B-sides and remix collections can be a mixed bag. On the one hand you get records that stand on their own as a completed piece of collected music (Killers’ Sawdust comes to mind) while with others it seems like your favorite band is half assing it to fulfill some contract or bide time in between records.
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If Alice In Chains recorded Facelift today it might sound like the modern Rawk classic that is The Balance of Nature Shifted by Melbourne’s Foot. Tapping into the pure, unfiltered and unfettered by outside money sound that Grunge started as, the latest from Foot is terrifically tantalizing and a must have in 2020.
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Jokes! is back and for our belated latest column we’re focusing on some local laughs from Rob Crean and his new album, Sadly Sackerton. A staple of the Boston comedy scene for years, Crean could usually be found hosting The Gas over at Great Scott back in the day when people could venture outside and take in a live performance. However, we live in an age where you don’t always need to go out to find a hearty laugh and thanks to modern technology, you can enjoy Crean’s comedy stylings from the comfort AND SAFETY of your own home (Read: stay home).
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A refreshing slab of intricately woven Doom, the latest from Australia’s Witchskull is a must listen in 2020. Mixing Sabbath-style darkness with the experimental nature of Desert Rawk legends like Kyuss, A Driftwood Cross is an evolution of Doom and an album that should set the bar for the genre going forward.
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There’s a lot happening in the world right now so it’s great to have perspective. Sure, you can be bummed that a particular show isn’t happening or a movie isn’t coming out this year, or some sporting event is postponed but through perseverance we’ll get through this and some semblance of normalcy will return. Shows will happen again. Movie theaters will reopen. Sports will do sports in some big sports arena. Because in the immortal words of Ian Malcolm: “Life finds a way”
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If you were ever curious, I listen to EVERYTHING that comes across my virtual desk. Doesn’t matter if it’s a genre I’m particularly invested in because in the interest of remaining objective to all, I say “What the hell!” and give it a shot. That said, I think I like Psychobilly??? I really dug the latest offering from BAT! last year and damn if the eighth record from Canadian trio The Brains doesn’t give me the feels as it delivers the solid goods. It also helps that both The Brains and BAT! share members.
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Boston is lucky to have an artist like Dug McCormack. From Psychic Dog to BALUCHITHERIUM and more, he presents different facets of Boston Rawk. As a songwriter he’s explored a diverse variety of genres that merges the RAWK with fusion, jazz elements even and an all around experimental style wrapped in a cushy rawk and/or roll package for the people. And as a vocalist, McCormack continues that diverse trend with a style that constantly evolves and adapts which brings us to his latest project, Square Ape, and the brand new EP that just saw the light of day thanks to pent up creativity while stuck in the house (Thanks, pandemic?)
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We may have used the word “epic” a buttload of times when reviewing Loviatar’s last collection of recorded tunes so we’re going to come up with some different descriptors this time, okay? Like awesome. And monolithic. And gargantuan. And bold. And beautiful. But mostly masterpiece when it comes to Lightless and this band overall.
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From the man that brought you “The Satanist”, “Christians To The Lions”, “GOD=Dog” and more comes some music to keep fans on their toes as the sophomore album from Nergal’s Dark/Folk/Rockabilly alter ego Me And That Man arrives on March 27th.
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Per the press release for Viking, the upcoming new record by Chicago’s The Outfit, the quartet “isn’t re-inventing the wheel, and it never tries to; thats it’s charm”. That said, what they do deliver on Viking still stands out as easily one of the most anthemic Hard Rawk records of 2020.
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