Reviews

REVIEW: Bad Angels – Black Background (2016)

Starting with the album release of Black Background in 2016, Bad Angels has been one of the rare few Doom Jazz artists to come to prominence in the decade since. With a sound more akin to Doom Metal and Dark Ambient, this record is a must-listen for anyone jonesing for that ‘pure dread’ sound. Enveloping…

REVIEW: Hellbillys – Torture Garden (1995)

America, the birth place of Rockabilly music, was a slow adopter of Rockabilly’s European mutant spawn, Psychobilly. While it’s easy to cherry pick a few grotesque entries in the American Rockabilly canon, the real pioneers of American Psychobilly are often overlooked. On its 30th anniversary, we look back at the second full-length release by one…

REVIEW: Béton Armé – Second Souffle (2023)

The contemporary Oi scenes in both the anglo and francosphere have been churning out great work for a while now. If you’re looking to jump in or familiarize yourself with some staples, you need to check out Montreal’s Béton Armé.

REVIEW: Syndrome 81 – Désert Urbain (2015)

5 songs, 12~ minutes, no time wasters. The Brest, France Oi Punks Syndrome 81 delivered one of the tightest punk EPs I’ve heard in a while. If shimmering guitar melodies over a driving rhythm section pique your interest even remotely you won’t be disappointed. But if that sounds a bit slack let me assure you,…

REVIEW: Wind Burial – Debut EP (2013)

Do you like Fairport Convention? Rowland S. Howard? Windhand? Grouper? Chelsea Wolfe? If you said yes to any one of these, there’s a chance you’ll like this record. Hell, if you hate all but one of them you still ought to give it a listen. Released in 2013, Wind Burial’s debut EP blends dark Spaghetti…

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