Monthly Archives: June 2020

EPHEMERAL – VII

June 30, 2020

Ephemeral 201 Death metal debutants deliver concise report on cardinal sins. While it would be simple to assume “VII” is this Thessaloniki trio’s seventh offering, their first record’s titular numeral signifies a concept of deadly sins – a logical, if … Continue reading →

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NICK D’VIRGILIO – Invisible

June 28, 2020

Sweetwater Studios 2020 Art-rock stalwart drums up friends’ support on a deeply personal concept offering. Given Nick D’Virglio’s prominent presence on a multitude of progressive rock releases, and the percussion master’s initials too, it must have been tempting to title … Continue reading →

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WKW – Men Of Steel

June 26, 2020

WKW Music 2020 Between BIG COUNTRY and the USA, unbreakable spirits rock hard and mighty, with a smirk and a smile. “The call of the steel that would never stop”: when Bruce Watson’s old band sang these words back in … Continue reading →

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MRS. FUN – Truth

June 24, 2020

FunTime 2018 Multifaceted American funsters stream playful seriousness via series of nuanced nu-jazz numbers. Having performed for more than three decades, this Milwaukeean duo may criminally fall under many a listener’s radar, but Kim Zick and Connie Grauer have made … Continue reading →

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THE BLOODY MALLARD – Realm

June 22, 2020

Onslaught Music 2020 Heavy psychedelia from London reigns supreme in a world once removed from ours. They call it a project, not a band, but what Tom Walding had in mind when concocting this intoxicating brew was a thing in … Continue reading →

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