Gifts From Enola
Self Titled
The Mylene Sheath (2011)
Gifts From Enola should be fairly recognizable to anyone into the post rock scene at this point. The Virginia based band have been putting out music and logging road time for the better part of 6 years at this point. The band have worked hard to progress their dynamics-laden post rock sound. So it comes as little surprise that after … Read more
Giles Corey
Self Titled
Enemies List Home Recordings (2011)
People say that the best works of art are born of intense pain and immense suffering and history proves this out to some extent (without getting into some existential debate with myself over the validity of the statement, it serves the purposes of this little pseudo repartee); now, Giles Corey (both the project and the album) is the tortured work … Read more
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Gnaw Their Tongues
Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus
Crucial Blast (2011)
Nightmares are a hard thing to quantify. As they happen without any control or uniformity. The terror invoked can be quite real and seem silly later when described out loud. This is a problem many musicians have in trying to deal with dark, evil or, dare I say, nightmarish sounding music. Since the early days of metal (and possibly earlier) … Read more
Gravehill
Practitioners Of Fell Sorcery
A389 (2011)
Gravehill are a band formed from Gehenna. While the band have persevered and continue on to this day this demo is the only recording with this lineup. Formed to fully embrace the members love of old school death metal and hardcore. This lineup including the Gehenna vocalist Mike recorded this and pressed maybe 100 copies total on cassette and cd … Read more
Greys
Brightly Our Stars Did Shine As The Sea Reached Into The Sky
Music Ruins Lives (2011)
After being slowly consumed by the subtle graces of In Fades (the debut cassette from this project), the longing for another recording from Greys similarly began as a slow ache until thinking about it became a weird tic (ask certain people that I will not name and they can corroborate my incessant pestering over the next Greys project); and then … Read more
Gridlink
Orphan
Hydra Head (2011)
My money is on the simple fact that it will take you longer to read this than it will to actually listen to Orphan, the latest album from the estimable grind group Gridlink (their pedigree alone is enough to warrant paying attention to the music this outfit is creating now) and that is not a knock on the album at … Read more
Grouper
AIA: Alien Observer
Yellow Electric (2011)
Oh the dreamy sounds of Grouper, how is it that you so mellifluously consume my both my conscious and subconscious mind while your records turn on my turntable, and why can I not control my hand each time that it flips your vinyl platters in a near incessant buffeting of my weary mind? AIA: Alien Observer is the sister album … Read more
Grouper
AIA: Dream Loss
Yellow Electric (2011)
Where have you been all my life, and why in the name of hell have I missed out on you for these last several years? These two questions have been dominating my mind for the last four hours while exclusively listening to the latest two albums from Liz Harris, or more commonly known as Grouper; seriously, four hours of hazy … Read more
Hank & Cupcakes
Self Titled EP
Independent (2011)
It’s time to loosen up because Hank & Cupcakes are looking to get you out of your chair and out on the dance floor. This electro-pop duo have released their debut self-titled EP chock-full of catchy beats and tasty rhythms. The first track, “There Ain’t No Love,” gets you moving your body to Hank’s dulcet bass-riffs as Cupcakes keeps the … Read more
Hatewaves
The Tombs
A389 (2011)
Before i get done writing this review i may have listened to this record 5 times, possibly more. That is listening to this record once for each inch of vinyl it is pressed onto. Those familiar with Hatewaves from their 7 inch release last year should know the bands' pedigree within hardcore and metal and probably would have bought this … Read more
Have Nots
Proud
Paper + Plastick (2011)
Ska-Punk is a loaded genre. That is to say there are only a handful of bands who could balance on the tight rope most tend to fall on either side more often than not. So needless to say for every Clash record there are 3 subpar version of Less Than Jake as well. So when I hear something described as … Read more
Hawks & Doves
Year One
No Idea (2011)
Not knowing how much in the majority that I am, the passing of Gared O’Donnell’s previous band (Planes Mistaken For Stars for those that were unaware) was a sad occasion in my household as the burly riffing and impassioned performances by that band both live and on record were a huge hit in my household; so when Hawks & Doves … Read more
He Is We
My Forever
Universal/Motown (2011)
Indie Pop duo, He Is We, appear to be in the midst of a meteoric rise. Formed relatively recently, Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly, find themselves releasing their debut album My Forever on a major record label with positive critical reception and sales as a result. On the basis of the material found here, this success is no surprise.The album … Read more
Heinali And Matt Finney
Ain't No Night
Paradigms Recordings (2011)
This two person project that spans continents has gotten a bit more attention in the past year or so. Having released a couple of EPs online (with a small number of physical pressings) along with a few covers and a soundtrack for an art installation. All of these things give insight into this project the covers including Joy Division and … Read more
Heinali And Matt Finney
Ain't No Night
Paradigms Recordings (2011)
Much has been said about this project - spanning a vast ocean, two continents and many genres in between - so I don't feel the need to get into too many specifics about them. The two behind the band are Heinali, based in the Ukraine, and a composer of ambient soundscapes and electronic drone-like beauty, and Matt Finney, an American … Read more
Heinali And Matt Finney
Conjoined
Independent (2011)
Heinali and Matt Finney are a meeting of the mind's in a way. Consisting of a spoken word artist (Finney) and a predominantly Ambient composer from the Ukraine (Heinali). The pair have never met and act as an internet only project. This may concern a few as rarely do these sort of projects make their own name, save for a … Read more
Helms Alee
Weatherhead
Hydra Head (2011)
Apologies are in order, and before we even get into this, let me be perfectly frank; Helms Alee is a great and terribly underrated band that ensnared me the minute that I heard their 4 song EP, and when Weatherhead was announced, I could barely contain my excitement at hearing a second album from this three piece from the land … Read more
High Tension Wires
Welcome New Machine
Dirtnap (2011)
Namedropping in reviews is an easy thing to do, and I’m not averse to it myself. The obvious ones for High Tension Wires come via the members’ pedigree (Riverboat Gamblers, Marked Men, The Reds, Bad Sports). I usually try to limit it to that—the other projects that members have worked in, and how it compares with said artists’ output. Still, … Read more
