Kevlar Let Me Worry Some More The First Time By: Eric G. Kevlar is a quartet from Sweden that, strangely enough, plays an energetic brand of D.C. post-punk a la Fugazi and, particularly, Jawbox. Discordant guitars underpin propulsive rhythms and semi-angry vocals that somehow manage to incorporate harmonies over top all the raucous noise. This […]

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The Frank And Walters Beauty Becomes More Than Life Setanta By: Robert H. It's been ten years since The Frank and Walters formed in its native Cork, but the band has failed to make any noticeable impact in the US, despite having just released its third album of catchy-as-hell pop songs. The reason, one suspects, […]

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Billy Mahonie The Big Dig Too Pure By: Eric G. Ok, so this is an album full of instrumentals, but don’t stop reading: The Big Dig is an amazing amalgam of serendipitous musical excursions and not a self-indulgent collection of masturbatory bullshit (like most instrumental post rock). Billy Mahonie is a quartet that I am […]

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Chappaquiddick Skyline S/t Sub Pop By: Robert H. Joe Pernice can explore the intricacies of sadness in a song as few artists have ever managed, but like the masters of the art he avoids maudlin trappings or narcissistic misery. There's always a slightly energizing hopefulness that shows itself through the care in which the descriptions […]

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Sing-sing Feels Like Summer Ep Bella Union By: Eric G. Sing-Sing is a duo featuring ex-Lush guitarist Emma Anderson and singer Lisa O’Neill, who has lent her voice to tracks by Locust and The Mad Professor. This EP features just three blithe tracks that mix sixties soul with light electronics. The focus is on O’Neill’s […]

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Men's Recovery Project Bolides Over Basra Load By: Eric G. Men’s Recovery Project is the warped brainchild of ex-Born Against members, Sam McPheeters and Neil Burke. The band has released eleven records on seven different labels since the demise of Born Against in the early nineties but has never released a proper full-length until now. […]

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Wolf Colonel Vikings Of Mint K By: Eric G. Wolf Colonel pumps out fifteen songs in less than thirty minutes with lo-fi, garage-punk bravado. Led by vocalist Jason Anderson, this four-piece is a power punk machine mixing the brevity and melody of early Guided By Voices (before the power ballads) with the assault and energy […]

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