A going concern since 2008, Portland, ME prog-tech death metal trio Shabti are blessing us with album number three, Haze, Cacophony, and White Light, their first effort since 2019’s Trembling and Shorn. The lack of regular output is understandable for this threesome—Brendan Hayter (bass), Rob Cook… Read More »Full Album Stream: Shabti –Haze, Cacophony, and White Light
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »NCT WISH: A Career In Song Ratings
Kiss Of Life returned earlier this month with the latest in a long line of bare-bones summer tracks, capturing the sweltering nature of the season but refusing to do much as an actual song. However, this group often releases special videos for their b-sides and… Read More »Song Review: Kiss Of Life – WHAT!
When in doubt as a nugu group, it’s never a bad idea to release a song K-pop fans already know. AtHeart’s 3!4! is a cover of the 1996 hit by co-ed group Roo’ra. Come to think of it, AtHeart’s (presumably young) fan base may not… Read More »Song Review: AtHeart – 3!4!
ONEWE are so prolific that, for me, their title tracks tend to blend into one another and can be difficult to write about in any meaningful way. But listening to the highlight medley for their new, mammoth 17-track album, it seems like they’re pushing into… Read More »Song Review: ONEWE – Scenario