Is Nocona huge yet? From the beginning of the song, I felt like I was stumbling upon greatness hidden in plain sight. By the end of Stabby Mike I was invested mentally and emotionally in Nocona. The beginning of love, the excitement of digging through their catalog, the growth of something special and something cool […]
The Prostitutes have been around a while, and Shake, Rattle, & Die is one of their releases from this year. Aptly named for a year filled with certain death and doom, The Prostitutes deliver a raging take on bumming a ride from a stranger while they are out of their mind, all in under two […]
Extradition Order picks up where Talking Heads left off. The choppy synth intro and rhythm-heavy instrumentation is accompanied by a mantra of New Wave styled lyrics, that evolve and settle back down with a deliberate dynamic that I can’t help but appreciate. Extradition Order ties in pop sensibilities and alternative eccentricities that play off each […]
Time Is Gonna Kill You is a percussive, bombastic anthem. When I say percussive I’m not talking about just the drumming, I actually feel like everyone in the band is attacking their instrument like a percussionist. While one guitar bounces back and forth, another smooths the melody out over the top, weaving together with the […]
Cold Choir is an amazing duo. Their sound is dark, a sexy melancholy. Neon Kiss is synth-driven and powerful, haunting and romantic. The fun part about listening to Cold Choir (to me) is realizing that these sounds, these textures, these noises, everything… are all the realization of an idea that popped into their heads. These […]
A song most appropriate for the era, Waiting For The Postman soundtracks the modern times. The psychedelic anthem is full-on the whole time, with all the pauses and built in dynamics that add necessary drama. Waiting For The Postman seems to speak on the subject of the impatient, selfishly focused, absorbed folks that permeate society. […]
Existing in familiar sonic spaces of garage-rock and rawness, Don’t Think About Death is macabre and peppy. Machine-gun paced with a strangely strong melody, this is dangerously good! Fans of The Growlers & Allah Lahs will revel in the magical vibes of Don’t Think About Death. As upbeat and fun as the song is, it […]
As a long time admirer of both lowbrow art and petty crime, its hard for me to dislike a song by this title. Instant love aside, this is an open-throttle rager that never lets up. Pounding punk drums at blistering speed, riffing distorted guitars, and a never-tiring screaming vocal are stuffed onto the tape like […]
Delivering the fattest, most sizzling riffs inside dramatic poetry is Scott’s mission, and he’s doing it without compromise or apologies. No Longer Apart is huge, textured and smoking hot. An organ makes unexpected appearances, the gigantic signature guitar is there alongside the pounding and driving backline, this is romantic crooning from some dark place your […]