Album Reviews

Makes My Blood Dance Make Sweet Synth-Driven Sonic Symphonies Across Debut LP #Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D!

Not to start off on a comparison but what the world needs now is the kind of danceable Industrial-tinged Electro anthems that Morlocks used to make (RIP Johann Strauss) and we think we have come across the next generation with Makes My Blood Dance and it is AWESOME. Mixing just [...]

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Sparta Take Inspiration From A John Candy Doc, Enlist Some Elite Friends, Drop A Career-Defining Record With Cut A Silhouette

Thank Uncle Buck for the new Sparta??? Well, at least the album title and vibe of Cut A Silhouette according to Sparta mainman Jim Ward (Vocals/Guitar) who, in the press release ramp up to the band’s 6th LP, tells of a particular Macaulay Culkin quote in the recent I Like [...]

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Cat TV Deliver Inspired Collection Of Hybrid Garage Alterna-Punk Anthems On Debut EP Fun In The Ghost Town

There’s quite a few artists in and around town where we’re constantly looking for an excuse to cover beyond a tag as part of some show or a random share on a Bandcamp Friday or something. Lowell’s Cat TV is one of those artists so we were overjoyed when an [...]

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The Only Humans Tackle Love, Loss And Living Life On New EP It Didn’t Hit Me Until Today

“Relationships implode. Friendships collapse. Loved ones die.” If you were wondering if The Only Humans would somehow have less to say with an EP following 2024’s brilliant concept album It’s A Beautiful Night. I Think I’ll Disappear Forever. (Find it right now by heading right here) then we’d like to [...]

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PIG Harvest New Collection Of Hellishly Harmonious Hymnals On Hurt People Hurt

There’s no denying that PIG’s pair of ’90’s bangers, Sinsation and Wrecked, are not only each Industrial classics but also pushed the genre to exciting new places bringing a more cinematic scope to the synthetic-tinged shredding. That said, there’s something about the more mature, more menacing version of late stages [...]

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Salem Noise Rawk Vets The Freqs Rev Up For Record Release Show, Ready Debut Full-Length No God on the Gold Coast For May 29th Drop

If there was a Mount Rushmore of Noise Rawk artists in the New England area we’d go out on a limb and name BEDTIMEMAGIC, Sapling, Miracle Blood and the focus of today’s ramblings: Salem’s own The Freqs. Chances are, if you’ve been fans of any of those bands, you’ve caught [...]

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