Album Reviews

Replicant Return With Best Batch Of Neo-Noir ElectroSynth To Date On DAYBREAKER

This is one of the MANY times we get super excited for a new release, get an early copy of said new release, then squander the lead time for said new release until it’s (almost) too late. That’s not to say we’re not listening to said release incessantly, just more [...]

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Buick Audra Crafts Catchy Yet Cathartic “Sonic Collages” Across Inimitably Intimate New Solo LP ADULT CHILD

As it stands right now, we are already at war with ourselves regarding the RNRF end of the year best list… which is not only 6 months out from having to be finished but also neglecting all the other records still to come in 2025. The problem is there are [...]

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Your Latest Album Of The Year Contender Has Entered The Chat With The Imminent Release Of Greet Death’s 3rd LP Die In Love

We’ll be honest, while we like to think we have a pretty eclectic vinyl collection, we tend to not seek out rare stuff that often just because we’d rather own the physical product first, fancy stuff later. That said, we were legitimately DISTRESSED when we hopped on the Greet Death [...]

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Tequila Sirens Ain’t No Imposters On Stand Out New LP

We’re obviously biased about the Boston Music Scene on the regular but, really, it’s the MA music scene as a whole that gives us all the warm and fuzzies on the regular. And it’s artists like Somerville’s Tequila Sirens who not only embody that statement with the kind of unique [...]

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Ruby Grove Ready Robust Alternative Soul Meets Trip-Hop Debut With EP Ripple Effect

It’s truly been a privilege to hear the evolution that Ruby Grove has had from their debut release back in March of 2023 up until now with the impending arrival of their 1st EP, Ripple Effect, right around the corner. Consisting of six tracks, three of which have been previously [...]

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Planning For Burial Return After 8 Years With 9 Tracks Of Brutal Bliss On It’s Closeness, It’s Easy

The Flenser is quickly becoming one of those labels where, whenever they have their name attached to something, we immediately move that release to the top of our pile. Have we said that previously? If yes, we don’t care because it’s true! And if not, well, now ya know! And [...]

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