(((O))) REVIEWS
Glassing – From The Other Side Of The Mirror
If blackened post-hardcore is your thing then this may very well be your album of the year!
With all the moves out of the usual, Nisa still comes up with music that can easily attract the ears of a wider audience weaned on electro-pop.
The Cosmic Dead launches here a versatile sonic journey filled with luscious psychedelic ear candy.
MesaVerde have pulled in a lot of ammunition by bringing not just prog, alternative and indie rock, but synthpop to its knees.
It is not ear candy by any means, but it will challenge you and unfold in unexpected ways if you give it time.
Spacious and melodic, possessed of subtle earworms, it is the smoothest sounding record they’ve ever made and, weirdly, this is no criticism.
II: Aging & Formless is a tremendous post-metal release and it doesn’t even feel like the band has hit its peak yet.
Chromatic Lighting Cage isn’t just an amazing album, but an exploration that seeks deeper into our souls, waiting to be heard in its entirety.
And instead of everything falling apart at the seams, Cantor creates the counterpoint(s) he seeks here, creating quite a light ray at the end of the dark tunnel.
A riff-fuelled, haze-filled, fuzzed out ride proving that the flames still burn hot yet.
Quite a heavy theme here, but it is matched with a musical heaviness that does make it a rewarding listen, particularly for fans of all things heavy.
Siân is channeling not just Joan Jett and Slade’s Noddy Holder, but the styles of Sweet’s Brian Connolly and fellow rocker Suzi Quatro. There’s the attitude, psychedelic power, and bits of the progressive elements that just flow over her.
Well, you can’t truly peg down squarely what Curling is doing here, as they successfully throw in musical elements some might thing don’t belong together.
An infusion of hammering metal and punk interspersed with Emille’s vocals, sounding a bit like Siouxsie in spots.
