If 2020 manages to yield a new record by VOWWS then I won’t label the first 365 days of the new decade a total fucking wash.
[Read more…]Singles! VOWWS, “Impulse Control”
Lesser Glow Bring The New Gloom On Crushing Nullity
If fellow Bostonian outfit Old Man Gloom ever decide to call it a day, feel comforted with the knowledge that Lesser Glow will ably carry that torch. You’ll especially agree with that statement upon hearing Nullity, their latest sonic slab of songs that can simply be summed up with one word: Crushing.
[Read more…]Destrends Deliver Cutting Edge 21st Century Post-Punk Perfection With Wasteland
There’s something inherently timeless about the Destrends sound and listening through their newest EP, Wasteland, is like being transported simultaneously back to the initial Punk Rawk revolution in the ’70’s and the mid-aughts for the ascent of bands like Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys. Add some Rockabilly sensibilities and a vocalist that combines the bravado of Johnny Rotten with the quirkiness of Fred Schneider and you have yourself some of the most cutting edge Post-Punk out there today.
[Read more…]Singles! Otto Kinzel, “Radium Light”
It’s hard not to get excited when you can actually hear an artist evolve over the course of their career or even better when it’s over a series of songs released within a fairly short amount of time. Which is the case when talking about New England’s own Otto Kinzel and his latest sonic soliloquy, “Radium Light”.
[Read more…]Forming The Void Ready Heavenly Hard Rawk Epic Reverie For May 8th
Fresh off a retread of Karma To Burn’s storied/illustrious discography and everything I hear after seems to remind me of them. Like Louisiana’s Forming The Void who are miles beyond anything that instrumental trio concocted (Not a knock on K2B at all, they’re just living in a Desert Rawk realm all their own) but whose vocalist shares some similarities with onetime K2B collaborator Daniel Davies (Also of John Carpenter’s band and Year Long Disaster among others) as well as Downer’s J. Scott.
[Read more…]Panic Priest Prepare For Post-Pandemic Goth Nights With Club Ready Second Seduction
Electro is the perfect comfort food for whatever ails ya. Stuck indoors? Missing the night life? Feeling lonely? Well, let the warm blanket of properly produced Electro envelope you so you can dance your cares away from the comfort of your own home. And might I suggest the shimmering ecstasy of Panic Priest and their newest release, Second Seduction, as a starting point?
[Read more…]Constants Return With Remixes, Remasters, Covers, And A New Tune On Devotion
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.
[Read more…]Foot Channel Grunge Icons, Create Modern Rawk Classic With The Balance of Nature Shifted
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.
[Read more…]Jokes! Rob Crean, Sadly Sackerton
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).
[Read more…]Witchskull Lead A New Doom Frontier On A Driftwood Cross
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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