Archives for the ‘Punk/New Wave/Hardcore’ Category

Editors – In This Light And On This Evening (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Electronic, Punk/New Wave/Hardcore, Reviews And Essays

Rating: 4.4 out of 5
So what if you can chalk it up to them sounding like they are the biggest Joy Division fans on this planet.



Shellshag – Rumors In Disguise (Music Review)

By Michael Curti • Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Punk/New Wave/Hardcore, Reviews And Essays

Rating: 3.6 out of 5
Rumors In Disguise is, both, the latest benchmark for progress in communicative punk rock and the blueprint for things to come from this brazen two-piece.

 
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Screaming Females – Singles (Music Review)

By Karen Shaver • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Categories, Punk/New Wave/Hardcore, Reviews And Essays

Screaming Females are completely in tune with one another and hit the trifecta with their brilliant timing and wall of sound

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The Octagon – Warm Love And Cool Dreams Forever (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: Categories, Lo-Fi, Punk/New Wave/Hardcore, Reviews And Essays

Rating: 4.2 out of 5
The Octagon is my new favorite obsession that keeps me constantly amazed with how well these songs stick to you, even in its rawest form.

 
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The Opposite Sex – Live + Burn (Music Review)

By Andrew Duncan • Dec 29th, 2009 • Category: Categories, Punk/New Wave/Hardcore, Reviews And Essays

Rating: 4 out of 5
This is an album that is raw in essence with the power and emotion the above bands were trying to express in the first place.

 
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