After “First Light,” touring, and the Fuzz Club Sessions, Hákon Aðalsteinsson felt it was time to give his project The Third Sound a fresh start. The Berlin-based band has previously thrived on dark psych rock and stoic post-punk. The new album, “Most Perfect Solitude” (Fuzz Club), their sixth overall, does…
New Song: Zig Zags – Braindead Warrior (Strange Version)
In 2019, the Zig Zags suddenly found themselves without a drummer. What could have been the end turned out to be a stroke of luck. The Californian band managed to recruit Jeff Murray from The Shrine. As a trio, they seem to be thriving once again, with a new album…
Review: Writhing Squares – Mythology
With the 2021 monster “Chart For The Solution,” Writhing Squares had already said a lot. So, how to proceed from there? Daniel Provenzano and Kevin Nickles retreated to a basement in New Jersey, experimenting in their new studio. The result, “Mythology” (Trouble In Mind), gathers the shards, trying to build…
Video: Black Market Karma – Oozer
After productive years in the early 2010s, Black Market Karma slowed it down. Since 2021, however, they have been releasing new material, but it only loosely references the classic psych rock of their earlier days. With “Wobble” (Fuzz Club), the Brits are preparing a new blueprint, set to be released…
Album Taster: GNOD – Spot Land
Quiet is the new loud: GNOD are taking it a bit easier for their latest release after some very intense outputs in the past. At least, that’s the preliminary information about “Spot Land” (Rocket Recordings), which will be released on May 31st. The Brits are sharing a preview of the…
Review: Nolan Potter – The Perils of Being Trapped Inside a Head
What might be going on inside Nolan Potter’s head? Let’s find out with his new album “The Perils of Being Trapped Inside a Head” (Try Hard / Spaceflight). Potter has built a solid reputation over the years for psychedelic garage rock. Sometimes he releases music with the addition of “Nightmare…
Video: Redd Kross – Candy Coloured Catastrophe
45 years of Redd Kross certainly call for celebration. This year sees the release of a biography, a documentary, and a new double LP. The self-titled album will be released on June 28th via In The Red. The first single, “Candy Coloured Catastrophe,” showcases the McDonald brothers as fresh as…
Review: Fat White Family – Forgiveness Is Yours
It’s nothing terribly new that chaos reigns in the world of Fat White Family. And so, the recording process for their fourth album, “Forgiveness Is Yours” (Domino), was rather chaotic as well. Lias Saoudi and his counterpart Saul Adamczewski probably had their final falling out, and even the Saoudi brothers…
Reissue: Shit and Shine – You Were Very High
“You Were Very High” by Shit and Shine, an almost legendary dancefloor filler and highly sought after on vinyl. Originally released in 2018 via Diagonal, it’s now getting a reissue via Rocket Recordings. Included are the three tracks from the original EP. Newly added is “Dave, Have You Ever Been…
Review: Parsnip – Behold
The quartet behind Parsnip also has other commitments. Stella Rennex, for instance, recently released a great album with The Toads, briefly reunited with Carolyn Hawkins in Smarts. So it’s no wonder that “Behold” (Upset The Rhythm / Anti Fade) comes out a whole five years after their debut album “When…