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EP review: TV Torso – “Status Quo Vadis” EP
(Originally appeared on Tympanogram here) Have you ever had one of those “Ah HA!” moments when listening to a band? No, I’m not talking about Norweigan one hit wonders and official musical group of the 1996 Winter Olympics in … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, EP, music, news, reviews
Tagged ep, Sound Team, Status Quo Vadis, TV Torso, tympanogram
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Album review: Priestbird – “Beachcombers”
Priestbird is the new moniker of former instrumental indie-prog outfit Tarantula A.D. It seems that tensions within the band came to a breaking point such that they didn’t feel they would be able to continue making music together. They split … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, groovemine, music, reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged beachcombers, groovemine, Priestbird, psych rock, psychedelic, Tarantula A.D.
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Album review: Psychedelic Horseshit – “Laced”
For those of you out there that feel like White Fence’s release “Is Growing Faith” was a little too “mainstream” and accessible, you’ll be happy to know that Psychedelic Horseshit’s latest release, “Laced” is neither of those things. Psychedelic Horseshit … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, album, fatcat, groovemine, laced, music, psychedelic horseshit, records
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Album review: Joan of Arc – “Life Like”
The Chicago based math-rock outfit with steady lineup changes, Joan of Arc, adds to their already frighteningly prolific repertoire with their latest effort, “Life Like”. You know that you are in for a serious journey when an album begins with … Continue reading
Album review: Colourmusic – “My ______ is Pink”
Go ahead: admit the first thing that popped into your head when you read the title. Yeah, that’s what I thought, sicko. Well that’s not how this reviewer read it at all. I read it as “My blank is Pink” … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, groovemine, music, reviews
Tagged colourmusic, dance, groovemine, heavy, pink, review, rock, spectral
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Album review: Dag För Dag – “Boo”
I used to own a cassette when I was a kid. Well, I owned several. Having grown up in the 80’s means I went through a lot of cassettes. Blank tapes became canvases that I recorded memories onto. They contained … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, groovemine, reviews
Tagged american, dag, dag for dag, dark, haunting, snavely, swedish
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Album review: Radiohead – “The King of Limbs”
We can always count on Radiohead to change the game from album to album. Because of this I feel that their latest album, “The King of Limbs”, deserves something beyond the usual track by track review. Everything that Radiohead does, … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, music, news, reviews, thoughts, writing
Tagged 2011, albums, in depth, jonny greenwood, king of limbs, phil selway, radiohead, thom yorke, thoughts, vinyl, writing
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Album review: Yuck – “Yuck”
Finally, after all the hype of indie culture coming to the mainstream, with Arcade Fire winning the Album of the Year Grammy and every band everywhere looking for a unique sound, we get an album that gives us exactly what … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, albums, groovemine, music, reviews
Tagged 120 minutes, british, indie, mtv, rock, sebadoh, shoegaze, sloan, sonic youth, thrush hermit, yuck
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Album review: Queens of the Stone Age – “Queens of the Stone Age” (re-issue)
Re-issues are a touchy subject to some. Who decides whether or not an album is deserving of a 2nd look? Does an album have to be a runaway hit and become hard to find in order for it to be … Continue reading
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Tagged desert, heavy, josh homme, kyuss, queens of the stone age, review, rock
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