Cocaine Piss – Passionate and Tragic Released April 5th, 2019 The album is aptly titled. What a waste of good riffs. The singing is poor, unintelligible and doesn’t match the music, which judging by precious releases is just their thing.… Continue Reading
Bat Fangs – Bat Fangs Released February 2nd, 2018 Bat Fangs are a committed 80’s rock homage that lacks substance. Which is ironic if you think about it. Most 80s bands weren’t known for their substance, unless it was in… Continue Reading
Cornelius – Mellow Waves Released July 21st, 2017 Japanese soundscaper Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada has been relatively quiet since his kaleidoscopic Point album in 2001, except for the Japan-only Sensuous, he’s restricted himself largely to collaborative work with similarly inclined outfits… Continue Reading
Avey Tare – Eucalyptus Released July 21st, 2017 Animal Collective’s Avey Tare’s latest solo effort, Eucalyptus, renders most of the 15 tracks on it as completely forgettable sound collages. Amorphous to the point they are practically unrecognizable as songs, Tare’s… Continue Reading
Temples – Volcano Released March 3rd, 2017 Temples’ debut record, Sun Structures, presented the band as time-travellers with their pitch-perfect, late 1960s psychedelia. On their sophomore album, Temples trade in the guitar riffs and grooves from their previous album with… Continue Reading
American Wrestlers – Goodbye Terrible Youth Released November 4th, 2016 Goodbye Terrible Youth, hello terrible record. Okay maybe not terrible, but mired in such mediocrity it barely registers. The jangly guitar lines float by in a hazy and lazy fashion… Continue Reading
Bon Iver – 22, A Million Released September 30th, 2016 Bon Iver’s first album in five years takes an unexpected turn toward the strange and experimental. And, while I give kudos for taking risks an experimenting, it just doesn’t work… Continue Reading
The Amazing – Ambulance Released July 22nd, 2016 The Amazing just don’t live up to their name. They never really have. Their fourth LP Ambulance is aptly titled, because if I have to listen to it again I will surely… Continue Reading