Wow. Just wow. Whatever this is building towards, please know that we are here for it. The latest single from the illustrious En Esch is almost here and, having heard it repeatedly, we can safely say that it is indeed one for the ages… from an artist who already has innumerable songs to their credit under the same banner.
[Read more…]Singles! EYE AM, “Dreams Always Die With The Sun”
The only complaint we have about the debut single from supergroup EYE AM is this: Why did no one in either party think to do this before??? Featuring Type O Negative’s guitarist/vocalist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly with Crowbar’s vocalist/guitarist Kirk Windstein and former Crowbar and Down bassist Todd Strange, EYE AM is ready to set the music world ablaze with their inspired modern Doom that also takes turns visiting a time when the term “Heavy Metal” was on the rise and “Shock Rock” had yet to be defined for a Black Sabbath meets Iron Butterfly meets Alice Cooper hybrid that surprisingly sounds nothing like anything the sum of EYE AM’s parts are known for.
[Read more…]Singles! Filter, “Face Down”
We’re all for new Filter singles ESPECIALLY when they serve as the harbinger of a brand new album which is the case with “Face Down” heralding a long awaited new album (Their first since 2016’s Crazy Eyes) called The Algorithm tentatively scheduled for an August release (Wait, are we going to get a new Filter AND Ministry record in the same month in 2023???) through Golden Robot Records.
[Read more…]Travels With Brindle Bring Some Ukulele-Driven Pop To The People On Notes From Undergrad
We try to be as musically diverse as (in)humanly possible with our small operation but mostly it comes down to picking stuff to promote that speaks to us. More often than not that “stuff” flies somewhere under the banner of HEAVY in various forms with a similar emphasis on the Post-whatever genre. However, every once in awhile we have something come across ye olde digital desk that both speaks to us AND is well outside the usual fare that comes out of this space so double win when that happens. Like today. With Travels With Brindle’s debut full-length Notes From Undergrad which is the best Ukulele-driven Pop record you’ll hear this year. And yes, you read that right: “Ukulele-driven Pop”. Let’s dive in, shall we?
[Read more…]Only Child Kicks Off Summer With Some Poignant Pop On Srs One
In this day and age, the mark of a really great artist is to genuinely stand out from the rest of the noise that’s being pumped out at yer earholes on the daily. Boston’s Only Child is one such artist with a unique sound and an even more unique voice that’s ready to release the soundtrack of your summer when the Indie/Camp/Pop/Synth tracks collected within Srs One arrives on May 26th.
[Read more…]Eddie Japan Masterfully Weave An Epic Aural Story On Ambitious Pop Fiction
We have a lot of those “What were we thinking???” moments over in RNRF land regarding missed opportunities with new releases. Whether it’s the dreaded “too many tabs open” problem causing a release to get lost in a sea of promos or just a matter of running out of time before street date, we’ll admit that we regularly eff up and move on. In some cases, like today with Eddie Japan, we find ourselves utterly enthralled after the fact and will occasionally go back on our rule of not posting a review after a record releases.
[Read more…]Swivel Grinds Out The Nu-Grunge, Goes Gigantic on Glowing Self-Titled Release
If you’re a child of the ’90’s… or at least had your musical awakening around the middle of that decade, how can you not love the recent resurgence of Grunge? Especially when it’s got artists like Swivel leading the new revolution.
[Read more…]JAAW’s SuperCluster Is The Therapy? Meets Godflesh Industrial Banger You Never Knew You Needed In Your Life
So you’re telling us that not only we get a new Therapy? record in 2023 but also a whole ‘nother thing with Andy Cairns as the vocalist? And they both get released in the same month?? Are you kidding??? Once the initial shock of that revelation has worn off and you’ve started to come down from your Therapy? Hard Cold Fire high (Their 16th overall which you can check it out here), you can now safely dive into JAAW who is spearheaded by the aforementioned Cairns and Jason Stoll (Mugstar, Sex Swing) with Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Death Pedals) and Adam Betts (Squarepusher, Goldie) also on board.
[Read more…]Tombstones In Their Eyes Offer The Anti-Feel Good Hits Of The Summer With A Shoegaze Haze On Sea Of Sorrow
Do Tombstones In Their Eyes know how to throw a party or what? Following up on 2021’s fuzzed out full-length Looking For A Light (With EP A Higher Place arriving in April of 2022), TITE has doubled down on the murky shoegaziness of it all to create a record that’s one downtrodden ditty after another on Sea Of Sorrow.
[Read more…]RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: “Official Selection”, Summoners
I hate watching movies on my computer. Obviously it’s a personal choice but I’d much rather see a movie on a bigger screen whether it’s a TV or a theater (And yes, I know I could do any number of things to project from my laptop to one of those devices). That said, I’ve bit the bullet regarding the 2023 Salem Horror Fest batch of films RNRF decided to review and found that especially regarding Horror flicks, there’s no place to hide when the screen is inches from your face. Which is kinda fun? Sure, I could switch to another tab or skip ahead but what’s the point of that when you choose to go Horror? That said, while our SHF picks this year have been stellar they’ve yet to be scary. Until Summoners.
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