Drahla – Useless Coordinates
As you hear the first few bars of the opening track “Gilded Cloud” you’ll hear the bass oozing with venom, the guitar spit with vitriol and the drums gain on you with utmost ferocity. Drahla’s sound is an urban threat, defiant towards conformity and built in the uncompromising heritage of post-punk. There’s a dystopian atmosphere […]
Moaning – Uneasy Laughter
Moaning took a tight swerve in their second album, replacing the sweltering guitars of their 2018 self-titled release to lush sounding synths and electronic beats. They’ve delivered a 13-track journey that leans toward more atmospheric moods and textures, downcast with lyrics of insecurity, anxiety and the overall challenges of living in the 21st century — […]
The Garden – Kiss My Super Bowl Ring
Attempting to describe the sound of Kiss My Super Bowl Ring is an exercise in futility. You’ll have to include every genre including the kitchen sink, and that wouldn’t even do it any justice. The California twin duo has crafted something eccentric in their fourth LP. With an anything-goes approach to making music, we have […]
The Chats – High Risk Behavior
The Chats’ debut album High Risk Behaviour gets us back to the basics of punk. The Aussie trio keeps it simple, with less than three minutes for each track, and even less chords than that. They’ve honed in on a tried and true formula of barebones DIY punk that throws care out the window in […]
Beach Bunny – Honeymoon
Lili Trifilio’s sound has gotten a long way, graduating from bedroom pop tunes to now headlining her four-piece band, Beach Bunny’s new album is filled with short and sweet pop-rock tunes that tackles on the varying stages of a relationship, from the brilliant highs to the bitter lows. Honeymoon showcases the singer-songwriter in full bloom. […]
Eggs on Mars – It Will Be Like It Was
Eggs on Mars’ fourth full-length release “It Will Be Like It Was” feels like a soft and gentle reflection of days gone by. Imagine flipping through your old photo albums (you do still have those do you?) and looking at the people and places that have contributed to your life. The Kansas indie pop trio […]
Ricky – Palm Trees
During my first go-around with Ricky’s Palm Trees I never would have imagined the record was inspired by and written during the 2019-2020 period, yet once I’ve gotten deeper into it’s lyrics and moods in subsequent listens it suddenly becomes apparent. Ricky Schmidt’s melodies and sound choices for his debut record is full of summery vibes, dreamy […]