reviews
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Wormrot’s brand of grindcore will probably strike most people as being old school. Their dedication to thrash metal riffs and a natural-sounding production style calls back to the genre’s salad days in the 80s. But not everything here is from the past. The band’s intensity and speedy
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Rotten Sound’s Curse is a loud record. No one can deny that. They have the speedy blast beats, vocals, and guitar riffs every grindcore band should have. However, this LP loses a lot of potential energy in its extremely regulated recording. I know the in-the-moment sound bands like Terrorizer
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Wasting Light is easily one of Foo Fighters’ most consistent effort in their past several albums, but it’s not resonating with me like I wanted it to. Chalk it up to the album just not being my style, I suppose. Still, I can appreciate a great studio sound when
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On their third LP, Metronomy lowers their eccentric characteristics to a simmer and gives their songwriting strenghts a workout. The track list hits with one great tune after another. And even though the sounds behind these tracks might not be fantastic, the hooks and melodies are too good not to
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On his latest EP, Manifestations, Mono/Poly brings all of the sounds informing his full-length debut to their melting point. Rather than hoping from idea to idea, this short release shoots for an atmospheric aesthetic filled with crisp beats and glitched bass programming. Like any good release on Brainfeeder, it’
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On their latest LP, Vivian Girls try to step even further past the noise and effects that made their previous efforts such noisy whirlwinds. It’s a step in the right direction theoretically, but does the band’s sound appeal outside of the cacophony? Will the songs, production, melodies, and
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On their latest album, Crystal Stilts brings what made their full-length debut great while still adding some extra sounds to the mix. The tunes here are much more upbeat, and there are a few legit hits that sneak their way into the track list like “Shake the Shackles” and “Through
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After numerous revisits, this Weeknd album just isn’t sitting well with me. Though I’m all for any efforts the artists of today make to change the R&B landscape, the lyricism on this LP sticks up like an unwelcome weed. Imagine this album as an indie film,
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From their forthcoming LP, Suck It and See, England’s Arctic Monkey’s have dropped another track. They’re going a little heavy on the guitars this time around, too. I wish they put as much depth into the lyricism, though. Is this track for you? Find out in this
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On their latest LP bring a lotta tunes with little cohesion. There’s a kinda shaky love song theme linking some of these tracks together, but it doesn’t stop tracks like “No Future Shock” from jumping in out of nowhere. I enjoy quite a few of the tracks here,
