#music reviews

Fat Dog Bring the Hooks and Beats on ‘Cancel Me’

Fat Dog are genuinely good at what they do. Most of the time, that's Joe Love being sarcastic and rude to high-powered dance beats.

Popmatters · EN

Cult of Luna Loom Large on ‘In the Shadow of Your Shadow’

The whopping tenth album from post-metal standard-bearers Cult of Luna is diminished by the genre's weaknesses but triumphs by relying on its strength.

Popmatters · EN

Yoo Doo Right – Build and Rest by the Shepherd’s Light: Album Review

Hailing from Montreal, Canada’s second-largest city, Yoo Doo Right produce perhaps the largest sound to emanate from the country of the Maple Leaf flag. Their new album Build and Rest by the Shepherd’s Light cements their reputation as purveyors of experimental-cum-krautrock-cum-post rock-cum-pretty much everything and the kitchen sink. With the help of some familiar […] The post Yoo Doo Right – Build and Rest by the Shepherd’s Light: Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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Witness: Before The Calm – Album Review

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Gerald Starkie’s solo revisiting of Witness’s debut album: I’ll try not to repeat myself so please click here to read my Witness ‘origin story’. Now the ‘full-fat’ version of ‘Before The Calm’ has been reissued and pressed onto vinyl for the first time (a limited […] The post Witness: Before The Calm – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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The Homesick: What’s Up With All These Shangri-Las – Album Review

A wonderful and mystifying pop odyssey from Dokkum’s finest. God gets everywhere. Certainly in the world of Frisian trio The Homesick, who have never held back in talking about Christianity in their music, however sardonically. We’ve had their sonic commentary on Jesus, St Matthew, St Boniface, and now John Calvin, who has to explain himself […] The post The Homesick: What’s Up With All These Shangri-Las – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War .

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