By their own admission, Bohren & Der Club of Gore have a modus operandi. Almost 30 years and now eight albums into their career, the German trio know what they’re doing, and they aren’t afraid to do it over and over and over again. Whether they get called dark ambient, jazz noir, or “the gentlest black metal band on earth”, […]
Read moreSomething of a surprise release, this. But the sudden arrival of the sixth Worriedaboutsatan album is not the only revelation. I missed the news that, after almost a decade as a duo, there is now just one Gavin Miller behind the music. The project began as Miller’s alone so we’re not in totally unknown territory here, but the band’s best […]
Read moreWe made it guys. Another year in the books. High fives all round! It might not feel like time for celebrating- world news hasn’t exactly been upbeat (I hesitate to ask how it could get worse, just in case the universe hurries up and answers) and at times it seemed like the musical year was limping to a close, maybe […]
Read moreThe Warriors burned bright- In the mid-2000s they blazed a trail through hardcore, releasing four furious albums of fast riffs and fiery grooves over eight years- but then they burned out. After the release of ‘See How You Are’ in 2011, arguably the band’s best record, they seemed to capitulate rather than capitalise and slowly faded away. A damn shame. […]
Read moreModerate Rock’s 2019 was, apparently, a mood. This year’s Album of the Year list sits under a storm cloud. Oh sure, there are glimmers of light, but there is also doom, gloom, big riffs, nasty noise, and a record that sounds like it wants to pull you through a portal into a nightmare dimension. Downer jams galore. The list does […]
Read moreLondon four-piece Modern Rituals have made a video for new song, ‘The Bull Never Wins’. The yowling, prowling ripper is the first taste of their second record, ‘This Is History’, due out 20.03.20 via Holy Roar. You can preorder it now!
Read moreThe low temperatures, low light, and thick fog of this November seem to have seeped into our Spotify playlist. It features greyscale post-rock, dark ambience, and a band called Have a Nice Life that sound like they want you to have anything but. It’s not a total downer though- just try listening to that Jail Socks song without nodding your […]
Read moreWe Lost the Sea’s last album, the excellent ‘Departure Songs’, turned tragedy- the death of vocalist Chris Torpy- into triumph. Strong and sincere post-rock, it struck a chord inside the scene, escalating them towards the genre’s top tier, and in the wider world too. It took them around the planet on tour, sharing stages with the likes of Baroness, Russian Circles, […]
Read moreInitially this, the debut solo effort from erstwhile Calculator and Never Young member Chris Adams, feels thinly sketched. It’s less than half an hour of lo-fi indie rock that started life as side project demo material, and at times it sounds like it. The title track shimmies along on quiet, popping drums and softly distorted guitars, and ‘Plexiglass’ is hardly […]
Read moreEmptyset are on a mission. For over a decade the duo- otherwise known as James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas- have studied the creation, concept, and consumption of electronic music, and pioneered innovation in their genre. Previously, the pair have built installations for Tate Britain, played live in a nuclear bunker, and projected their songs into space just to record what happened next. […]
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