Nine Inch Nails – Add Violence (The Null Corporation) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. 2017 is shaping up to be a very good year for Nine Inch Nails, with NIN mastermind Trent Reznor promising two major releases from the bank inContinue Reading
Bloodnut – St. Ranga (Independent) Reviewed by Kate Taylor. As pale death riders (very pale, they’re gingers after all remember…) Bloodnut come cresting the horizon of sludgey stoner doom rock with a twist of catchiness and swirly, concentric jams onContinue Reading
Jen Gloeckner – Vine (Spinning Head Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy All too rarely does an album materialize that breaks the proverbial mold by defying both genre and expectations. Jen Gloeckner’s Vine is one such album. Drawing inspiration from Gloeckner’sContinue Reading
Lorde – Melodrama (Republic Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy The wave of media releases in the build up to the release of Lorde’s long-awaited second album have consistently reminded us that it has been four years since New Zealand’s favoriteContinue Reading
The Miltones – The Miltones (The Label) Reviewed by Sarah Kidd. Bonus live images by Mike Thornton. From the superlative opening guitar of ‘Pursed Lips’ with it’s almost country jaunt rhythm, The Miltones lead you into a world of bluesyContinue Reading
Halsey – Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (Astralworks) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy It seems like it has been a long wait for Halsey (aka Ashley Frangipane) to release the often clichéd ‘difficult’ sophomore album. Speculation always appears to be rife as toContinue Reading