Category: Reviews
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Today is the Day – No Good to Anyone
Sludge metal, as an art form, certainly doesn’t ooze happiness. It often comes from dark places, depicting harsh realities. Rather than indulging in stoner/doom escapism (“Ride the dragon toward the crimson eye…”), it confronts you with unpleasant scenarios – and often, through this confrontation, catharsis can be found. It is only fitting, then, that No…
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Pale Mare – II
Toronto sludge trio Pale Mare has been making a name for themselves over the past three years, both locally and internationally. I’ve personally seen ‘em open for Windhand, Weedeater, Eyehategod and COC, and they’re even playing this year’s Psycho Smokeout in Los Angeles. With that said, the band still doesn’t have an album out –…
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Nektar – The Other Side
It’s a great achievement for a legendary band to come back with an album this good, after all, a classic band is often in competition with its own youthful back catalogue. No such worries here, the songs brim with freshness and sincerity, while Nektar’s musicianship and song-writing skill, like fine wine, have only improved with…
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Ramoms – Teacher’s Pet 7″
When Ramoms’ first single (Problem Child) came out last year, I think that I came out both positively and honestly in my review of it, but I also think that I may have inadvertently understated the quality of what I heard. Yes, there was a great, straight out cover of a Ramones song present (“Rockaway…
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Tensei – Constellate Instrumentals LP
When Tensei released Constellate last year, I can say happily that I was won by the album really quickly; the urbqn vibes couples with the jazz undertones and the smooth confidence of the vocal performances tapped into most of the points that I like best about hip hop and fusion. Before long, I can safely…
