Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 I Got Heaven Mannequin Pussy ★★★½ 78 Rock Alternative Rock Punk Growth and maturity have been Mannequin Pussy’s story since their debut in 2014, which was an 18 minute record with 10 tracks that each thrashed for about 90 seconds. With each release since, Mannequin Pussy has slowlyContinue reading “I Got Heaven – Mannequin Pussy”
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Harm’s Way – Ducks Ltd.
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Harm’s Way Ducks Ltd. ★★★½ 77 Rock Alternative Rock Jangle Pop I feel like I could essentially write the exact same thing that I wrote for Ducks Ltd.’s first record — 2021’s Modern Fiction — to describe this second album of theirs in 2024. Harm’s Way is jangleContinue reading “Harm’s Way – Ducks Ltd.”
Wall of Eyes – The Smile
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Wall of Eyes The Smile ★★½ 58 Rock Alternative Rock Wall of Eyes, the second record by Radiohead side project The Smile, is a more mellow, subdued effort compared to 2022’s A Light for Attracting Attention. Even more so than on the first record, Jonny Greenwood’s orchestrations areContinue reading “Wall of Eyes – The Smile “
Gigi’s Recovery- The Murder Capital ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Gigi’s Recovery The Murder Capital ★★★★ 85 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk The Murder Capital get’s the “Irish post punk band that’s a lot more creative than we thought they were” award for 2023, carrying the title that Fontaines D.C. and Shame proudly claimed the previous two years.Continue reading “Gigi’s Recovery- The Murder Capital ★★★★”
UGLY – Slowthai ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 UGLY Slowthai ★★★½ 78 Hip-Hop Post Punk Subsections of hip-hop continue to inch closer to traditional rock and punk music — using elements like live guitars and drums, sung passages and screaming choruses. British rapper Slowthai’s 2023 album UGLY is essentially a rock record, with heavy doses ofContinue reading “UGLY – Slowthai ★★★½”
Real Melody – Horse Rider ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Real Melody Horse Rider ★★★½ 75 Rock Alternative Rock Emo Central Texas-based band Horse Rider’s 38 minute debut album Real Melody provides emo-influenced lyrics and vocals with a grunge soundboard and slowcore energy. The opening half of the album is really strong— with “Hollow” being a standout andContinue reading “Real Melody – Horse Rider ★★★½”
Spiritual Cramp – Spiritual Cramp ★★★½
Year Album Artist Star Score Genre 2023 Spiritual Cramp Spiritual Cramp ★★★½ 75 Rock Alternative Rock Post-Punk Revival Do you want to go back to 2005 and feel like the coolest kid in your high school math class again? Do you want to accidentally drive a little too fast through a residential area with yourContinue reading “Spiritual Cramp – Spiritual Cramp ★★★½”
This is Why – Paramore ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 This Is Why Paramore ★★★½ 70 Rock Alternative Rock Whether it’s the pop punk and emo rock they started their careers with, the pop rock they moved on to in the 2010s, or the harder, more mature alternative rock style they’re enjoying in 2023, Hayley Williams and Co.Continue reading “This is Why – Paramore ★★★½”
Dogsbody – Model/Actriz ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Dogsbody Model/Actriz ★★★½ 78 Rock Noise Rock Post Punk Model/Actriz’s 37 minute debut record Dogsbody is dense both musically and lyrically. It’s a cool (and cold) industrial, post punk record with some sick, dancy grooves, manic, thrashing energy and a lot of tense, uncomfortable moments. The noise rockContinue reading “Dogsbody – Model/Actriz ★★★½”
O Monolith – Squid ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 O Monolith Squid ★★★½ 77 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk With O Monolith, Squid puts together a tighter album that cleans up some of the meandering moments on the band’s 2021 debut, Bright Green Field. In doing so, however, some of the character of the first album isContinue reading “O Monolith – Squid ★★★½”
Fresh Out The Deli 