Lush ~ Desire Lines [1994]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, but definitely shortsightedly, Lush’s 1994 album Split was not met with widespread acclaim. “With songs about death, infidelity, and neglect, Split was a dark, introspective album that jarred with the beginning of the Britpop party.” Yet despite its unceremonious beginnings, the album is considered by many a thematic mainstay of 90s unsteady gait and uneven footing in direct juxtaposition to the 80s overtly, … Continue reading Lush ~ Desire Lines [1994]

The Dream Syndicate ~ Damian [2⊘22]

An aural atmosphere born of tie-dye shirts and bellbottom jeans mollycoddles us to a festival masquerade set in a lava lamp of hot-pink existential goo where blood-spattered disembodied heads chant a Floydian-homage to our funhouse-mirror lives filled carnival games unhinged and non-refundable. “The clock is ticking on the wall, She doesn’t think of you at all, No more, Anymore. ~ Parlor tricks and swizzle sticks, … Continue reading The Dream Syndicate ~ Damian [2⊘22]

Grabbitz ~ The Ugly [2⊘22]

Nicholas Chiari (aka Grabbitz) is a non-stop merry-go-round of catchy wonderous electro-pop sights and sounds that never fails to impress. Like the protagonist in his video, he seems to be driven, nay chased by an alter-ego with breathless abandon, perchance a faceless personification of death or time, and always to new and wildly different heights. Grabbitz’s work has been featured here before with his wall-of-sound … Continue reading Grabbitz ~ The Ugly [2⊘22]

THEN COMES SILENCE ~ Rise To The Bait [2⊘22]

Stockholm, Sweden’s THEN COMES SILENCE have unleashed their first soul-scorching single from upcoming album Hunger, available July 1st on Nexilis and Metropolis Records. The band made up of Alex Svenson (vocals, bass, synthesizer), Jonas Fransson (drums, backing vocals), Mattias Ruejas Jonson (guitar, backing vocals), and Hugo Zombie … Continue reading THEN COMES SILENCE ~ Rise To The Bait [2⊘22]