Garage Rock Album reviews - Page 3

GenresGarage Rock

Devil Ultrasonic Dream

Teen Mortgage

Teen Mortgage - Devil Ultrasonic Dream 8.1

Album review

Garage Rock
Grunge
Punk rock
Devil Ultrasonic Dream wastes very little time. Teen Mortgage turn garage rock, punk and a rough grunge edge into eleven short…

First Impressions Of Earth

The Strokes

The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth 6.3

Album review

Garage Rock
On First Impressions Of Earth, the Strokes play tighter and try more complicated ideas, but that does not always produce better…

III

Fuzz

Fuzz - III 8.4

Album review

Garage Rock
III makes the force of Fuzz immediately clear. The guitar is heavily distorted, but bass and drums remain audible beside it. Each…

Lex Hives

The Hives

The Hives - Lex Hives 6.6

Album review

Garage Rock
Lex Hives puts the guitars firmly back in front. That quickly produces a few strong moments. Pelle Almqvist sounds eager, and the…

Blood Visions

Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard - Blood Visions 8.7

Album review

Garage Rock
Blood Visions needs little time to establish its character. Jay Reatard makes the guitars sharp and distorted while keeping…

Look Alive

Black Pistol Fire

Black Pistol Fire - Look Alive 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Blues
Garage Rock
Rock
Look Alive gives Black Pistol Fire's blues rock a wider, more polished sound. The guitar and drums still provide the force, but…

Too Much Guitar

Reigning Sound

Reigning Sound - Too Much Guitar 8.2

Album review

Garage Rock
Too Much Guitar reveals its intentions immediately. Reigning Sound push the guitars forward and let the rhythm section play hard…

GB City

Bass Drum of Death

Bass Drum of Death - GB City 7.8

Album review

Garage Rock
LoFi
Punk rock
GB City prefers to keep things simple. Bass Drum of Death place distorted guitars and hard drums around melodies that quickly…

I Know You Be Houserockin'

The Gories

The Gories - I Know You Be Houserockin' 8.4

Album review

Blues
Garage Rock
Punk rock
I Know You Be Houserockin' gathers much of the first two Gories albums. It offers an extensive introduction to a band needing…

II

Fuzz

Fuzz - II 7.9

Album review

Garage Rock
II gives Fuzz more room to develop their heavy guitar rock. The riffs remain large and the bass stays firm beneath the music, but…

Crackdown

GA-20

GA-20 - Crackdown 8.1

Album review

Blues
Garage Rock
Crackdown needs little to make its point. GA-20 use two guitars and drums, allowing the gaps to do their work. The sound is rough…

Good Bad Not Evil

Black Lips

Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil 8.3

Album review

Garage Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Punk rock
Good Bad Not Evil lets Black Lips sound clearer without removing the unrest from their music. Guitars still feel cheap and dirty…

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