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Mutants
Mutoid Man
Mutants is the sound of three experienced musicians making room for a good time. Mutoid Man bring together Stephen Brodsky on guitar and vocals, Ben Koller on drums and Jeff M…
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Fearless
Crown Lands
Fearless asks for attention from its opening minutes. Crown Lands begin with an eighteen-minute piece, filling the space with shifting rhythms, large guitar parts and bright s…
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Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray
Seether
Seether's heavier instincts remain audible on Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray, but melody increasingly sets the direction. Shaun Morgan spends more time shaping clean…
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Smile
Skindred
Smile needs little time to establish what Skindred do well. Our Religion supplies a heavy guitar foundation while Benji Webbe places harsh outbursts against melodic singing. G…
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The Temperance Movement
The Temperance Movement
The Temperance Movement's debut makes a familiar blues rock sound feel convincing through the quality of the playing and singing. There is no big change to the style here. Ins…
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Chrome Neon Jesus
Teenage Wrist
Chrome Neon Jesus draws openly from the guitar music of the 1990s, but Teenage Wrist make a strong case for returning to those sounds. Their debut album places dreamy singing …
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Melee
Dogleg
Melee makes its intentions clear through speed, loud guitars and a voice that rarely holds anything back. Dogleg play emotional punk with the precision of a band who know how …
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Turn Loose the Swans
My Dying Bride
Turn Loose the Swans makes weight and vulnerability equally important. My Dying Bride do not abandon heavy guitars and growls, but give violin, keyboards and clean singing muc…
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Blending
High Vis
Blending finds High Vis opening up their sound while keeping the force behind it. The London band's guitars reach towards brighter post-punk and British indie rock, but Graham…
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Belighted
Iamthemorning
Belighted builds a detailed musical world around Gleb Kolyadin's piano and Marjana Semkina's voice. Iamthemorning combine classical influences, folk colours and occasional hea…
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Life on Earth
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Life on Earth gives Hurray for the Riff Raff a wider musical setting without losing the directness of Alynda Segarra's voice. Synths, beats and spacious production sit beside …
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Under a Funeral Moon
Darkthrone
Under a Funeral Moon makes its intention clear immediately: this music is meant to scrape. Darkthrone chooses thin guitars, dry drums and an extremely harsh voice. Yet the rec…
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Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music gives familiar country forms some unusual company. Sturgill Simpson sings with a deep, rough voice, and the band can move through a barroom …
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Hold Your Horse Is
Hella
With just guitar and drums, Hella creates a remarkably full and restless sound on Hold Your Horse Is. Zach Hill plays with enough speed and small rhythmic changes to pull the …
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Beside Myself
Basement
Beside Myself brings Basement's melodies into sharper focus. The guitars sound clear and substantial, and Andrew Fisher's voice keeps its vulnerable character without being bu…
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Adore
The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore places the Smashing Pumpkins' melodies in a quieter, darker setting. Acoustic guitars, keyboards and programmed rhythms give the arrangements a different kind of weight,…
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Get Some
Snot
Get Some brings a playful rhythmic character to its heavy guitar sound. Snot mix punk energy, funk grooves and metal weight, with Lynn Strait's voice moving between a rough at…
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The Whippoorwill
Blackberry Smoke
The Whippoorwill brings country singing and substantial rock playing together without making either feel like an added extra. Blackberry Smoke use a familiar musical language,…
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Sway
Whirr
Sway slows Whirr's guitar sound down and gives it more weight. Most of the songs move through dense layers of distortion, with the singing drifting inside them rather than sta…
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October Rust
Type O Negative
October Rust sounds heavy without constantly hitting hard. Type O Negative give the guitars a full, soft edge and leave plenty of room for keyboards and melody. Peter Steele's…
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Free Hand
Gentle Giant
Free Hand gives Gentle Giant's complicated progressive rock a particularly clear melodic focus. The instruments and voices often follow different paths, yet the songs retain a…
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Holding All the Roses
Blackberry Smoke
Holding All the Roses gives Blackberry Smoke's Southern rock a tighter shape. The songs leave room for guitar playing, country detail and soul, but none needs a long instrumen…
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California Cursed
Drain
California Cursed brings a sharp metal edge to Drain's hardcore. The guitars move quickly, the rhythms have a strong bounce and Sammy Ciaramitaro gives the music a restless vo…
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Lighthouse
Iamthemorning
Lighthouse gives Iamthemorning's piano-led music a darker, more connected shape. The singing and piano remain at the centre, but strings, guitars and an active rhythm section …
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