Track Review: Maneka – “yung yeller”
Shoegaze fans can revel in the new Maneka single “yung yeller,” which taps into the teenage delusion of immortality. Devin […] The post Track Review: Maneka – “yung yeller” appeared first on The Alternative.
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Song Review: Aimers – Called Game
Boy band Aimers have been kicking around since 2022 — one of those underrated, underknown groups who somehow manage to come back each year despite never breaking free of the dreaded “nugu” label. I have a soft spot for groups like this, though no Aimers… Read More »Song Review: Aimers – Called Game
Album Premiere: Liminal Erosion – “In the Time Vulture’s Talons”
Gainesville’s extreme metal alchemist Myk Colby (Wharflurch, Plasmodulated, Hot Graves) has returned from the void with a brand-new death doom vessel: Liminal Erosion. The project’s monumental debut album In the Time Vulture’s Talons is streaming now in full, ahead of its September 26th release on Iron Fortress Records… Read More »Album Premiere: Liminal Erosion – “In the Time Vulture’s Talons”
Full Album Stream: Mors Principium Est – “Darkness Invisible”
After 26 years, you can expect a band like Mors Principium Est to know how to light up a room with riff-laden pyrotechnics and flatten it with crushing intensity. And that’s exactly what the band brings on their latest album, Darkness Invisible, due out tomorrow via via… Read More »Full Album Stream: Mors Principium Est – “Darkness Invisible”
Full Album Stream: Sundrowned –Higanbana
We don’t know if it means something different in Norwegian, but Higanbana, the second full-length from Norway’s blackgaze quartet, Sundrowned, is the word for the red spider lily flower in Japanese. It’s the “flower of the equinox,” typically appearing in the fall, like this new album.… Read More »Full Album Stream: Sundrowned –Higanbana