Published on August 20th, 2010 by The Editor
Good news for fans of Oceansize and epic post-rock acts: Reading’s Heights blend virtuoso precision with melody and clarity to great effect on From Sea To Sky.
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Tags: alternative, From Sea To Sky, Heights, post-rock, prog, progressive
Published on July 21st, 2010 by The Editor
It wouldn’t be a Future Of The Left show without the equipment failures… but the Mclusky covers are unusual. Is this a new phase, or the beginning of the end?
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Tags: alternative, Future Of the Left, post-hardcore, rock, weird
Published on July 19th, 2010 by The Editor
Gloriously gloomy post-rock posse iLiKETRAiNS aren’t moping over their lack of record label; instead, they’re asking their fans for cash, and it’s working.
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Tags: alternative, crowdfunding, iLiKETRAiNS, post-rock, progressive
Published on July 7th, 2010 by The Editor
Newport outfit Spiridion mash up Deftones and Tool very successfully on their self-released debut A Moment Of Clarity. Give ‘em time, and they could be awesome.
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Tags: A Moment Of Clarity, alt-rock, alternative, metal, post-metal, soundscape, Spiridion
Published on May 27th, 2010 by The Editor
Lone Hannoverian Sven Missullis is also known as Reebosound, and he’s got all the gloriously dumb nineties alt-rock-pop fun you need in your life, right here.
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Tags: alternative, fuzz, grunge, grunge-pop, pop, Reebosound, rock, This Is Reebosound
Published on May 25th, 2010 by The Editor
Ocean Bottom Nightmare are three skinny lads from Nottingham; “What Would Judas Do?” is three-and-a-bit minutes of deconstructo-core weirdness, and more-ish.
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Tags: alternative, hardcore, Ocean Bottom Nightmare, punk, weird, What Would Judas Do?
Published on May 24th, 2010 by The Editor
Norwich noiseniks Sennen are up to album number three with Age Of Denial, and they’re churning out strong and fuzzy shoegazer pop of great quality.
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Tags: Age Of Denial, alternative, indie, pop, Sennen, shoegaze
Published on May 20th, 2010 by The Editor
Three years after their last studio album, 65daysofstatic return to the scene with We Were Exploding Anyway… and I find myself wishing they’d not bothered.
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Tags: 65daysofstatic, alternative, electronica, experimental, post-rock, We Were Exploding Anyway
Published on May 19th, 2010 by The Editor
Another band with J Mascis in the line-up? No prizes for guessing Sweet Apple‘s Love & Desperation is bluesy rock all through, then… but what’s the story?
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Tags: alt-rock, alternative, blues-rock, Love & Desperation, radio-rock, rock'n'roll, Sweet Apple
Published on May 11th, 2010 by The Editor
Glasgow’s cadre of good modern prog acts includes Secondskin, whose initially self-released debut album Captive Audience promises much more good stuff to come.
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Tags: alternative, Captive Audience, metal, prog, progressive, Secondskin