Squid: Bright Green Field [Album Review]
SquidBright Green FieldWarp Records [2021] It is always fun to see certain musical movements take over an area of the world. TFN has been getting … Read more
Spread Joy: Spread Joy [Album Review]
Spread JoySpread JoyFeel It Records [2021] Chicago’s Spread Joy are an intensely tight post punk band that gives everything they got on their 14 minute … Read more
Ryley Walker: Course In Fable [Album Review]
Ryley WalkerCourse In FableHusky Pants Records [2021] Ryley Walker has walked an interesting musical path since his last solo release of Deafman Glance in 2018 … Read more
Mt. Mountain: Centre [Album Review]
Mt. MountainCentreFuzz Club Records [2021] Australian five-piece Mt. Mountain’s fourth album, Centre, is a sprawling, psychedelic rocker that rides the edge of quiet waves right … Read more
Floatie: Voyage Out [Album Review]
FloatieVoyage OutExploding In Sound Records [2021] There is something special about Floatie’s math rock that brings you closer to your speakers and that is what … Read more
TUNS: Duly Noted [Album Review]
TUNSDuly NotedMurderecords [2021] There is nothing better than a killer power pop record and TUNS sophomore album, Duly Noted, may just be one of the … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: L.W. [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardL.W.Flightless Records [2021] One thing that never was in question during this eternal pandemic lockdown was that Australia’s King Gizzard … Read more
Mister Goblin: Four People In An Elevator And One Of Them Is The Devil [Album Review]
Mister GoblinFour People In An Elevator And One Of Them Is The DevilExploding In Sound Records [2021] Mister Goblin is the solo project of Sam … Read more
Black Country, New Road: For The First Time [Album Review]
Black Country, New RoadFor The First TimeNinja Tune [2021] Despite having just two early singles to date, Black Country, New Road came into 2021 with … Read more
Calyx: Stay Gone [Album Review]
CalyxStay GonePlastic Miracles / Ethospine Noise / Chumpire / Salinas Records [2021] I always enjoy when I come across a record that just bursts with … Read more
Frankie Sunswept: Turning [Album Review]
Frankie SunsweptTurningRomanus Records [2021] You may know of Frankie Sunswept from his previous band Crushed Out which played a higher octave fuzz guitar with several … Read more
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So [Album Review]
Delvon Lamarr Organ TrioI Told You SoColemine Records [2021] Great music always finds a way to captivate its audience and find new listeners. That is … Read more
Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns [Album Review]
Kiwi Jr.Cooler ReturnsSup Pop Records [2021] I always like to watch bands grow from their debut and attempt one of the biggest moments in any … Read more
Shame: Drunk Tank Pink [Album Review]
ShameDrunk Tank PinkDead Oceans [2021] How about a record that embraces the isolation of current times with a simmering post-punk that will hit your core? … Read more
Sonny Falls: All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist [Album Review]
Sonny FallsAll That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not ExistPlastic Miracles [2020] If we would have gotten hold of Sonny Falls new double album before December … Read more
Aaron Frazer: Introducing… [Album Review]
Aaron FrazerIntroducing…Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound [2021] One element that helped make the last record from Durand Jones and The Indications, American Love Call, a success … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: K.G. [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardK.G.Flightless Records [2020] After releasing a handful of live releases earlier this year, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have … Read more
Kimono Drag Queens: Songs Of Worship [Album Review]
Kimono Drag QueensSongs Of WorshipCopper Feast Records [2020] Since their formation in 2016, Sydney’s psych-rock band Kimono Drag Queens have released a string of singles, … Read more
FUZZ: III [Album Review]
FUZZIIIIn The Red Records [2020] FUZZ, the Los Angeles-based trio of Ty Segall (drums, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, vocals), and new member Chad Ubovich (bass, … Read more
SLIFT: Ummon [Album Review]
SLIFTUmmonVicious Circle/Stolen Body Records [2020] French psychedelic trio SLIFT started things off back in 2017 when they released their debut EP, Space Is The Key, … Read more
Stiff Richards: State Of Mind [Album Review]
Stiff RichardsState Of MindLegless/Drunken Sailor Records [2020] The pure raw punk on Melbourne’s Stiff Richards third LP, State Of Mind, is a mind blowing powerful … Read more
Osees: Levitation Sessions [Album Review]
OseesLevitation SessionsThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2020] 2020 will be remembered for all kinds of depressing events including the halt of live music shows. Not only … Read more
Alright: I’m Doing This To Myself [Album Review]
AlrightI’m Doing This To MyselfSelf Aware Records [2020] Alright is a fuzzed out indie band from Charlotte, North Carolina that is led by the energetic … Read more
Bill Callahan: Gold Record [Album Review]
Bill CallahanGold RecordDrag City Records [2020] If there is one thing that shines some light during this pandemic year is that Bill Callahan has quickly … Read more
Artists Of The Week: Discover, Support, Share
Another week – another three artists to check out! AOW brings to you the interesting experimental record from Victoria’s Freak Heat Waves, gritty and passionate … Read more