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Category Archives: alt-rock
The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur – The Veldt (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The Veldt has always been a fascinating concept. Two black school kids in 80’s Raleigh, North Carolina dressing like European New Romantics and listening to the underground releases of London’s infamous 4AD label. A bold stance to take but one … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, dream-pop, shoegaze, soul, Uncategorized
Tagged a r kane, cocteau twins, raleigh (us), robin guthrie, rudy tambala, veldt (the)
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Ethics for Enemies – Fennr Lane (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Fennr Lane has always been about getting the point musically speaking, simple classic rock lines built around a slow and relentless drive rather than any quick pay off or gimmickry. Here they distil that rock and roll essence down ever … Continue reading
Boxes – Circus of the West (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As well as being a candidate for the coolest name in music at the moment, Circus of the West delivers a song which strides confidently and compellingly towards the listener. This wonderful narrative about the absurdity of this demarcated and … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, indie, Uncategorized
Tagged circus of the west, minneapolis (us)
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New Music of the Day – CXCIII: Disposable – The Vampire Monkeys
According to their bio “The Vampire Monkeys take pride in being the voice of discontent in an unhinged world, even if they offer no valuable insights to its reformation.” And that’s fine, we don’t look to rock and roll for … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, hard rock, rock, Uncategorized
Tagged los angeles (us), vampire monkeys (the)
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Cult of Judex/Witchface – Judex (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I remember waiting for Souixsie and The Banshees to play at a festival and being subjected to northern chancers The Farm playing a set looking and sounding like a bunch of construction workers running through bad and uninspiring karaoke tunes … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, garage rock, punk, retro-rock, rock, rock and roll, Uncategorized
Tagged judex, philadelphia (us)
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Pioneer – Common Tongues (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It’s very easy to hold partisan ideas regarding music technology. Acoustic sounds are either true and honest or Luddite and antiquated depending on where you stand, similarly, noise altering and sound replicating technology is seen as either cheating or the … Continue reading
New Music of the Day – CLXXXVI: Say Can You – Divisionists
Sometimes songs can be a peek into a bands record collection, which for a music snob and general nosey parker such as myself is never a bad thing. Whilst Divisionists are a current London outfit, their music skims sonic stones … Continue reading
Posted in alt-pop, alt-rock, garage rock, indie, Uncategorized
Tagged divisionists, london (uk)
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The Mothers Earth Experiment – The Mothers Earth Experiment (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of exploring the music too closely, right from the off the two things that scream out at me as I dip my toe in its sonic waters are the sheer eclecticism and the … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, contemporary jazz, funk, jazz, jazz-rock, progressive rock, rock, soul, Uncategorized
Tagged mothers earth experiment
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Proud Shame – Heavy America (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Despite being the product of modern day Boston, Heavy America have a sound that links together points in time and places on the map from a much wider and deeper musical palette. Alternative rock is a pretty broad term but … Continue reading
Artist Profile – Illacrimo
Illacrimo are the perfect band for the post-genre world, wandering effortlessly as they do between musical styles. Whilst they have one foot firmly planted in a slick alternative rock vibe it is what they gather around that which sets them … Continue reading
Posted in alt-rock, classic rock, neo-classical, pop-rock, rock, Uncategorized
Tagged illacrimo, vercelli (it)
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