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Bill Orcutt - Almost Waking
Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti
Almost Waking
2026 • LP
64
May 30
Oakwood - Blurred Away
Oakwood
Blurred Away
2026 • LP
92
May 30
Ellende
Zerfall
2026 • LP
86
May 30
Chamber - this is goodbye…
Chamber
this is goodbye…
2026 • LP
81
May 30
Willowake - Having Bad Dreams
Willowake
Having Bad Dreams
2026 • EP
74
May 29
Elder - Through Zero
Elder
Through Zero
2026 • LP
88
May 29
Turnover - Down on Earth
Turnover
Down on Earth
2026 • LP
67
May 28
Uboa - Impossible Light
Uboa
Impossible Light
2024 • LP
93
May 10

Recent Reviews

shoplifting - All The Things We Lost Last Year
50

this album feels like one i'd need a more complicated voting system to really get my point across

on one end, yeah i think this album isnt good, its not pure ass or anything, but i just didnt really like it, and my expectations were totally crushed

but on the other, it feels like it calms my brain in a weird way that makes me WANT to keep listening, its really odd

overall though this album kinda mid, theres better out there

Bill Orcutt - Almost Waking
64

im honestly not sure how to feel about this album

on one end; i love the instrumental track, its mostly calm, definitely gives off that american rural vibe, i could totally see myself listening to this while i was drawing or something

but on the other, this album is just boring to me, theres barely any lyrics that add onto the songs, and where there are, it just makes the rest of the songs pale in comparison

overall, pretty decent album, probably just not for me though

Oakwood - Blurred Away
92

this is genuinely just fucking great

the riffs are loud, yet not ear-shattering, the guitars (when they arent riffing) sound incredibly well-tuned and are generally mixed very well, so shoutout to whoever did the production, because the mixing is balanced to hell and back, the guitars may be the main focus, but everything else can be heard just as well

the vocals are just the perfect mix of whiny and straight up Good, and the screamy parts feel...weirdly cathartic

overall my expectations ... read more

86

holy, this was fucking peak

especially all for ONE GUY to fucking do, the vocals are incredible, the riffs were all loud, dramatic, and well-produced, and nearly every song was a highlight, genuinely go check this shit out RAAAAAAAAH

highlight: yes

midwest post death - post recovery
81

this one actually kinda grew on me as i listened

i originally thought it'd be in the 50s or 60s range

but its grown on me; the guitars are raw and gutteral, a bit offbeat, but im sure that was a bit intentional

this whole album is insanely loud, offbeat, and the production is lacking, and yet i've grown to love it for what it does, and for what it is to me

its, whether intentionally or not, a MISERABLE album; a collage of mostly offbeat instruments, vocals that actually are kinda ... read more


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