Music
Review: Nunslaughter / Antiseen – Split 7in.
After my initial thought of “What the fuck?” regarding Nunslaughter and Antiseen releasing a split 7”, I immediately realized how much sense it actually makes. … read more
Review: The National – Trouble Will Find Me
Disclaimer: I really wanted to like this release. Second disclaimer: I fucking loathed it. … read more
Review: Man Overboard – Heart Attack
With a motto like “Defend Pop Punk,” it shouldn’t be surprising when a band like Man Overboard sticks pretty heavily to the formula. … read more
Review: MB – Mental Machination Musing and Hic Omnia Ur-Aizib
I’ve always been on the fence regarding musicians/artists who mesh noise with dark ambient or soundscape-type material: Sometimes I absolutely adore it, and sometimes I simply throw the physical copy in the garbage. … read more
Review: letlive. – The Blackest Beautiful
Starting on a great note with the awful production quality and muddy vocals on “Banshee (Ghost Fame),” right away this is a painful album to struggle through. … read more
Review: Lord Dying – Summon The Faithless
Lord Dying, a Portland quartet featuring former stalwarts of the SLC metal scene, remind us why we first fell for metal. … read more
Review: La Machine – Phases and Repetition
I can’t help but imagine these tracks backing a David Lynch film—something along the lines of a black Cadillac racing through the desert night pursued by creepy-looking pale corpses in dark suits. … read more
Review: Koltum – Funeral of Flesh
There’s nothing like a healthy dose of hate, and Koltum give that hate tenfold with Funeral of Flesh. … read more
Review: Jimmy Eat World – Damage
Even softer than the already soft Invented, Damage continues the downward spiral into maturity and monotony. … read more
Review: Japanther – Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart
Japanther are one of those long-running Brooklyn duos who are typically heralded by music snobs for their heavyhandedness in lo-fi synth ostinatos and inability to stay rooted in one particular stylistic element for a whole album’s length. … read more