OnlyOneOf’s 2022 “Underground Idol” series gave them great focus, helping to carve out a sonic and thematic place for their music. Since then, their work has become more fractured. The abrasive Seoul Drift grew quite addictive over time, but their BL drama “Bump Up Business”… Read More »Song Review: OnlyOneOf – dOpamine
Though I didn’t love their debut track, 8TURN’s first comeback Excel proved to be a big grower and eventually took a spot on my “Top 50” year-end countdown. As with most rookies, I feel they have a ton of potential and they’d benefit from further… Read More »Song Review: 8TURN – Ru-Pum-Pum
Frog is the project of Daniel Bateman, and GROG is the first album that his brother is a fully fledged member of the band. The band describe GROG as “gothic and cartoonish” like “big gargoyles, dark skies, storms, but the statues are of–ah!–real monsters.” The… Read More »Track by Track: Frog – ‘GROG’
Where they from? Huntington Beach, CA. It is a new year, what is your resolution? Mine is to gain weight, stress more and allow toxic people in my life. How will I achieve this? Simple: Keep rooting for the New York Jets. Really addresses all… Read More »Blast Worship: Tension
Jarhead Fertilizer slid in under the radar with one of the best death metal/grindcore albums of 2023, releasing second LP Carceral Warfare on December 8. If you’ve heard it already, you know what’s up. If you haven’t, this is what you should be listening to for the next… Read More »Interview: Jarhead Fertilizer Drummer Dave Bland Discusses New Record, Carceral Warfare