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Fever

Graveyard

8.0/10
BluesHard RockPsychedelic Rock

Graveyard sound ready to move on Fever. Where Six often turned inward, these nine songs favour forward motion, warm distortion and a rhythm section that knows when to push. The Swedish band's seventh album keeps the blues at its centre, but gives the familiar sound more bite. It is a direct record without...

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GODBREATH

Stand Atlantic

Alternative RockPopPop Punk

Stand Atlantic make room for a brighter mood on GODBREATH. The Australian band's fifth album puts catchy pop-punk and glossy pop arrangements at the...

BE NOT AFRAID

Polyphia

ElectronicProgressive rock/metalRock

Polyphia have never treated the guitar as an instrument that needs to stay in its own lane. BE NOT AFRAID takes that attitude further, placing their...

Vagabond

Ariel Posen

Blues

For some reason, every few days I'm bombarded with the song Vagabond by Ariel Posen. Truth be told, I'd never heard of this guy, but... every time I...

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C.

Alternative RockElectronicPost-Punk

Fontaines D.C. keep finding new ways to sound unsettled. Dopamine Chamber takes the bigger arrangements of Romance further into electronics, with...

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT

GHØSTKID

7.6/10
Alternative MetalMetalcore

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT gives GHØSTKID's dark world a more personal centre. Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler uses the familiar rabbit-hole idea to explore isolation and mental strain, but the album works best when the songs make those concerns feel human. The horror setting has a purpose beyond providing...

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Angine de Poitrine

Math RockProgressive rock/metalPsychedelic RockRock

Exclamation

Chin Up!

Pop PunkPunk rock