"We'll Hide Away" Brings Grain's Mid-1990s Post-Hardcore Genius Into Focus (Early Album Stream)
I just so happen to be here on business, but Cleveland sure is a fitting place for me to be writing about Grain, a long-lost post-hardcore act from this same city who are seeing their also long-lost discography reissued through Solid Brass Records. From the perspective of a Chicagoan, who admittedly has mostly been in...
Five from Five: KEN mode's Jesse Matthewson's Favorite Records From the Last Half-Decade
Canadian noise nuts KEN mode are set to drop their new album Void as a follow up to 2022’s Null, one of my favorite albums of last year. Recorded around the same time, the album shares quite a few similarities with Void; but it also feels a bit grittier and desolate. Combined with its predecessor,...
"Ghosts of You" Haunt Demons My Friends' Thunderous Stoner Rock
One strongly positive indicator that a song is going to rule: when the bass is just as loud as the guitar. That low-end commitment is part of Demons My Friends‘ appeal, but the Austin/Mexico City groove unit applies their sonic dominance toward deftly-written, clever songs to really seal the deal. The trio can bring big...