Wendy Atkinson, Pink Noise
Wonderfully varied solo bass album. Like her last record, this is all about bass. Those interested in bass would be […]
Matt Collins
Various Artists, Poem for Peace in Many Voices, volume 1
It is exceedingly rare that a work of art ostensibly for peace is actually peaceful. Think about MC5 albums or […]
Green Go
This is some of the most fun you’ll have without the aid of power metal. Sloppy drums and drum machines, […]
Ghostbitch, Cassette
Put out your hand and a noise tape will fall into it –at least, that’s how it seems these days! […]
Finger Eleven, Them vs. You vs. Me
Despite years of public indifference, the band formerly known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys return with their fourth album and a […]
The Cuds, The Taste of Crow
If only your CD player speakers could just spit out an old, wooden place that sort of smells like smoke, […]
Various Artists, The Acrustic Age, Volume 2
Apart from the Doers track, which is essential, what do you say about fast folk? Um, I like it better […]
Chris Yang, May All Yr Children Be Dragons
Let’s face it: Chris could write song after song and they’ll all be perfect, but he’s never going to get […]
Leper Collective/Flesh for Frank, Of Toasters and Burnt Toasts/Computer Generated Shit Noise Attack
More wicked demented stuff from Francois Marceau, supergenius. I literally never know what this maniac is going to do to […]
Usra Leedham, The Architect’s Wound
With a title like that, you know the CD can only be one thing: wretched. But incomprehensibly wretched? I don’t […]
Kids on TV, Mixing Business with Pleasure
If you don’t already think Kids On TV are the best band going, like, if you’re sitting on the fence […]
Himalayan Bear,…Attacks the Brilliant Air
At first I hated this. The lyrics are amazingly pretentious, the singer has a sort of Jeff Buckley vibe going […]