Album Reviews

Rat City Rockers Gets To The Nitty Gritty, Hones In On Casket Rats’ Raucous Rawk Core

One of the best things about this “job” (Because is it really a job if you love what you do???) is when we come across a band in the wild, become a fan, then find out they fall under the umbrella of some cool PR people we’re already friendly with [...]

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The Welcoming Committee Welcome YOU To The Kookier Side Of Cave With Wickedly Wonderful Debut Release

Around these parts (Obviously, the RNRF offices), The Welcoming Committee is what one would refer to as a “spoiler”. Or maybe, more accurately, a “disrupter”! You see, we had a whole slate of posts (mostly) ready to go (or at least be worked on) when TWC’s debut EP came across [...]

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Singles! Arrows Of Athena, “Abandoned Love”

In our header for the review of The Ghost Archives, the debut LP from Arrows Of Athena, we said what the Boston duo were doing in Alt-Rawk was a renaissance and it looks like that movement won’t be over anytime soon if new single “Abandoned Love” is any indication! Holy [...]

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Spooky SZN Sounds: Sacred Skin, Born In Fire

We had to do it. We had to! You listen to the kind Darkwave-tinged Electro that Sacred Skin is making and tell us it doesn’t somewhat fit under the “Spooky SZN Sounds” banner! Also, we were already late to the Sacred Skin party when we came across them early in [...]

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Friendship Commanders Get Bigger, Bolder, Fuzzed Out And Furious On Emotionally Charged BEAR

Honestly? We have no idea why we procrastinated on this review as much as we did. Actually, scratch that. We do have an idea. It’s because sometimes, with a very select few records, we want to make sure we get what we’re trying to convey just right. Because the music [...]

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The Fool’s Agenda Conjure A Musical Potpourri Throughout The Wondrous Whimsy Of Fool’s Gold

If you thought you knew what The Fool’s Agenda had to offer based off recent singles “Dumb (Take Me Out)” or “Feel So High” then prepare for a revelation when full-length Fool’s Gold comes calling boasting an aural arsenal that’s not only a potpourri of genres but also a celebration [...]

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