Full of Hell raises the bar with their crushing new release, Weeping Choir. The evolution of Full of Hell continues with their latest release, Weeping Choir. Following up their last record, Trumpeting Ecstasy, undoubtedly would not be an easy task. Released in 2017, it was a monster. Fast, loud, off the rails, and diverse as it saw the band blend Death Metal and Grindcore in … [Read more...] about Full of Hell: Weeping Choir – Review
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Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars – Review
Bruce Springsteen returns with this nineteenth studio album, his First studio outing in five years. The New Jersey native brings us Western Stars, a journey of thirteen beautifully crafted tracks over four sides on vinyl. Everybody… The boss is back, look busy! From the opening track, Hitch Hikin’ you are instantly returned to the musical gut punch that is Bruce … [Read more...] about Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars – Review
Aleska: Construire Ou Détruire – Review
Post-hardcore quartet Aleska return with their second full-length record, and they would like your attention. Hailing from France, Aleska have been recording since 2012 when they released their debut EP, The Waiting. A split with the band’s Mariesena and Bears would follow in 2013, followed by their second EP in 2014, Time is a Curse. 2016 brought the first full-length record … [Read more...] about Aleska: Construire Ou Détruire – Review
Stereolab: Shepherds Bush Empire – Live Review
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London Wednesday 12 June 2019 In the 1990s, the Anglo-French shape-shifters Stereolab were an intriguing and exotic musical proposition - with a healthily obsessive cult fan base - whose judicious meshing of disparate sounds failed to resonate on a deeper level beyond the appreciation of the academically minded and music journos. Almost two decades … [Read more...] about Stereolab: Shepherds Bush Empire – Live Review
Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest review
The mordant American troubadour returns with his first album in six years, an expansive and contemplative double set which ruminates on responsibility, contentment, mortality, fatherhood and the natural landscape. The frequently inscrutable artist formerly known as Smog has cultivated a peculiar niche in alternative indie-folk-alt-country pop as a frankly poetic purveyor of … [Read more...] about Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest review
The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger – Review
The Raconteurs make a welcome return with third album Help Us Stranger, highlighting all their strengths and skills in supreme musicianship. It’s been over a decade since the last Raconteurs release. Many fans had probably given up in their pursuit of hearing new music from them, and those that know Jack White’s many, many side projects may just have assumed he’d left this … [Read more...] about The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger – Review