Articles by Lisa Sookraj

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  King Tuff

  Black Moon Spell

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2014

  Kyle Thomas' King Tuff returns fiercer than ever with his take on psychedelia and classic rock, with generous doses of headbanging, humour...

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  U SCO

  Treffpunkt

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

  On their second release, Portland's polyrhythmic avant-punks U SCO push their noisy pursuits further. The maturation of musicians with a he...

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  Cancers

  Fatten the Leeches

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

  Just in time for the return of plaid this fall, Athens, Georgia's Cancers deliver a solid release that sounds like you wish new releases fr...

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  The Rentals

  Lost in Alphaville

  PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2014

  The Rentals first full-length in 15 years features tracks from the Songs about Time EPs (2009). Lost In Alphaville is more radio-friendly a...

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  The Wytches

  Annabel Dream Reader

  PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2014

  The debut from Brighton's the Wytches merges recent goth and surf rock with '90s post-punk revivalism. The result is a neo-noir form of gru...

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  Naomi Punk

  Television Man

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2014

  Naomi Punk's Television Man possesses the same "demo" feel as their previous releases. While the choice of chords and murky vocals bring gr...

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  The Muffs

  Whoop Dee Doo

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2014

  On their first album in a decade, the eternally young Muffs have wisely chosen to stick to what they know. Whoop Dee Doo may be a repeat, b...

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  Actual Water

  Call 4 Fun

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2014

  On Call 4 Fun, Actual Water filter the simple melodic songs and solid riffs and solos of '60s and '70s power-pop through a '90s take on the...