It is the primal instincts of thrash metal which predominantly gets our personal juices flowing like a river and so it seems equally so it is for US trio MISFIRE. The band has just unleashed their debut album and with… Read More ›
Chicago
of1000faces – Astronomica
Though without doubt music and its creators have been dealt a massive and devastating blow courtesy of the covid pandemic it has also inspired in certain quarters. It is fair to say that the new album from of1000faces is a… Read More ›
Engine Summer – Back-Street Boys
Suckers for idiosyncratic hooks, irregular rhythms, and drone back grooves which nag their way into the psyche, it was inevitable that the new EP from Chicago hailing trio, Engine Summer, would have us dangling from its aberrant antics and warped… Read More ›
2Minute Minor – Snake That Ate Its Own Tail
The closing of one chapter and the beginning of another can be said to be at the heart of Snake That Ate Its Own Tail, the new album from Chicago punks 2Minute Minor. As the band suggests in its liner… Read More ›
Microcosms – Forget Us
Undoubtedly the Chicago music scene is and has perpetually been the source of some of music’s most striking and individual artists. Microcosms is the latest proposition from within its creative bunker to grip our attention, our introduction coming through their… Read More ›
Lower Automation – Shoebox Companion
Two years ago Chicago trio Lower Automation seared and pleasured ears with their debut EP Maps. Now the band returns with its successor in Shoebox Companion and six tracks which also scorch, disorientate, and simply excite the senses and imagination…. Read More ›
The Outfit – Self Titled
Like the band’s name, the sound of US rockers The Outfit borders on the unassuming while embracing an array of familiar flavours. Yet, with its devious hooks and rousing dynamics, it equally reveals itself as one bold, tenacious, and stirring… Read More ›
Voice Of Addiction – The Lost Art of Empathy
This started out as a piece on one track from their new album, an introduction for us sent by Voice Of Addiction which was so persuasive the whole album had to instead be the focus of attention. A multi-flavoured punk… Read More ›
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