Tag: sludge pop

  • Torche – Admission

    Torche – Admission

    Florida’s finest “sludge pop” practitioners are back with album number five – although this one seems a little lighter on the sludge, and heavier on the pop, than its predecessor, 2015’s Restarter. Admission opens with a fast-paced flourish on “From Here,” a 99-second sonic assault on which chugging riffs contrast with soaring clean vocals. “Submission”…

  • ASG – Survive Sunrise

    ASG – Survive Sunrise

    Now, I don’t think that “sludge pop” is actually a thing, although I might have seen that term used in a Torche review or two. It could also possibly apply to ASG, a Carolina outfit that often mixes catchy hooks with heavy, distorted riffs. It’s been five years since their last album, Blood Drive, which…