The Archaeas

Quick Takes: The Archaeas – Self-Titled

The Archaeas melt fire-eyed rock with punk to make an album that is loud as hell. The Archaeas Archaeas Goner Records Fueling their primal behavior, The Archaeas’ self-titled is chock full of deafening rock bearing down on you like a weighty blanket trying to snuff out punk rock but the … Read More ›

Brandy and the Butchers

Brandy and the Butcher—Dick Circus

Brandy and the Butcher crank out a killer rock album with Dick Circus. Brandy and the Butcher Dick Circus River Monster Records Links: Bandcamp | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | River Monster Records Let’s be blunt; if you are looking for a great rocker of an album, … Read More ›

Wolves in Argyle on Selective Memory

Album Review: Wolves In Argyle – Dangereux

Wolves In Argyle Dangereux Incineration Ceremony Recordings ★★★ Oakland based Wolves In Argyle look to the estrangement of California garage rock prowess on their debut Dangereux. With an aroma of desert rock, garage mold and spilt beer, the band concocts a witches brew of leather-clad weirdo culture and acid green … Read More ›

1-2-3 Album Cover by Vamos

Vamos – 1-2-3

Vamos 1-2-3 Maximum Pelt ★★★ Come in and bask inside the temple of rock and roll. Vamos is back with a grandeur of rock and roll. A garage rock of Shakespearean prose of three acts: 1-2-3. Three years have passed as this Chicago band crams in as much garage and glam … Read More ›

The Compartments album cover from Silent Lions

Silent Lions – The Compartments

Silent Lions The Compartments Nah Collective ★★ There is a confusion involved when a band tries to mix the gritty production of Detroit soul with power rock. Sometimes, you think they are doing it to sound more like a garage rock band. Sometimes, you wonder if it’s just to amplify … Read More ›