Black Smoke Trigger - Album Review: Horizons
14 Aug 2024 // review by Karl Brinsdon
Horizons by Black Smoke Trigger is a great album to listen to all the way through and with every listen I notice something new. I would be foolish to attempt to put into writing everything that is great about this music, but I have attempted to express my thoughts and feelings about each of the whopping 12 songs.
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Parallel Park - Album Review: Growing Taller
24 May 2024 // review by Karl Brinsdon
Growing Taller from Parallel Park is a very interesting listen. To call it indie pop rock is like putting it into an existing box when it’s something unique that deserves to proudly stand alone.
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Frei - EP Review: Emergence
24 Oct 2023 // review by Karl Brinsdon
It's not often that I hear something that I struggle to define with some sort of genre but Emergence by Frei really has me stumped. I must say, that's not a bad thing at all, in fact I totally welcome it.
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Mismatch - Single Review: Burn
04 Jul 2023 // review by Karl Brinsdon
A thunderous
tom roll drumbeat pans through the stereo field and immediately Mismatch’s
latest track, Burn has my attention. A few bars later, the full band comes
in, fronted with a simple ostinato lead guitar line which gives a hint of what’s
to come later in the track.
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Impostor Syndrome - Single Review: See Everything
25 May 2023 // review by Karl Brinsdon
Impostor
Syndrome’s latest track, See Everything opens with the lonesome jangle of a twelve-string
acoustic guitar, making for an interesting introduction. Such an instrument is more
common in genres that don’t have the same edge as your typical alternative rock
track, but when the bass and drums kick in after the first phrase suddenly the
listener is transported away from acoustic folk to something much grungier.
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Tomahawk Radio - Single Review: Missiles
03 Apr 2023 // review by Karl Brinsdon
Dunedin
band, Tomahawk Radio’s latest single Missiles is the first release off their
upcoming album. Reading the bands incredible and inspiring story makes me feel
really quite lucky that we get to hear this music.
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Tablefox - Single Review: Mother
09 Feb 2023 // review by Karl Brinsdon
Tablefox’s
latest track, Mother is an example of everything that modern rock music
should be; a great performance that makes use of modern production technologies
without becoming overproduced. Finding a good place to start talking about
Mother is truly a challenge as with every listen it seems that I notice
something new about the track.
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