Collection of album/music reviews from I Heart Noise
This record is scary, man Those words uttered by Sam Potrykus, co-founder of Boston Hassle, led all of us gathered at the basement of Democracy Center into the listening party for Kannon - latest magnum opus from Sunn O))) out now on Southern Lord. It wasn't an officially scheduled listening party either, but the combination…
Words: Ian Pearce This is an awful album. I listened to the first track (which sounded like a Christmas song), then skimmed through the next few. After the start of the Sabbath cover I gave up. Awful production, really annoying guitar tone and guitarist playing the same harmonic squeal every 3 bars, vocals sound bolted…
Words: Chris Bynes A week or so ago, I was talking to Ilya about what music meant to me. I had the realization that music is only separated into genres as a way to both sell and categorize their expressions. But music itself can only really be music (at least, to me) when the music…
Seeing the band playing for the 3rd time shouldn't be full of surprises, but this case was different - for one the invitation seemingly came out of the blue (credit goes to Matt Icklan, Melvinhead extraordinaire) and was delivered via Facebook. Surprise #2 came in the form of a bearded bass player - he surely…
Oftentimes, the Press Release that arrives accompanying a new release can contain enough hyperbole and overwrought allusion as to make a reviewer want to gouge out her/ his eyes with a hot spoon. Then there are times when one arrives with exactly the right summary. Accompanying this beguiling collection of soundscapes comes this description of the CD…
20 Years into a career that continues to be the musical equivalent of wandering through Willy Wonka's factory, Deerhoof return after 2012's "Breakup Songs" with their new 10-song collection "La Isla Bonita". Long-term fans need not fear the title indicating a newly-discovered passion for early(ish) Madonna material, it's the same old vibrantly eclectic mix of…
