Sour Widows shouldn’t even be here today. Following the release of the Californian trio’s excellent debut, they should’ve been touring, playing festivals, maybe taking over the world. Like so many things, the band’s plans were permanently altered by the pandemic. Instead of moping though, they’ve taken the opportunity to produce more music. And, while there’s more space, and more subtlety […]
Read moreThere was lots of things to be excited about this month- the raucous returns of Drug Church and Quicksand, My Bloody Valentine’s sudden appearance on your streaming service of choice, the world returning to some version of normality! But it wouldn’t be the Moderate Rock Mixtape if it didn’t also include some killer downer jams- the last half of this […]
Read moreI hope you find something to love. HOME IS WHERE- ‘Assisted Harakiri’ FRANKIE & HIS FINGERS- ‘Just Because You Are, Doesn’t Mean You Have To’ THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD FERRIES- ‘After You’ FIDDLEHEAD- ‘Million Times’ MAN ON MAN- ‘1983’ ADIOS COMETA- ‘Franco’ ASSERTION- ‘Supervised Suffering’ THE BREEDERS- ‘The Dirt Eaters’ A.A. WILLIAMS- ‘Where Is My Mind?’ LIT. MAJOR- ‘Ghosts’ SLOPING- ‘Treading’ […]
Read moreThis mixtape zings, man. Maybe zings is the wrong word. There’s some pretty slow mo downer jams in there. It just feels like one of those mixtapes that really works, that sticks together, that ebbs and flows in the right way. I loved making it all through this month and I hope you love hearing it. I really do hope […]
Read moreWith the secret out- that this side project from erstwhile members of Set and Setting and Woe isn’t destined to possess their same sonic intensity- Timelost lean even further away from the heavy on their second record. They still suit their self-described grungegaze tag, but here ever bigger beams of light break through the clouds. ‘Better Than Bedbugs’ is bolder […]
Read moreSlow Crush’s 2018 debut album is one worth talking about. And the Belgian shoegazers have quite rightly taken every opportunity to do since its release. There have been a couple of vinyl presses, in a handful of appealing variants, and even a guitar pedal branded with the record’s artwork. Now, with a move to new labels (Church Road and Quiet […]
Read moreHow fucking long has this month been!? I know it’s old news that most every January can feel a bit drawn out and depressing. Blue Monday and all that. But this one was something else. Doesn’t help that my brain thinks it must only be around May 2020 still, surely. January is also a typically dry time for new music. […]
Read moreAs far as I can tell, Weltraumrauschen is a one-man operation. If so, they make a mighty impressive, cohesive, and complete kind of sound. As far as I can tell, that name translates as space noise. If so, it’s pretty damn apt. Sure, there are some lo-fi burbles, bleak lyrics, and downer jams on the band’s debut album, ‘Nothing to […]
Read moreJoy in Blue formed last year. And that alone should be reason enough to give them a chance- finding like-minded musicians, starting a new band, and devoting time and energy to writing, practicing, and recording your first demos can be hard enough at the best of times, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. The Portsmouth four-piece don’t need […]
Read moreOutstanding post-everything outfit Suffocate For Fuck Sake have been teasing their next album for a month or so now but as of today you can actually hear a new song. Fyra by Suffocate for fuck sake ‘Alone’ is the first taste of the Swedish quartet’s third album, ‘Fyra’, and it’s everything you might hope it to be. Cover art and […]
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