Doll Spirit Vessel – who may be slowly removing the stigma of haunted dolls via the power of hopeful tunes – deliver Something Small; a song so lonely and fractured, and yet bolstered by determined forward motion. “It could be something small/ Wouldn’t have to solve it all” Kati reassuringly coos through the middle; a…
Rat Tally “Longshot”
When weighed down with strife, it can feel impossible to just be in the moment and enjoy the little things. On “Longshot”, the opening track for upcoming album In My Car, Rat Tally’s Addy drifts by in an aimless fog; peppered with numbness. “Even if I wanted to explain/ It would probably take too long”…
Through Sand – “New Ways”
*This was written in Dec 2020. Trudging through a relentless bog of daily pressures, Through Sand’s “New Ways” teases their forthcoming 2021 4-song tape with a wrung out banger. Coming on like the last breath that makes the balloon finally burst, this feels like a huge release of pent-up minds. Writing this at 4:30am unable…
Simmer – “Juno”
Simmer are probably breaking up with you, but they want what’s best. When a ‘new song’ announcement ends with the message ‘…and most likely our last’, it’s hard not to feel the impact when it turns out to be a break-up song. “Juno” by Simmer may plead for the end of a strained relationship, but there’s an…
Iris Jupiter/ Fk Mt. 7” split – review
Does your disposition flit from jerky headbanger to dour and downtrodden introspect with ease? This is the fix you need. With two tracks each from Fk Mt. and Iris Jupiter, this is a contrasting split that offers a soundtrack to both states of mind. In two songs, California’s Iris Jupiter jump and crash at a…
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