this is... nice to say the least.
bombay bicycle club is the band in my life. they've made me feel more than music has ever made me feel. these guys are gems in their genre and they're a band which never stops to innovate. hell, when the band went to india for idk what reason, the frontman of the band decided to make a song with instrmentals of indian origins that's actually amazing. they are a band that has no boundaries but their own, always exploring what sound they wanna try next. if it's ... read more
she bellied on my star till i "SPUT"
bellied star is a grunge act in singapore that i've been keeping tabs on for the past 4 years at this point due to me knowing someone who knew someone in the band. small world we live in. well, i remember also trying out their EP back in 2022 when it released, which had 5 songs (all of which are in this album) and having a bit of an issue with the band's overall performance on it. it's very raw. that's not really an issue, but ... read more
SR: crash of rhinos, a midwest emo band that's... not from the midwest (far from it. united kingdom!), comes back into the limelight almost 13 years since their last record with "logbook". is it as explosive as their previous work? no. but with only 7 tracks and a 30+ minute runtime, it carries its weight in its own way and shows the band at a steady and sweet moment in their career. full bass, dense drums, guitars that drives the entire record forward, and vocals that feel just ... read more
no pressure no pressureee no pressure
SR: clocking in at 22 minutes, intermission party program's self titled debut is one that's full of influences from new wave and early post punk akin to bands like the b-52's, new order, and more recently parquet courts, where every song could very well be mistaken as of that era. i say that as a compliment cause even if most of the songs go by kinda the same way with lively guitars, catchy bass, energetic yet simple drumming, and vocals ... read more
dad rock at its finest
SR: i've had this album in my library for so long, but i never really went through it due to the fact that it was an hour long. with all the time i have now on my hands, i decided to dive right in and man is it a rewarding piece of indie rock. "i can hear the heart beating as one" is a lot when it comes to what it has to offer, but as a whole the entire experience is quite easy to dissect. hazy guitars, on-point drumming, simple bass, and singing sways ... read more