Comparing an artists newest record to previous efforts can be, as the kids say, a bit sus. On the one hand, you tend to discount what came before depending on how the new effort fares so the trick is to do so in a way that flatters what preceded. Also, you don’t want to put a nail in the coffin of a band’s burgeoning career. Like, if this is the greatest album ever then they can only go down from there, right??? In other words: Slippery slope! Especially when we say that Hard Copy is the best VR Sex record to date.
[Read more…]24 For ’24: The Exhaustive RNRF Guide To The Rekkids And Artists You Should Be Checking Out In The New Year
Surprisingly enough, finding 24 albums incoming for 2024 was pretty easy. Maybe it’s that backlog of creativity that’s still pouring out following a global pandemic or maybe it’s just timing but whatever the case may be, we like it. A lot! Especially with a bevy of the releases mentioned below popping up within the first 3 months of the upcoming new year. In fact, by the time this finally comes out the end will be here for Project 86 who release the 2nd half of their closing curtain called OMNI and, spoiler alert, it’s pretty spectacular. Also already out and worthy of your attention are the latest opuses from The Clamps who bring some fuzzed out Rawk you need to hear, the blistering devastation of Domination Campaign, and the funky frenetic chaos of No Terror In The Bang.
[Read more…]VR SEX Continue With The Cool On Sophomore Post-Rawk Trek Rough Dimension
2022 is producing a LOT, and we mean A LOT, of unexpected surprise rekkids in our regular wheelhouse of favorites. We had some hopes that this band called Drab Majesty might be back with a new record (And they just might with a recently announced support slot with AFI happening in the fall) but are completely content with the unexpected news of the sophomore outing from sorta similarly sounding VR SEX.
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