This sophomore release from Kingston, Ontario’s PS I Love You really snuck up and sucker punched me good. Continue reading “PS I Love You – Death Dreams”
PS I Love You – Death Dreams
KREATOR – Phantom Antichrist
If you count the pre-Mille era, this band has been going for 30+ years. Continue reading “KREATOR – Phantom Antichrist”
Todd Snider – Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Perpetually blazed out troubadour Todd Snider delivers a solid set of tunes on Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, Continue reading “Todd Snider – Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables”
ROBERTS & LORD – Eponymous
I can’t put my finger on exactly what has made this quirky album get played over and over again this past week. Continue reading “ROBERTS & LORD – Eponymous”
THE HOLIDAY CROWD – Over the Bluffs
The Holiday Crowd sounds almost identical to the Smiths. Continue reading “THE HOLIDAY CROWD – Over the Bluffs”
GALACTIC – Carnivale Electricos
The carnivals that I remember as a child were filled with a lot of cheap games, sad looking roadies, and miserable, smelly petting zoos that I never went remotely near. Continue reading “GALACTIC – Carnivale Electricos”
DODECAHEDRON – Dodecahedron
“Progressive Black Metal” from the Netherlands. Continue reading “DODECAHEDRON – Dodecahedron”
Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast
Album number five from these thrash/crossover giants is packed with both humour and the party references that we have come to expect from Municipal Waste. These boys burst onto the scene in 2001 and have been making face ripping, head banging, full throttle thrash ever since. Getting progressively better with each release and aging like a fine wine. Continue reading “Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast”
YOUNG LIARS – Homesick Future
Hello, bright indie electropop! These beats are fast and I can see a crowd dancing to this – but will they remember it the next day? I can’t be sure, but speaking for myself, I forgot what some of the songs on here sounded like five minutes after listening to them. Continue reading “YOUNG LIARS – Homesick Future”
UNLEASHED – Odelheim
Their BRUTAL bio calls them THE viking metal band. As with most things Nuclear Blast, there are moments here, but largely this comes off as calculated and formulaic. Riff followed by perfectly assembled verse. Acoustic segue. Etcetera. You know the drill and so do they. Continue reading “UNLEASHED – Odelheim”