Clutch, the four-piece from Maryland, remain sonically inseparable from the Palm Desert Scene are in their element on new release. With no aggression or diesel-fueled brashness lost from the punk roots of their debut, Book of Bad Decisions serves up the same unrelenting energy and punch.
Category: Reviews
Review: Menace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound (Memphis Industries)
Review: Menace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound Black Rainbow Sound straddles the intersect between shimmering 80s synth pop and 90s alt-rock.
Review: Blood Orange – ‘Negro Swan’ (Domino)
British Singer Devonte Hynes AKA Blood Orange has released his long-awaited 4th Album Negro Swan and while itâs clear this new production dons a contemporary RnB persona, Dev is not afraid of experimenting with contrapuntal melodies, synth and, electronics.
Review: Mitski – ‘Be The Cowboy’ (Dead Oceans)
Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski introduces us to her compelling new album, Be The Cowboy, with the opening track, ‘Geyer’ and what a glorious opening it is. The perfect precursor for what turns out to be a hugely passionately charged and gracious album.
Review: Our Girl – ‘Stranger Today’ (Cannibal Hymns)
Stranger Today marks the proper launch of Brighton trio Our Girl, a band that, if this, their debut album, is anything to go by, the world will be hearing from for quite some time yet. With Stranger Today Our Girl collects together a handful of their previous releases and a bunch of new releases into an album.
Review: Interpol – ‘Marauder’ (Matador)
Interpol made their name with a stonking debut album Turn On The Bright Lights. Much to their benefit, their debut shot them straight into the epicentre of the starriest of stardoms, but it would be fair to say that it has the tendency to barrage through records released since.
Review: Still Corners – ‘Slow Air’
Slow Air is the eclectic new album by Still Corners, produced and written at a makeshift studio nestled in the picturesque maritime town of Deal, in Kent. This is the same backdrop where successful predecessor Dead Blue was created.
Review: 1975 – Latest Single
Review: 1975 – ‘TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME’ A partial, return to a slightly less processed sound: a look at 1975’s latest single ‘TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME’, taken from forthcoming new album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.
Review: Miles Kane- ‘Coup de Grace’ (Virgin EMI)
Considering that it took the ex-Rascals front-man only two years to follow âThe Colour of the Trapâ (2011) with âDonât Forget Who You Areâ (2013), five years is a notably large gap for Miles Kane. The Buzz checked out his latest release Coup De Grace released this week.
Review: Ross From Friends – ‘Family Portrait’ (Brainfeeder)
Essex born music producer Ross From Friends has clearly achieved a name for himself and created a hum of intrigued amidst the house clique. Iâll move on to reviewing his symphonic sylph-like tempo in a bit but first.