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LIBERTEER – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Kneesreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
THE THE THE THUNDER – All At Oncereviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Approximately 3,000 miles separate the members of The The The Thunder. A rock outfit comprised of friends in New York and Seattle, their debut release [...]
HOWLER – America Give Upreviewed by Patrick Hosken
The first 34 seconds of Howler’s “Beach Sluts” will determine whether you want to continue listening to America Give Up, their debut, or pour a [...]
MONOGAMY PARTY – Pus Cityreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
These Seattle, Washington-based reprobates have unleashed one loud, noisy, ugly and bad attitude laden salvo. Sometimes it just feels right to turn up the volume [...]
NO TRIGGER – Tycoonreviewed by Sebastian Gahan
It is often said the second album is the most difficult; however, that may be an urban myth when you consider how many great second [...]
ANTI-FLAG – The General Strikereviewed by Garrett Lyons
Veteran punks Anti-Flag are back serving up their melodic protest-punk with their second release on Side One Dummy Records. Anti-Flag have always had their hot [...]
SOLIDS – S/Treviewed by Josh Diamond
Solids is a guitar-and-drum duo consisting of Xavier Germain and Louis Guillemettte. They play a brand of ’90s rock that has been compared to Dinosaur [...]
LEE RANALDO – Between the Times and the Tidesreviewed by Chris Martin
With Sonic Youth seemingly finished after 30-plus years of releasing some of the best noise to come out of a speaker, guitarist Lee Ranaldo has [...]
PREVENGE/DIG IT UP – Splitreviewed by Josh Diamond
Prevenge and Dig It Up are hardcore bands from Montreal, Quebec with a similar sound and spirit. Both play a straightforward strain of punk, and [...]
STARVING WEIRDOS – Land Linesreviewed by Matt Edmund
I like to pride myself as someone who is open to pretty much any kind of music for at least one listen. Sure, I know [...]
WAXAHATCHEE – American Weekendreviewed by Peter Cauvel
Bands can spend thousands on production, but some of the best albums come from a noisy home recorder in someone’s bedroom. American Weekend is one [...]
XERXES – Our Home is a Deathbedreviewed by Matt Edmund
It appears that Halls cough drops has a new spokesperson in Xerxes vocalist Calvin Philley. Okay, not really, but after listening to the 12 tracks [...]
WIZARD RIFLE – Speak Loud Say Nothingreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
This Portland, Oregon-based duo, which consists of drummer/vocalist Sam Ford and guitarist/vocalist Max Dameron, makes a lot of noise for a two-piece, blending many different [...]
XIU XIU – Alwaysreviewed by Chris Martin
To say Xiu Xiu is an acquired taste is an understatement. Working with a revolving door of artists, Jamie Stewart has continued to release a [...]
UNSANE – Wreckreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
Unsane are the ultimate survivors of the New York City music scene that lived fast and died young. Their loud, noisy squalls were indicative of [...]
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