I feel like there’s a lot of records we’ll be hailing as “must-hear” especially this soon after leaving that shitshow of a year in the rearview. Sarin’s aptly-titled upcoming record, You Can’t Go Back, is definitely one of those kinds of artists giving this reviewer the same feelings as listening through Isis’ Oceanic for the first time.
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Once in a blue moon (Or once in a full moon?)…or more like once every month or two comes an album that’s so out of my normal listening frequencies that just hits. Recently, albums from Lord Mantis and Cattle Decapitation wrecked my ears with collections of aural carnage that Werewolves looks to repeat with their latest here in 2021.
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On Fall In Fall Out, The Luka State manage to manufacture some legit lightning in a bottle with a record that’s just as massive and groundbreaking as some of the early works and debuts from artists like The Subways, The Von Bondies, The Strokes, and The Hives (Basically all the “The” bands of the mid-aughts).
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It’s not often we get a promo and the RIYL or FFO “Read If You Like” and “For Fans Of”) really nails it but in the case of Sydney’s Zeahorse, the comparisons to Helmet, Quicksand, and Fugazi are pretty spot on especially after listening through their latest, Let’s Not (And Say We Did).
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It seems like almost every other week we’re getting new music from War On Alexandria and that suits us just fine because in an age where newer bands introduce themselves to the masses with a slew of singles that are basically variations on the same theme, it’s refreshing to hear the Boston-based quartet offer up something new each and every time they drop another piece of sonic art.
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It’s never to early to start formulating a list for the best of a given year. Sure, we just finished our 2020 recap and dropped our preview of what we think will be the bee’s knees in 2021 but we’re here to tell you that Trillionaire’s debut, Romulus, is a definite contender for our yearly best of list.
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As a primer to prepare to sit down and listen to the latest single from A Cause In Distress I took it upon myself to listen to their previous one, “Lumbering”, over and over. And over and over again. And over some more (Okay, like five times in a row tops). You know, for research. And also because that debut single from the Southend trio is still so effing good (Read our review here). So, you can guess where the expectations are for “Modern Commerce”, yeah?
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You know how you listen to a new artist or song and can just tell with seconds sometimes that it’s all going to be fire? That’s BLAB and her latest single, “Casual Sex”, which drops soon courtesy of Cool Thing Records.
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Jason Bieler is a godsend, okay? And he’s the gift that keeps on giving on any gloomy day, never mind the shit sandwich of a year that we’re just now barely crawling out of. And more importantly, he’s got a brand new record ready for release called Songs For The Apocalypse and, to be frank, if this is what the apocalypse does indeed sound like then sign us up!
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Remember last year when we were praising Minnesota’s Amiensus and how they were this Black Metal/Pop amalgamation that was a necessary mindfuck bringing all the good things in the most roundabout way ever? No? Well, read about it here then. All finished? Then back to our point: Members of that outfit have returned in the year that is not 2020 with Comatose to further eff with the minds in a brand new way.
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