Cassette Review // <b>Mormon Toasterhead</b> "<i>A Different Letter</i>" (Coin Dolphin Arrangements) https://coindolphin.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-letter Perhaps the only thing better than finding a new artist who makes music that you...

Cassette Review //

Mormon Toasterhead
"A Different Letter"
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Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Channel Islands: Heat 1 – The Pit St James Guernsey – 28/03/26 A week later than originally expected, thanks to what I’ll generously describe as some confusion between organisers, bands and (in particular) the venue for what was supposed to be the Jersey &#821…

My review of the 2026 Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses - Channel Islands show with Apothis, All Eyes On You, Taillights and Sleep Thief: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/b...

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Dinural Burdens & Ypsmael - Sode Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us looking at a new collaboration drone Dinural Burdens & Ypsmael released on @unpocofria.bsky.social

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Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire (Transgressive Records) (13th) Arlo Parks’ new album Ambiguous Desire, out today, suggests the artist releases long players with almost metronomic regularity. This is her third following her

This LP grows with each listening, and then you’ll want to play it again. It’ll be on repeat at my house for some time to come. #newmusic #musicreview #13thfloor 13thfloor.co.nz/arlo-parks-a...

Cassette Review // <b>The New Poor</b> "<i>Demo</i>" (C/Site Recordings) https://csiterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/demo There was a time back in the 1990's when someone would recognize you as being that person ...

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The New Poor
"Demo"

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Metric’s “Crush Forever” Feels Like a Battle Cry You Didn’t Know You Needed “Crush Forever” doesn’t ease its way in—it surges. There’s this immediate sense of momentum, like the song is already in motion before you even catch up to it. Guitars shimmer, the rhythm pulses forward, and Emily Haines delivers the kind of vocal that feels equal parts intimate and defiant. Lyrically, it lands somewhere between a [...]

Metric’s “Crush Forever” Feels Like a Battle Cry You Didn’t Know You Needed: “Crush Forever” doesn’t ease its way in—it surges. There’s this immediate sense of momentum, like the song is already in motion before you even catch up to it. Guitars shimmer, the rhythm… #Metric #CrushForever #MusicReview

Kh3rtis - In the Wake of Light Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us checking out a new album from @kh3rtis.bsky.social

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Finding Our Way Into Big Ears: David Byrne’s Visionary Knoxville Performance David Byrne delivers a visually stunning Knoxville performance, offering a first glimpse into the boundary-pushing world of Big Ears Festival.

David Byrne headlined Big Ears in Knoxville with a show that felt like a living art installation — bold visuals, orange-clad performers, and boundary-pushing sound. Read our review for a glimpse into the festival’s daring vision. wix.to/1KH3P3a #DavidByrne #BigEarsFestival #Knoxville #MusicReview

Cass McCombs & Hand Habits Deliver Quietly Devastating Split — Two Songs That Linger Seeing The Elephant / Good Person — Cass McCombs & Hand Habits There’s something really satisfying about a split release when both artists meet in the same emotional space—but approach it differently. That’s exactly what’s happening here. “Seeing The Elephant” feels like classic Cass McCombs in the best way—loose, observational, and quietly heavy. The song drifts along without forcing anything, but [...]

Cass McCombs & Hand Habits Deliver Quietly Devastating Split — Two Songs That Linger: Seeing The Elephant / Good Person — Cass McCombs & Hand Habits There’s something really satisfying about a split release when both artists meet in the same emotional space—but… #CassMcCombs #HandHabits #MusicReview

VHS Review // <b>Michael Myerz</b> "<i>Goofs</i>" (Forever Bogus) One thing that I really appreciate about modern technology that I don't really talk about is YouTube Live.  I'll go on YouTube quite often...

VHS Review //

Michael Myerz
"Goofs"
via Forever Bogus

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New music review “Juno to Jupiter” by the late Greek musician and composer, Vangelis - a class mix of new age synth, classical music and space ambience.

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#musicreview #spacemusic #astronomy 🔭🚀

Angine de Poitrine's Vol. II flows with a unique, weightless momentum where each track melds seamlessly into the next 📀

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Review: The Romantic (2026) — Bruno Mars Well, I kind of expected this.

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I do like this album. It is brief, and doesn’t burn its bridges.

#brunomars #discofunk #soulmusic #musicreview

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GLASSxTEETH - Whispers Heard Through Waiting Room Windows Covering new ambient, experimental, noise and more. New posts daily.

Today’s review has us looking at a new album from GLASSxTEETH released through Okla Records

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#ambient #drone #fieldrecording #bandcamp #musicreview

Hence Phillips – Heaven Or Nashville Hence Phillips – Heaven Or Nashville – Album Review Huh…well that’s interesting.  I mean, if we’re to go by the album title here, the word ‘or’ suggests that you would have to choose one, Heaven Or Na...

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[SINGLE PICK] A rush of ego, a flash of control, then the floor starts disappearing. What makes this hit is not the bravado, but the collapse hiding underneath it. Sleek, sharp, and just bitter enough to leave a mark. #NewMusic #ElectronicMusic #MusicReview youtube.com/watch?v=paEe...

Lambrini Girls Go for the Throat on “Cult of Celebrity” — No Subtlety, No Mercy Cult of Celebrity — Lambrini Girls Some songs critique culture. “Cult of Celebrity” just sets it on fire. From the first second, Lambrini Girls don’t ease you in—they throw you straight into it. Guitars are blown out, the rhythm barely holds itself together, and Phoebe Lunny’s vocals feel like they’re coming from somewhere between a scream and [...]

Lambrini Girls Go for the Throat on “Cult of Celebrity” — No Subtlety, No Mercy: Cult of Celebrity — Lambrini Girls Some songs critique culture. “Cult of Celebrity” just sets it on fire. From the first second, Lambrini Girls don’t ease you in—they throw… #LambriniGirls #CultOfCelebrity #MusicReview

Music Review // <b>Silver Liz</b> "<i>III</i>" https://silverliz.bandcamp.com/album/iii   If I was ever going to sit down and make a list of different artists in the same genre, to perh...

Music Review //

Silver Liz
"III"

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Spencer Krug Dismantles His Own Myth on “Timebomb” — And It’s His Sharpest Work in Years Spencer Krug isn’t revisiting the past on “Timebomb.” He’s questioning whether it ever meant what he thought it did. There’s something almost disorienting about how the song unfolds. Not because it’s complex—it’s actually pretty bare—but because it slowly pulls the rug out from under itself. What starts as a reflection on life in a band [...]

Spencer Krug Dismantles His Own Myth on “Timebomb” — And It’s His Sharpest Work in Years: Spencer Krug isn’t revisiting the past on “Timebomb.” He’s questioning whether it ever meant what he thought it did. There’s something almost disorienting about how the song… #SpencerKrug #Timebomb #MusicReview

Isla André – Romance Roulette and Angel Guernsey born singer and songwriter Isla André is one of many new artists I’ve found through BBC Music Introducing when she uploaded her first two singles to the online platform over the last few m…

ICYMI my reviews of Romance Roulette and Angel by Isla André… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/i...

#music #newmusic #musicreview #singlereview #guernsey

The brand new album from Fetty Wap…excellent. #musicreview

Isla André – Romance Roulette and Angel Guernsey born singer and songwriter Isla André is one of many new artists I’ve found through BBC Music Introducing when she uploaded her first two singles to the online platform over the last few m…

My review of Romance Roulette and Angel, the first two singles from Guernsey jazz-pop singer-songwriter Isla André: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/i...

#newmusic #recordreview #music #musicreview #singlereview #debutsingle #islaandre #romanceroulette #angel

Music Review: Pianist Illia Ovcharenko – ‘Manu Sinistra,’ Concertos for the Left Hand - Blogcritics We first met Ukrainian-born pianist Illia Ovcharenko when he won the 2022 Honens International Piano

Music Review: Pianist Illia Ovcharenko – ‘Manu Sinistra,’ Concertos for the Left Hand by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Sergei Bortkiewicz
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Music Review // <b>Joyce Manor</b> "<i>I Used to Go to This Bar</i>" (Epitaph) https://joycemanor.bandcamp.com/album/i-used-to-go-to-this-bar Every so often an album comes along that I feel like it's an all-timer.  Ty...

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Joyce Manor
"I Used to Go to This Bar"
via Epitaph

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Single Review : Sponsian “Party Song” Single Review : Sponsian “Party Song” Sponsian’s “Party Song” arrives as a restless, shape-shifting track that thrives on contrast and unp...

Single Review : Sponsian “Party Song”

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Music Review // <b>Sophia Bouvier</b> "<i>POISON APPLE</i>" When you think about songs and their lyrics, typically when there is a problem between two people the song takes one of the sides: eithe...

Music Review //

Sophia Bouvier
"POISON APPLE"

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Ben Cardew - Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs

Ben Cardew – Space Age Batchelor Pad Music: The Story Of Stereolab In 20 Songs https://freq.org.uk/reviews/ben-cardew-space-age/ The short chapters mean that it is easy to pick up and put down and one of the book's qualities is that it isn't necessary to […]

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@acloudtotheback.bsky.social notes that the new LP from @memorialsmusic.bsky.social is "[s]tretching the twosome’s multi-instrumentalist and sound design talents to the max ...piles an immensity of layers on and around its kaleidoscopic swirl of songs". #musicreview t.ly/r3mWE

Memorials - All Clouds Bring Not Rain

Memorials – All Clouds Bring Not Rain freq.org.uk/reviews/memorials-all-cl... Stretching the twosome’s multi-instrumentalist and sound design talents to the max ... All Clouds Bring Not Rain piles an immensity of layers on and around […]

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Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme album review #simonandgarfunkel #paulsimon #artgarfunkel #parsleysagerosemaryandthyme #folkpop #folkrock #newyork #musicreview