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
Sweeping Promises: Hunger For A Way Out [Album Review]
Sweeping PromisesHunger For A Way OutFeel It Records [2020] Sometimes simplicity is the key to great music and what you actually don’t hear can sometimes … Read more
Whitney: Candid [Album Review]
WhitneyCandidSecretly Canadian [2020] Whitney really does seem like a band made to release a covers record. Especially, when most of the music business has been … Read more
Coriky: Coriky [Album Review]
CorikyCorikyDischord Records [2020] Just the thought of a new Fugazi record makes me want to run to the local record shop even during a pandemic! … Read more
Damaged Bug: Bug On Yonkers [Album Review]
Damaged BugBug On YonkersCastle Face Records [2020] Bug On Yonkers is the new album from John Dwyer’s (Oh Sees) Damaged Bug moniker and it quite … Read more
NOFX / Frank Turner: West Coast Vs. Wessex [Album Review]
NOFX / Frank TurnerWest Coast Vs. WessexFat Wreck Chords [2020] When Fat Mike of NOFX phoned up Frank Turner and asked him if he wanted … Read more
The Lees Of Memory: Moon Shot [Album Review]
The Lees Of MemoryMoon ShotSelf-Released [2020] There is something really refreshing and energizing about the latest The Lees Of Memory record Moon Shot. For all … Read more
Beans: All Together Now [Album Review]
BeansAll Together NowFlightless Records [2020] All Together Now is the Geelong-based quintet Beans (formally Baked Beans) follow up to their 2018 debut record Babble. The … Read more
Mong Tong: Mystery [Album Review]
Mong TongMysteryGuruguru Brain [2020] If you have been reading the pages of TFN over the past year, you have probably noticed more press on the … Read more
Hum: Inlet [Album Review]
HumInletEarth Analog Records [2020] Anymore, it always takes something a little extra to surprise us and on June 23rd, Chicago’s Hum did just that as … Read more
RVG: Feral [Album Review]
RVGFeralOur Golden Friend [2020] Melbourne’s RVG have returned with their sophomore album, Feral, and it completely rises the quartet to another level. There has been … Read more
2nd Grade: Hit To Hit [Album Review]
2nd GradeHit To HitDouble Double Whammy [2020] With such a heavy world right now the sophomore record from Philadelphia’s 2nd Grade is the perfect dose … Read more
Woods: Strange To Explain [Album Review]
WoodsStrange To ExplainWoodsist Records [2020] Strange To Explain is Woods 11th full length album (not counting collaborations, split LPs, EPs, and singles), and the 99th … Read more