Entropy – Liminal
Back in the days when I was a teenagerBefore I had status and before I had a pagerYou could find the Abstract listenin' to hip-hopMy pops used to say, it reminded him of BebopI said, "Well, Daddy, don't you kn... Read More...
Love Letter – Karnivool
Karnivool are not just a blog favourite, but a personal one too - comfortably sitting within my top five favourite bands of all time. For someone who routinely listens to hundreds of different records a year t... Read More...
Hum – Inlet
This has been a notable year for veteran artists dropping excellent albums with barely any notice. Fiona Apple pushed up the release of her boldest album yet, X brought the band back together for their first a... Read More...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Brian Campeau’s New Single is “Fail Proof”
Will we see the day when Art As Catharsis releases a dud? So far, the evidence suggests a resounding, "No." The label has released music from every corner of the Australian underground, and each of their artis... Read More...
Refused – War Music
Surely everyone who has ever picked up a guitar, microphone, or drumstick has fantasised about creating an album revered as a bona fide, epoch-defining classic. The dream of having a collection of songs that a... Read More...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Belgium’s THOT impress with inspiring performance video for “RHEIN”
We might as well address the elephant in the room right off the bat, as urban dictionary culture has opened an unfortunate path for readers' minds to travel down during recent years. Long before the acronym TH... Read More...
Disco Loadout – August 2019: Battles & ArcTanGent
The Load In
August may have been a relatively quiet month in terms of the volume of events I attended, but there can be no doubt that the quality has been exceptionally high. Having already spoken at ... Read More...
Cave In – Final Transmission
Like most Granite Staters, I've driven through the Bedford Toll Plaza countless times. It sits on New Hampshire's main highway connecting the state's three biggest cities. In many ways, it's a perfect symbol ... Read More...
Port Noir – The New Routine
By the time a band reaches their third album, it is not unreasonable to have a certain set of expectations about what it will deliver. Sometimes, the band will stumble and fail to meet them. Others will rise t... Read More...
Premiere: Philadelphia’s crown of pity Channel Melancholy Through Glorious Volume On Newest Single “Rather Be Nothing”
Today we have guest writer Evan Lurie of Arctic Drones premiering the last single from the upcoming album Just by the Philadelphia heavy shoegaze duo crown of pity. You can check out more of Evan's writing her... Read More...