Author: mike

Primitives at Dublab

Although the original line-up that The Primitives started with in Coventry (England) included PJ Court, Keiron McDermott, Steve Dullaghan and Pete Tweedie, before releasing their first and successful album, “Lovely”, in 1988, Tweedie had already been substituted by Tig Williams, and Mcdermott was replaced by the platinum blonde Tracy Tracy, the band’s true icon. Coming out of… Continue reading Primitives at Dublab

Muuy Biien at Shiny Grey Monotone

Somewhere along the line, Muuy Biien traded in their Black Flag records for Wire records, and consequently their sound has more of a post punk jitter to it than the slashing hardcore aggression of the older records. It actually harkens back to the San Diego bands circa 1998 or so, after thespazzy grindcore noise had been superseded by arty, asymmetrical… Continue reading Muuy Biien at Shiny Grey Monotone

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at Big Takeover

Now gaining momentum after the success of their debut album, Cardiff, Wales-based Joanna Gruesome return with three new songs backed by some friends from Brighton, Trust Fund. “Jerome (Liar)” opens the Gruesome side with a punch. Aberrantly noisy within a spunky melodicism, it’s a quick bit of punk to get things rolling. An alternate version… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at Big Takeover

Primitives Album Stream at Big Takeover

Holy crap! That was our response (actually rather more scatalogical) to the news that The Primitives — that brilliant but short-lived group of Coventry indie-poppers, contemporaries of The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, and My Bloody Valentine, and authors of the 1988 international hit single “Crash” — had reunited to release their first album of new material since their… Continue reading Primitives Album Stream at Big Takeover

Lunchbox at Whisperin and Hollerin

This lovely blood red vinyl arrived with a press release stating that due to Jigsaw Records’ unorthodox practices this album doesn’t have a fancy Press release. So I have decided to review this album using the unorthodox practice of entirely making up my own fictitious back story for Lunchbox and the album Lunchbox Loves you… Continue reading Lunchbox at Whisperin and Hollerin

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at The Le Sigh

My eye was initially caught by Joanna Gruesome a year or two ago. Snagged by the the witty wordplay of the name, I scrolled past their bandcamp page and immediately sputtered out something along the lines of: “Joanna Newsom? Joanna GRUESOME!” with a slap on my thigh and my head chucked back. “Ha! With a… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at The Le Sigh

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund Video Release at Impose

In September, U.K. indie pop pals Joanna Gruesome and Trust Fund teamed up for a six-song split, released via Reeks of Effort (UK) and HHBTM (US). We’ve already shared the hooky mid-tempo call-out cut “Jerome (Liar)”. Now we are excited to now premiere a video for the song, plus a video for Trust Fund’s “Reading the Wrappers”. The part-animated, part-filmed videos were created by London artist… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund Video Release at Impose

The Primitives at Sound it Out

Like a swingin’ 1960′s rave-up on amphetamines – OK, make that MORE amphetamines – “Petals,” the latest track by the UK’s The Primitives, kicks into high gear from the jump and doesn’t relent for an “Oh, I could listen for SO much longer” two-and-a-half minutes. But, of course, if it WERE longer than that, it wouldn’t… Continue reading The Primitives at Sound it Out

Hobbes Fanclub at El Planeta Amarillo

Tras dos cd-singles compartidos con otras bandas en Cloudberry y Dufflecoat y un 7” de adelanto ya en Shelflife, el trío de Bradford formado por Leon Carroll (voz y guitarra), Louise Phelan (bajo y coros) y Adam Theakston (batería) publica su esperadísimo álbum de debut, un fantástico trabajo en el que encontramos once maravillosas joyas… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at El Planeta Amarillo