Astronoid, "Resin" We've frequently talked here about the blurry space between black metal and shoegaze, and some of the bands occupying that liminal space. There's a fair bit of distance to travel between My Bloody Valentine and Bathory, mind you, but because they do exist...
Phono-Comb, "Grip 'n' Grin" Phono-Comb is a successor band to the great Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, which you probably guessed if you're familiar with that band's work. Two-thirds of the band (Don Pyle on drums and Reid Diamond on bass) played in the...
Mudhoney, "In My Finest Suit" Ever the self-sabotaging band, Mudhoney found themselves on a major label during the grunge gold rush and released Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, one of the least grunge-y records they ever released. Sales were not great, and by 1995, Kurt...
Hella, "Women of the 90's" I was chatting with my friend the other day about some of the absolutely bonkers drum videos you can watch these days, stuff that just seems totally impossible. And this makes me think I should go watch some videos of...
Azymuth, "Laranjeiras" Far Out Recordings released a comp of demos from Azymuth from 1973-5 in 2019, capturing this Brazilian jazz/funk group's sound at the height of their powers. I don't know jack shit about them other than this, but this record seriously smokes. The...
