Album review: Djevera – The Rising Tide (Part 1): Corsa Al Ribasso

Published on March 3rd, 2010 by Jonathan McCalmont

Djevera - The Rising Tide (Part 1): Corsa Al RibassoIf you think the title The Rising Tide (Part 1): Corsa Al Ribasso is pretentious and clunky, wait until you hear the music Djevera put on the album of that name.

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Album review: Karnivool – Sound Awake

Published on February 17th, 2010 by The Editor

Karnivool - Sound AwakeAccessible Aussie proggers Karnivool may sound a lot like the antipodean A Perfect Circle on Sound Awake, but that doesn’t make it a bad album by any stretch.

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Single review: Japanese Voyeurs – That Love Sound / Blush

Published on January 25th, 2010 by The Editor

A second single from young grunge-revivalists Japanese Voyeurs fails to impress with its uninspired retreading of ground conquered two decades beforehand.

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Single review: Grand Central – Inside

Published on December 31st, 2009 by The Editor

Grand Central - InsideLondon alt-rock revivalists Grand Central sound a lot like the Smashing Pumpkins; if they were to somehow acquire their own sound, they could be dangerous.

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Album review: Luder – Sonoluminescence

Published on November 20th, 2009 by The Editor

Luder - SonoluminescenceWhat if Curve had been based in Seattle and listened to A Perfect Circle albums through a wormhole in spacetime? Luder’s Sonoluminescence, that’s what.

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Single review: Serotonin – Siempre y para Siempre

Published on November 12th, 2009 by The Editor

Serotonin - Siempre y para SiempreOxfordshire post-grungers Serotonin have the sound nailed, but the songs on Siempre y para Siempre don’t yet have sufficient spark to challenge the big boys.

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Single review: Zico Chain – These Birds Will Kill Us All

Published on October 30th, 2009 by The Editor

Zico Chain - These Birds Will Kill Us AllBurly nu-grunge noiseniks Zico Chain are still going, y’know. They’re not quite sure what they want to sound like, but they sound pretty decent nonetheless.

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Single review: Dinosaur Jr – Pieces

Published on September 22nd, 2009 by The Editor

Dinosaur Jr - FarmThe summer may be over (if we can even be said to have had one), but Dinosaur Jr still capture the warm fuzzy glow of sunshine on latest single “Pieces”.

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Single review: Slaves To Gravity – Doll Size

Published on August 5th, 2009 by Duncan Harris

Slaves To Gravity - Scatter The CrowPoor home-grown post-grungers Slaves To Gravity; they and their single are “Doll Size” before reviewer Duncan Harris’ towering inferno of rage.

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Album review: Dinosaur Jr – Farm

Published on July 5th, 2009 by The Editor

Dinosaur Jr - FarmLong hot days like all your teenage summers distilled down into loud guitar pop moonshine… it must be Farm, the latest record from alt-rock veterans Dinosaur Jr.

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