and Lou Barlow among [...]
Okkultokrati – Raspberry Dawn
Who says there are no good political songs anymore? When Okkultokrati vocalist Black Qvisling sardonically sneers “World peace!” on the opening track of Raspberry Dawn it [...]
Various – Orbital Planes & Passenger Trains Vol 1
With Orbital Planes & Passenger Trains Vol.1 Serein – a label based in Wales and specialising in ambient electronica – have provided a masterclass in what the [...]
Various – I’m A Freak, Baby: A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych and Hard Rock Underground 1968-72
It was always there: the blues. Frustration. Angst. Paranoia. The bleaker edge of human experience expressed in song, expressed in sound. As 1967’s Summer of Love faded [...]
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