Published on January 27th, 2010 by The Editor
Another Belgian oddity from the Jezus Factory – if you’re looking for some dreamy summer-y psyche-pop, it’s time to grab a cold beer and say Hello Strumpets.
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Tags: art-rock, Hello Strumpets, indie-rock, pop, Strumpets
Published on July 31st, 2009 by The Editor
Long-lived lords of Los Angeles drone-psychedelia The Warlocks bring the darkness and the volume to a tiny cupboard somewhere in Southampton.
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Tags: art-rock, drone, psychedelic, retro, rock, shoegaze, The Warlocks
Published on May 4th, 2009 by Dave Saunders
“No Not Ever” is another short sharp shock of a single from Nottingham post-punk-proggers Nephu Huzzband; blink and you might miss it.
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Tags: art-rock, Nephu Huzzband, new wave, No Not Ever, post-punk, progressive
Published on May 1st, 2009 by Dave Saunders
Kieronononon may have a kerrrrazy name, but there’s just a little bit more to them than bratty technopunk silliness to judge by the Three Man Party EP.
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Tags: art-rock, Kieronononon, noise, punk, spazzcore, techno, Three Man Party
Published on April 23rd, 2009 by The Editor
Still very much in business despite never quite meeting their hype, … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead return to Portsmouth with a pocketful of chaos.
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Tags: ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, art-rock, doom, garage, Middle Class Rut, noise, post-hardcore, post-punk, prog, punk, stoner
Published on March 14th, 2009 by Dave Saunders
Art-noise oddballs Mi Ami bring some supreme pilled-up punk-funk lunacy on their saucily-named Watersports album; very heartily recommended indeed.
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Tags: art-rock, dub, Mi Ami, noise, punk, Watersports
Published on September 30th, 2008 by The Editor
“Should Have Used An Abacus” is a solid but otherwise uninspiring pair of tracks from UK post-prog-punks Nephu Hozzband.
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Tags: art-rock, Nephu Huzzband, post-hardcore, post-punk, progressive, Should Have Used An Abacus
Published on June 24th, 2008 by The Editor
Fresh sparse old school post-hardcore is the recommended prescription on “Nurse! Nurse!” by Nephu Huzzband.
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Tags: art-rock, Nephu Huzzband, new wave, Nurse! Nurse!, post-hardcore, progressive, punk
Published on May 23rd, 2008 by The Editor
The Outline have ambition and ideas aplenty; it just a shame that You Smash It, We’ll Build Around It isn’t a bit more consistent.
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Tags: art-rock, experimental, indie, post-hardcore, The Outline, You Smash It We'll Build Around It
Published on May 8th, 2008 by The Editor
Stateside progressive art-rockers Dirt Jake Replicas deliver an impressive début single with “Part 1”.
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Tags: art-rock, Dirt Jake Replicas, Part 1, progressive, rock