2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (280+ words) The Big Takeover Those who know their music history will know that the West Midlands town of Stourbridge was regarded by many as the real heart of the UK baggy scene in the late eighties, rather than the more talked…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (212+ words) The Big Takeover Although starting in an acoustic pop place, "Etched In Love" gradually spreads its wings and explores other, adjacent sonic territory as it moves forward. Beats join the fray, raw guitars add a distant, rock and roll frisson,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (250+ words) Rock and jazz have hardly been strangers over the 70 or so years that they have shared a space in the popular music world. But often, such meetings have been more about jazz vibes being bolted onto an otherwise rock structure,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (274+ words) On E Street is, therefore, a tribute to such times and experiences rather than an excuse to ride coattails. After all, why would Down Town Mystic need to do that? He has proven time and time again that he has…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (306+ words) The Big Takeover Ready for a bigger bite of the melodic, shoegazing market, Singapore's Gnaw introduces itself with a glittering four-song debut EP full of crunchy, swerving guitars and noisy geysers of euphoric pop hooks. It towers as high as…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (472+ words) The Big Takeover The self-titled debut from Salt Lake City's Box Elder represents a significant metamorphosis from a solitary bedroom project into a robust, communal effort. Born from the isolated ruminations of Christopher Archuleta during the pandemic, this collection of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (181+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover "Mountain Cult" introduces ritualistic repetition, a slow-burn hypnotic force where each player contributes a subtly shifting motif, producing a trance-like cumulative effect. The composition feels both…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (537+ words) The Big Takeover "Somewhere In The Stars" by Richard, Cam & Bert is an intimate excavation of Greenwich Village"s late-60s folk milieu, a collection that reveals the understated genius of a trio whose artistry teetered between the raw authenticity of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (187+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover If the opening salvo cuts through a dark, post-punk-scape, "My Redemption" is a reminder that those early darkwave pioneers and the New Romantics that headed for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (150+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover This first release since a change in life and location proves that Gappa hasn't lost any of the sonic smarts that he displayed on 2024's Let…...