(((O))) Category: Reviews

Godsticks – VOiD

The light may be hard to get through, but it is right in your face and getting through the end to start a brand new beginning in your life.

Judge Smith – The Overstayer

Whether you get it or you don’t, you can’t help rooting for Smith’s story-structures to endure and be a part of the adventure he embarks on.

Claire Dickson – Balance

Dickson is able to achieve the balance between post-modern classical and avant-pop she seems to be striving for.

Refestramus – Morri’s Rock Boutique

Morri’s Rock Boutique is a pleasing, yet out of this world release that Refestramus has unleashed for the spring of this year.

Salos – A Slaughter for the Empire

Feels less like a simple collection of tracks and more like a fully formed narrative—one that moves from calm reflection to towering riffs and finally into atmospheric stillness.

Lars Fredrik Frøislie – Gamle Mester

Gamle Mester is quite the revelation by showcasing Lars at his peak to prove that he’s more than just a band member of bands he’s known for.

Those Who Walk Away – Afterlife Requiem

What we get is music that is dark and solemn, but at the same time it is music that moves the listener, as it is able to communicate the effect personal tragedies had on the composer, creating a cathartic experience.

Big Big Train – Woodcut

Woodcut is a movie inside your head, building up the momentarily, being free from all of the chaos that surrounds the artist, and not knowing where the road will lay ahead for him.

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Sky Valley Mistress – Luna Mausoleum

A rock ‘n’ roll riot of an album, Sky Valley Mistress’ newest record Luna Mausoleum is another nail in the coffin of the “rock is dead” debate.

the black watch – Varied Superstitions

It all flows with quite some ease and sense of personality, something that does present itself after almost 40 years on the music scene, and while some artists lose it after being on the scene for so long, the black watch have still got it.

Weedpecker – V

As 2026 gets off to a truly abysmal start with world events, Weedpecker have arrived with a glorious and beautiful album to ease any troubled minds.

Neal Morse Band – L.I.F.T.

The nature and atmosphere behind the new album are quite extraordinary with its harder rock sounds, gospel, progressive-pop, and insane time signatures to give it that punch in the gut which it needed.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – We Are Together Again

We Are Together Again finds Will Oldham on top form, the “we” referenced in the title appears to be heartfelt and exceedingly good songs.

Amir ElSaffar – New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal

If you’re very new to Amir’s music, this is a start. It may take repeatable listens, but if you’re up for a challenge, the live show at the Pierre Boulez is it.

Ave Grave & Unlearn – Ave Grave x Unlearn

Ave Grave & Unlearn have created music that ebbs and flows with ease, creating the exact mood pieces that they set out to do.

Steve Tibbetts – Close

Close feels like an open-ended book with a raw energetic touch that’ll make you feel as if you’re inside this dreamland world of contemplation.

GAEREA – Loss

GAEREA are a new band to me, they’ll soon be a new band to a lot more people with this captivating and brave album.

Julie Slick & Tim Motzer – Frozen Holy Water

The music lends itself this meditated vibe to get you through the snowiest day of your life.

Hey Colossus – Heaven Was Wild

Loud, loose, and thrillingly alive, it’s a much needed reminder that not everything is soul-suckingly terrible.

Mike Johnson – The Gardens of Loss

The profound work Mike has elaborated here with The Gardens of Loss is not for the faint of heart, but it carries you within reach to see what he will come up with the next chapter in his stories that will unfold in the mid-to-late roaring ‘20s.

Spectral Sorcery – Hyperspace Odyssey

Their debut album Hyperspace Odyssey, will get your seat belts buckled and prepare to hurtle through the cosmos with space maddening effect.

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