Tag: this will be our summer

Bastards of Fate and Tunabunny at Stereo Embers

Bastards of Fate: Possibly the most challenging listen of all 40 albums on this list, the rewards unlocked by repeated spins are so rich and satisfying the word ‘ample’ barely suffices. Though one supposes that the gloriously inspired noise they make rather ensures a measure of obscurity, it’s nonetheless unfair. All the world should be… Continue reading Bastards of Fate and Tunabunny at Stereo Embers

Bastards of Fate at Collapse Board

I have a Bastards Of Fate album here, clutched in my sweaty paws. Not literally. It’s called Vampires Are Real And Palpable. ‘Winter’ reminds me of Gogol Bordello fighting over who gets to keep the kitchen sink. ‘Further’ is like David Bowie if he still had some joy and imagination. With Antony And The Johnsons duking… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Collapse Board

Bastards of Fate at Razorcake

This is a pretty trippy record. The songs switch from a pop sound to nursery music to a campy goth thing. The cover has a picture of a model-sized Swiss-looking mansion through psychedelic eyes. It’s a perfect image for their music. I should also mention there’s a great cat family album photograph on the back.… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Razorcake

Bastards of Fate at Clash

A frantic seizure in pop’s cerebral cortex, The Bastards Of Fate will not be silenced. The band’s cult debut album ‘Who’s A Fuzzy Buddy?’ committed gleefully evil operations on the flesh of pop culture, a tumbling mosaic of ideas which inspired at every turn. Somehow, it found an audience. Leaving behind their home in Roanoke, Virginia, the… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Clash

Bastards of Fate at Stereo Embers

First things first here, the band. Believe me, they deserve massive credit and deserve it up front: Doug Cheatwood – vocals Camellia Delk – keys/vocals Benji Pugh – guitars Jason Jackson Welz – bass/vocals Doug Shelor – drums/samples OK… What constitutes a ‘rock’ record these days? In fact, what’s done so for the last ten… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Stereo Embers

Bastards of Fate at Jersey Beat

The Bastards of Fate could be the finest examples of indie rock anti-heroes alive today-their brand of music is so deliciously bizarre and wondrously off-putting that one is unable to turn away but it is not due to some type of desperate attention seeking exaggeration, but the irrepressible intelligence on display. Shattering the conventional paradigm… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Jersey Beat

Bastards of Fate at Get It On Vinyl

When the name Bastards of Fate was passed along to me, I assumed they were a punk band. I was positive in fact, that they were a hardcore punk band with stage antics in line with G.G. Allen’s. I pictured a front man who cut himself on stage and projectile vomited on the audience. It really sounded… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Get It On Vinyl

Bastards of Fate and Eureka California at Tuning Into The Obscure

Bastards of Fate – Vampires Are Real And Palpable – This Will Be Our Summer Records Here is a solid and packed LP full of pure, gritty experimental rock fused with so much life that calling it “experimental rock” really doesn’t define it. Maybe I could get away with calling it indie-experimental… At any rate, the… Continue reading Bastards of Fate and Eureka California at Tuning Into The Obscure