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PYRAMIDS/HORSEBACK – A Throne Without a King
reviewed by Paul J. Comeau

PYRAMIDS/HORSEBACK – A Throne Without a King

Pyramids is a group that, prior to this recording, was almost mythical to me. I’d heard more about the band than I’d actually heard their [...]

RAGS & RIBBONS – The Glass Masses
reviewed by Chris Martin

RAGS & RIBBONS – The Glass Masses

Rags & Ribbons has put together an album of tunes that is a nice listen, but as a whole, The Glass Masses falls just a bit [...]

MINISTRY – Relapse
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

MINISTRY – Relapse

Well, well — Al Jourgensen has come out of hiding and cobbled together a formation of Ministry for a record. This time around, Al and [...]

YES YES – Dogstar! Heal Your Weightlessness!
reviewed by Chris Martin

YES YES – Dogstar! Heal Your Weightlessness!

When I first listened to the latest output by Yes Yes, the product of musician Michael Ersing, I thought to myself, What the hell was [...]

JOYCE MANOR – Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired
reviewed by Josh Diamond

JOYCE MANOR – Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired

Joyce Manor released their self-titled debut album in 2011 to positive reviews from punk websites, including the distinction of “Album of the Year” from Punknews.org.  [...]

NAKED GODS – No Jams
reviewed by Peter Cauvel

NAKED GODS – No Jams

You probably haven’t yet heard of Naked Gods, but that may soon change. The Boone, North Carolina band’s sophomore effort, No Jams, is a rare [...]

THE DOOZER – Keep It Together
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

THE DOOZER – Keep It Together

Cambridge, England-based folk-pop act The Doozer is just about everything you’d expect from a British singer-songwriter act. The melodies are baroque in nature with cues [...]

CRUSHED STARS – In the Bright Rain
reviewed by Peter Cauvel

CRUSHED STARS – In the Bright Rain

I’ll admit I was a bit intimidated by Crushed Stars at first. This is going to take a serious attention span, I thought to myself [...]

JAD FAIR – Bird House
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

JAD FAIR – Bird House

Half Japanese founder Jad Fair teamed up with French artist Hifiklub and German artist kptmichigan to produce an EP that is far, far, far from [...]

JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW – We Don’t Eat
reviewed by Chris Martin

JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW – We Don’t Eat

Only five songs in length, James Vincent McMorrow’s newest digital EP highlights the singer-songwriter’s melodic voice and lyrical abilities. We Don’t Eat is a mixture [...]

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS – Ghostory
reviewed by Chris Martin

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS – Ghostory

School Of Seven Bells‘ new album Ghostory has all the elements needed for a killer record. Alejandra Deheza’s voice is simultaneously beautiful and haunting, the [...]

SOCCER TEAM – 3-Song 7″
reviewed by Patrick Hosken

SOCCER TEAM – 3-Song 7″

Ryan Nelson and Melissa Quinley met while working at Dischord Records. Soon, they started recording music together as Soccer Team in Nelson’s basement, and released [...]

THE BIG PINK – Future This
reviewed by Sebastian Gahan

THE BIG PINK – Future This

Future This, the second album from London’s brilliantly named The Big Pink, is a bright, anthemic slice of cheer. The opening track “Stay Gold” leads [...]

BLEUBIRD – CANNONBALL!!!
reviewed by Matt Edmund

BLEUBIRD – CANNONBALL!!!

Mixing elements of spoken word poetry and smooth free-styling is Florida-based emcee Bleubird and his new album CANNONBALL!!!. Not being familiar to his brand of [...]

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Possession
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Possession

When this Olympia, Washington-based band released their debut EP Agony & Opium a few years ago on 20 Buck Spin, there was a lot of hype [...]