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ROME IS NOT A TOWN – It Is A Turbulent Indie Guitar Rock Quartet With One Of The Best Longplayers Of The Year …

Posted on November 21, 2017 by JL

When we can’t get enough of it…

Two years ago this Swedish noise turbo blew me away with an intense, ebullient and rowdy performance when playing my hometown Ghent, Belgium (see review here). And the past few weeks they did/do it again and again and again with their debut album IT’S A DARE
on rumbustious repeat on my tortured headphones. It’s a mighty crackerjack of a record. A robust stream of loud and clear eruptions, a non-stop flow of wholehearted reflections on mixed emotions, on daily life, on being young, on being human, on now and here. An avalanche of cracking riffs, sharp hooks, brawny licks and flurried vocals. Electrifying passion from start to finish. Indie guitar rock at its poignant best with echoes from yesterday’s heroes Sonic Youth to today’s Canadian powerhouse Metz . Yes, folks, that roistering good. One of the best albums of 2017. FACT! Do not hesitate, have a listen
for yourself and you’ll understand exactly why I’m acting pretty excited. Here we go…

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ROME IS NOT A TOWN: Facebook / Label: Startracks

IT’S A DARE out now – available here on Bandcamp.

LINN KOCH-EMMERY – This Vehement Singer/Songwriter Will Thrill All Your Senses With Raving Debut EP ‘BOYS’…

Posted on November 3, 2017 by JL

When we can’t get enough of it…

2 November 2017

LINN KOCH-EMMERY is a flamboyant and charismatic singer/songwriter from Sweden ready to infiltrate countless speakers with her excellent debut EP, titled BOYS, containing four standout crackers that will activate all of your senses in a magnetizing way. They rock and they roll thunderously. You’ll have this ecstasy on repeat for some time. Here’s why…

BBY NEVERMIND: a flaming ripper pushed by towering guitars and a stupendous vocal flow. Catchy as hell from start to finish. This corker will activate your adrenalin’s stream.

UNDER THE SUN: an electrifying groove reminding me of the bloody cool swagger of
The Breeders . An irresistible dashing jam with a stormy finale. A magnificent stroke.

LITTLE FEELS: a mid-tempo, mixed emotions musing, beautifully composed with Koch-Emmery’s voice sounding irresistibly moody and mysteriously seductive like Angel Olsen …

FOREVER SOUNDS: this is my personal favorite. A feverish drive fueled with a killer sing along ‘Always On My mind‘ chorus. Hypnotic and glowing . Sonic firework at its very best!…

Without a shadow of a doubt
one of the best EP’s of 2017…

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LINN KOCH-EMMERY: Facebook – Twitter

THE MOONLANDINGZ – Impressive Debut Album ‘INTERPLANETARY CLASS CLASSICS’ Out Today…

Posted on March 24, 2017 by JL

Spectacular vibes we play…

24 March 2017

THE MOONLANDINGZ, the rattling collective including Sheffield’s electronic weirdos The Eccentronic Research Council and Fat White Family‘s genial outlaws – far out frontman Lias Saoudi aka Johnny Rocket and mental guitarist Saul Adamczewski – have their debut album INTERPLANETARY CLASS CLASSICS out today. Co-produced by Sean Lennon at his New York studio it features Ross Orton (drums), Mairead O’Connor (bass), as well as guest appearances from Randy Jones (the Cowboy from, yes, The Village People), Rebecca Taylor from Slow Club, The Human League‘s frontman Phil Oakey and, last but not least, Yoko
Ono, who howls freakishly on the LP’s brilliant closer ‘This Cities Undone’. A truly special record to soundtrack the apocalyptic future ahead of us while dancing madly and out
of our minds. The most intriguing and adventurous LP so far this year. On repeat…

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THE GUARDIAN:
“It’s an inspired mish-mash of Glitter Band tribal drumming, a howling wolf, tuneless saxophone squawking, heavy breathing and at least one narrative about castration; a sort of Cramps-meet-B-52s Hammer horror-rock monster…”

THE QUIETUS:
“This record refuses to wear only one mask – futurist without revivalism, acerbic but with swagger – and throws off with gusto any accusations of the term side-project…”

THE INDEPENDENT:
“Right from the lolloping big-beat Goth motorik of ‘Vessels’, there’s a confident, low-life muscularity to the album. And it all comes to a glorious head in the rolling maelstrom of ‘This Cities Undone”, with octogenarian Yoko wailing her berserk best over the massed title chant…”

THE LINE OF BEST FIT:
“Their debut packs a far mightier punch than the output of almost any other contemporary group with whom they may share certain influences..”

(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

Go Ballistic With IT IT ANITA – Agaaiin and Agaaiin…

Posted on February 24, 2017 by JL

On our stereo…

‘Agaaiin’ by IT IT ANITA

This mind-boggling four-piece out of Liege, Belgium released their new album AGAAIIN
last November. If you really want it LOUD & HEAVY come in, have a seat and check this thunderous engine out. High-voltage guitar frenzy loaded with muscled power chords, electrifying riffs and a manic madman on drums. Boisterous stuff! And …on top of it all raging vocals testing your ears’ flexibility. Sounds pretty mental, doesn’t it? You bet. I saw them playing live a couple of times in the past months and they blew me and many other affected spectators off their feet. Since then I have ‘Agaaiin’ on repeat on my stereo. A knockout from start to finish! Here’s the monster in full…

IT IT ANITA: Facebook – Twitter