Album & Single Reviews

10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (269+ words) For almost 15 years I've been writing about music, interviewing artists and reviewing releases for Peek-A-Boo Magazine. Recently, I also launched my own WordPress website, where I continue to share interviews, reviews and news from the underground scene. The darker side…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (483+ words) A week after pre-releasing their track Puzzle Piece, KickFlip have returned with their fifth mini album. Like all their albums, the group took part in song composition, working with established producers and artists. In the case of title track Kick…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (53+ words) Tinnitist This came out in 2006 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing): The downbeat D.C. dance duo do that voodoo that they do so well — but…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (364+ words) Quietly legendary and defiantly ahead of their time, Dearly Beheaded were one of the great lost treasures of British metal. Born from a shared obsession with Black Sabbath after a chance meeting at a Megadeth and Pantera show in Manchester,…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (265+ words) But aside from these comparisons, here’s what you need to know: the song is a thrilling, well-composed composition of volcanic death metal. If you want to hear something that embodies sheer ferocity and power, it’s hard to beat a sound…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (55+ words) Tinnitist This came out in 2006 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing): Esteemed Austin singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves drops half of his act on his fourth LP Unsung....

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (510+ words) Like the opener, ‘Covergirl’ opens with the protagonist being violently woken up – this time not by the sound of an alarm, but “still running from lust.” Pitchkites takes the lead on the whole song, which leans in a grunge-gaze direction…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (52+ words) Tinnitist This came out in 2006 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing): Two-minute songs? Check. Chugging, churning guitars? Check. Anti-Bush lyrics, high-angle harmonies and hooky anthemic choruses?...

12+ hour ago   (423+ words) Novaix Onyx brings a sharp collision of UK garage, bassline, house and Korean-pop attitude to Close, a six-track EP built around words that carry more than one meaning. Across the project, Onyx explores control, attraction, refusal and vulnerability, gradually revealing…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (493+ words) distortedsoundmag.com Las Vegas metalcore quartet BUTCHER BABIES have had quite the transformation over the last 17 years from their humble beginnings in 2009. Two years ago, core vocalist Carla Harvey exited, shaking the group’s dynamic up completely. Their fifth studio album…...