Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are quite a favourite at Keep It Fast towers, their brand of silt-covered, … Read More
A Horse Called War – Good For Glue (And Nothing Else)
Good For Glue (And Nothing Else) is the new EP from A Horse Called War and it’s a brutal, savage and riff-packed slab of destruction.
Hawk Eyes – Advice
Advice by Hawk Eyes is a dark, brooding body of work. A concept piece offering guidance, corrupted narrators and bizarre tales of defiance, acceptance and grim determination.
Down I Go – All Down the Church in Midst of Fire the Hellish Monster Flew, and Passing Onward to the Quire, He Many People Slew
Mythical harbingers of death is the perfect subject matter for Down I Go – it’s intriguing, deliciously oddball and sits within the right realm of tense, deranged anarchy as their musical output.
The St. Pierre Snake Invasion – Caprice Enchante
It’s been a while since I’ve heard an album that absolutely boils with so many conflicting emotions. From first impressions though, absolutely everything on Caprice Enchanté sounds angry.
Wizard Rifle – S/T
There’s a kind of unholy majesty about the songs on offer here – each of these five tracks feels expansive, monstrously heavy and crams so many ideas and twists within its layers.
Horseflies – Lucidity
Portsmouth’s Horseflies are made up from current and ex-members Deluxe Flamingos and Attack! Vipers! and have been kicking around since 2016, treating us to their noisy, discordant racket.
USA/Mexico – Matamoros
The press release for USA/Mexico’s second album, Matamoros, features the words “once you’re comfortably settled in…” which I have to say is an odd turn of phrase, considering this is a turbulent and disturbing slab of vomit-inducing horror.
Lizard Hips – Top 10 Albums of 2018
Some surprises, some shocks, some “that’s shit mate, why’s that there?” are all present, probably. Or not. Enjoy, my top 10 albums of 2018.
Dead Now – S/T
Have you been thinking “not enough riffs about this year.” May I introduce you to Dead Now and their absolute onslaught of churning, boiling noise?