East London rock duo Boy From the Crowd are no strangers to Alternative Control. Reviewed by Jade Siren earlier this year, we’re giving the band a second listen now that their EP Where Bees Come to Die has officially been released. The five-track offering mixes punk, rock, and blues influences. There are two versions of “All I Need”… Continue reading Album Review: Boy From the Crowd’s Where Bees Come To Die — Take Two
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Rocky Mountain High: An Introduction to Plum
Formed barely a year ago, Denver rock band Plum is already making waves in the Colorado scene and poised to take their music nationwide. Plum describes themselves as “a psychedelic rock outfit that brings the aesthetic of 60’s and early 70’s music into a modern context” — and they do a good job of it. … Continue reading Rocky Mountain High: An Introduction to Plum
Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)
What do you get when you put together Def Leppard’s lead guitarist, the Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist, a soul singer who’s done backup vocals for Michael Buble and Luther Vandross, and a metal-loving drummer who’s worked with TLC and Englebert Humperdinck? Somehow, you get a blues band. Def Leppard’s Phil Collen started assembling Delta Deep in… Continue reading Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)
Light and Shade: A Review of Sunn O)))’s Kannon
Sunn O))) is an acquired taste. You either get it or you don’t. I happen to get it, and enjoy it immensely. But in order to really enjoy this music, you need to have an appreciation for music in the textural sense. Sunn O))) deals with musical drones. Drone music doesn’t exist within the regular… Continue reading Light and Shade: A Review of Sunn O)))’s Kannon
Wait, Kali Ma? A Review of Mystic Pete’s BassPop
You never know what will show up in the ol’ inbox. No one was more surprised than I was when I opened an email about some Los Angeles electronic music and found a song that chanted the words, “Kali Ma” over and over again. But unsurprisingly, Mystic Pete’s song, “Bad Killer” had nothing to do… Continue reading Wait, Kali Ma? A Review of Mystic Pete’s BassPop
Album Review: Opium Denn’s Demarkation
Heavy on the Floyd, misspellings, and I can only imagine a lot of weed, mysterious art rock outfit Opium Denn will release their debut album Demarkation on October 23rd, 2015. Demarkation is the first of three concept albums where each track will be accompanied by a psychedelic video chronicling the journey from birth to death.… Continue reading Album Review: Opium Denn’s Demarkation
Downloading Salvation: “Church is Burning Down” by Tomás Doncker
When you hear “Church is Burning Down,” you want to dance — but should you? The juxtaposition of body-shaking music and severe lyrics is an unexpected one. But Brooklyn blues artist Tomás Doncker is dead serious. “It all started on The day of the Charleston Massacre,” he said. “Given the fact that the recent “Road… Continue reading Downloading Salvation: “Church is Burning Down” by Tomás Doncker