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EP REVIEW: Minotaur Shock – ‘Qi’: exhilarating and complex IDM for Bytes
Freed from the tyranny of production choice, Qi is Minotaur Shock’s freest and most beguiling outing since back in his Melodic days
EP REVIEW: LUMER – ‘Disappearing Act’: cathartic post-punk anger
Cathartic anger from Yorkshire post-punks stakes their claim to a place in a crowded pantheon
EP REVIEW: Frank Iero and the Future Violence – ‘Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place’
Heaven is A Place, This Is a Place does its intended job; short and sweet, a furious kick to the jugular
EP REVIEW: Tori Amos – ‘Christmastide’: four originals for the season
A stateswoman of female musical discourse takes the Christmas song tradition and makes of it something thoughtful, intelligent and nuanced
EP Review: The Moors – 15 Minutes
NYC’s The Moors just released their debut EP, ’15 Minutes.’ Formed in 2018, The Moors is comprised of lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Din (Mubashir Mohi-ud-Din) and lead guitarist, producer, “consigliere” JP Bowersock. Din, who was born in the UK and whose family immigrated to the US from the disputed region of Kashmir, eventually …
EP Review: Michael CG – The Most Highly Acclaimed Horror Phantasy Of Our Time
Teessides Michael CG is ending the year with the release of his lengthy titled EP – ‘The Most Highly Acclaimed Horror Phantasy Of Our Time’. Previously released track, ‘When I Start Smiling‘ features on the EP along with 5 other tracks of glorious melodic mash ups of falsetto vocals and fun fair arrangements. ‘Paper Plastic’ …
EP Review: Oldblood – Arms To The Sky
Formed in north London in 2018, Oldblood merge elements of doom, punk, post-metal and black metal into one cohesive, blackened monstrosity. As shown by their debut 4-track EP ‘Arms to the Sky’. Themed around the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, the crushing riffs combined with devastating melodies that paint an agonised picture of life before, during and …
EP REVIEW: Quiet Marauder – ‘Tiny Men Parts’: a critique of the male condition in bounce-along indiepop
Tiny Men Parts nails masculine creepiness and ineptitude with insouciance and tons of guitar pop like they used to make
EP REVIEW: Laura Groves – ‘A Private Road’: pristine and dreamy debut; socially distanced gig announced
A Private Road is a dreamscape, swirling elements of modern electronica, shoegaze, soul and folk into a set on which you really get a sense of Laura while she also remains wraithlike, a blur of whisper and talent at the core
EP REVIEW: Sophie Jamieson – ‘Release’: a brilliant, introspective four tracker
Her voice and songwriting are so very strong; there’s no doubt Release is her best yet