Charlotte de Witte – “The Healer” EP (2018)
Label: NovaMute Review by Warren Mayocchi Except for the last three minutes the beats-per-minute are high in this one. Four tracks are delivered with minimal vocal input, atmospheric effects, big…
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Goldfrapp – “Silver Eye” (Deluxe Edition) (2018)
Label: Mute Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Taking everything which had come before, Goldfrapp threw everything into the mix and the result was 2017’s “Silver Eye”. A year later the…
Florence + The Machine – “High as Hope” (2018)
Label: Virgin EMI Records/Universal Music Review by Warren Mayocchi In the list of bands with a distinctive sound, Florence + the Machine are sure to rank. Commanding and melancholic, with a…
Courtney Barnett – “Tell Me How You Really Feel?” (2018)
Label: Milk! Records/Remote Control/Mom + Pop Music/Kobalt/Marathon Artist/Self Review by Warren Mayocchi When it contains a song titled “Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence” it is…
TT – “LoveLaws” (2018)
Label: LoveLeaks/Caroline/Universal Review by Warren Mayocchi Theresa Wayman, also known as TT, debuts her solo album “LoveLaws”. The cover shows a suitably arty one-shoe seated pose, including a chair, shadow,…
Witch Mountain- “Witch Mountain” (2018)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In releasing their self-titled album Witch Mountain have obviously begun anew. Founding members Rob Wrong (guitars) and Nathan Carson (drums) join with Justin…
Super Unison – “Auto” (2016)
Label: Deathwish Inc. Review by Warren Mayocchi Twelve songs and thirty-two minutes in length, “Auto” is full of the short songs, sharp riffs, and fierce sounding vocals of raw punk.…
Cardinal Wyrm – “Cast Away Souls” (2016)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Cast Away Souls” is the product of Leila Abdul-Rauf (trumpet, vocals), Pranjal Tiwari (vocals, drums), and Nathan Verrill (bass, guitar, organ, vocals) –…
NOÊTA – “Beyond Life and Death” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi NOÊTA‘s stated aim is to make music as “an accompaniment for introspection”. Even the band’s name originates in the works of philosophy and…
Neun Welten – “The Sea I’m Diving In” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Production/Auerbach Tonträger Review by Warren Mayocchi In Norse mythology there are nine worlds. When “nine worlds” is translated to German the result is Neun Welten. The band are…
Blackwater Holylight – “Blackwater Holylight” (2018)
Label: RidingEasy Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Immediately striking about the Blackwater Holylight album cover is the retro styling of the art. This looks like something which would wrap around…
Leila Abdul-Rauf – “Diminution” (2018)
Label: Cloister Recordings/Black Horizons/Malignant Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Diminution” means a reduction in size, extent, or importance. This meaning is intended; Leila Abdul-Rauf wishes to highlight the reduction in…
Anathema – “The Optimist” (2017)
Label: KScope Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2001 Anathema released an album called “A Fine Day to Exit”. On the cover was the dashboard of a car, the view through…
Sinistro – “Sangue Cássia” (2018)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi For we foreigners the exotic sound of music sung in a language we do not understand can be captivating. For the right…
King Witch – “Under the Mountain” (2018)
Label: Listenable Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Don’t talk to me of blasphemy, I’d strike the sun if it insulted me”. King Witch begin their album with this quote from “Moby…
Elferya – “Eden’s Fall” (2015)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi From the opening notes of “Eden’s Fall” it is obvious Elferya are a symphonic metal band. The first track is a short instrumental introduction.…
Zola Jesus – “Okovi” (2017)
Label: Sacred Bones Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Zola Jesus has an arresting voice. A voice deep with the humanity of experience. On “Okovi” this voice is paired with a…
Galley Beggar – “Heathen Hymns” (2017)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Looking at the album cover for “Heathen Hymns” gives a distinct impression of what one will hear when the album is played.…
Crippled Black Phoenix – “Bronze” (2016)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2015 Crippled Black Phoenix released “New Dark Age Tour EP“. It opened with an excerpt from the original “Mad Max” movie…
The Secret Sisters – “You Don’t Own Me Anymore” (2017)
Label: New West Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Before going through some difficult times Laura and Lydia Rogers (a.k.a. The Secret Sisters) created two albums. Their new effort, “You Don’t…