Banned From The Goth Club, the latest release from New Jersey-based Neon Funeral, is a tight collection of songs that brings together numerous post-punk influences. The music has a dark, melodic sound that weaves together guitar, synths and electronic drums. Vocals are aggressive and at times bring to mind hardcore and industrial styles. The four-song … Read more
Broken is the third album from Benjamin Jayne, the musical project of Brattleboro, Vermont-based psychiatrist Benjamin Wright. It presents an evolution in his dark, melancholic sound, with Wright striving for a wider vocal range and working more with electronic elements. Thematically, Broken takes a reflective turn, exploring the complexities of identity and the passage of … Read more
The self-titled debut EP from GUJI showcases a catchy, somewhat lo-fi synth-driven sound that merges new wave influences with a Chinese perspective. The group consists of Chinese nationals: Klaire (synths), Alex (bass), Stacy (drum machine), and American Chachy (guitarist and singer for Shanghai punk band Round Eye.) It was born out of Shanghai’s extreme COVID-19 … Read more
The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy are commemorating 40 years of their collaboration by revisiting their band’s initial incarnation, Death Cult. In a sole US performance on October 23, followed by a UK tour, Death Cult will draw from their EPs, material from Astbury’s prior band, Southern Death Cult, as well as music from … Read more
With their latest album, Media Consumption Pyramid, Norwegian band Datarock explores the theme of media consumption in the digital age while recapturing the mindset of their earlier work. It wasn’t something they set out to do but another example of Covid-19 disrupting plans. The group had been rehearsing to tour in celebration of their 15th … Read more
For their seventh album, Mjölnir, experimental rock band Cinema Cinema continued to embrace improvisation, but this time with a new collaborator. Brooklyn-born cousins Ev Gold (vocals/guitar) and Paul Claro (drums) teamed up with Thor Harris (Thor & Friends, Shearwater, Swans, Xiu Xiu, etc.) for a spontaneous recording session that was then edited down and shaped … Read more
On the heels of the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough “Killer on the Rampage” album, Eddy Grant is being honored with an induction into the Camden Music Walk of Fame. Located on London’s Camden High Street, the Walk of Fame launched in 2019 with The Who as its first inductees. Also being added this year … Read more
For their latest album, Keepsakes, hackedepicciotto decided to dedicate each song to a person important to their lives. The result is an intimate and varied collection of songs that push their musical styles into interesting directions. As with previous releases, the place they made the album had a creative impact as well. With “Keepsakes,” hackedepicciotto … Read more
With the pandemic having put the brakes on touring around their last release, Swans have returned with sold-out shows and a fantastic new album, The Beggar. Their sixteenth studio album, The Beggar was recorded in Berlin. Primary songwriter, singer, and producer Michael Gira assembled a group of trusted collaborators who “hacked at, dissected, reconfigured, discarded, … Read more
Last year, Mike Peters’s leukemia relapse and bout of pneumonia caused The Alarm’s 40th Anniversary world tour to be cut short. But he continued to write new music while in the hospital, and upon his release, he had an album’s worth of material. Recordings came together very quickly once Peters entered the studio, and the … Read more