Akimbo – Live To Crush (2013) review
Akimbo – “Live To Crush” (Alternative Tentacles, 2013) “Uh… If you don’t like rock’n Roll…… FUCK OFF!!!”, screams the seemingly drunken chap whose invitation to all rock music...
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Morgan Delt – Barbarian Kings b/w Black Tuna Gang (2013) review
Morgan Delt “Barbarian Kings” b/w “Black Tuna Gang” (Trouble In Mind, 2013) A two-headed lysergic soft bomb here, from the enigmatic LA outfit. Morgan Delt’s brand of psychedelia...
Montibus Communitas – Hacia Aquellos Bosques de Inmensidad (2013) review
Montibus Communitas “Hacia Aquellos Bosques de Inmensidad” (Trouble In Mind, 2013) This third release from the Peruvian spiritual collective (roughly translated as Mountain Community) continues to deliver deeply...
Embryo – ‘Message From Era Ora’ (1976/2013)
Let me start by saying that I'm a big fan of Kraut Rock. I may not have the most comprehensive knowledge of artists beside the behemoths of the...
Black Sabbath – 13 (2013) review
Black Sabbath "13" (Vertigo, 2013) Sometimes it is hard to perceive new music from old classic bands or to understand it right from the first listening. So, after...
Roky Erickson – The Evil One (1981)/Don’t Slander Me (1986)/Gremlins Have Pictures (1986) review
Roky Erickson The Evil One (1981)/Don’t Slander Me (1986)/Gremlins Have Pictures (1986) Light in the Attic reissues Taken together, these three albums comprise the most worthwhile segments of...
Lantern – Rock n Roll Rorschach (2013) review
Lantern “Rock n Roll Rorschach” (Cardinal Fuzz, 2013) Emily Robb’s banshee-wailing vocals spit lightning bolts around Zachary Devereux Fairbrother’s snarly fuzz guitar pyrotechnics amidst gut-punching Iggy/Stooges influences (check...
Brain Pyramid – Magic Carpet Ride (2013) review
Brain Pyramid -"Magic Carpet Ride" (2013) One guitar, one bass, one drum set. The mighty power trio. Blues. Souls sold to the devil. Muddy Waters tripping so hard...
Carta – The Faults Follow (2013) review
Carta “The Faults Follow” (Saint Marie, 2013) Following two well-received albums on Resonant and Silber, Carta join the Saint Marie family with more of their dark atmospherics. Vocals...
Drowner – You’re Beautiful, I Forgive You (2013) review
Drowner ‘You’re Beautiful, I Forgive You’ (Saint Marie, 2013) The debut full-length from this Houston quartet builds on their earlier EP to cement their place amongst the best...