rock music
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Blind Uncle Harry – “Kimberly Kankowski” review
Final verdict: 7/10 ★★★⋆˙⟡☆ This is a comedy rock type deal, I take it? I’m not saying this because “Kimberly Kankowski,” the new single by Blind Uncle Harry (to be released on December 4th of this year!), is a bad song – the tune itself is fine. But the lyrics it has on show at first… Read more
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The Heard Eye – “Plenty Love” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ Man, when I read that The Heard Eye, the 5-piece outfit I was assigned to review on this cold Tuesday night, did “funk rock”, I was pumped to check them out. As a certified funky fellow, I love myself some funk to get down and funky to. Needless to say, I felt… Read more
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Order of Silence – “Solemn Monday” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ I have a lot of thoughts on this piece; though I will do my best to lay them out in an intelligible fashion, I don’t guarantee you anything. Order of Silence; a surprisingly mild rock band, unlike what its impossibly metal name may suggest. From what I’ve gathered, Order of Silence was… Read more
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Yumi Arai – “The 14th Moon” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Yes, I have decided that I’m going to be reviewing all the Yuming in existence. Cry about it. Or actually, please don’t – I’d hate to see pretty little you cry. Cheer up, beautiful! Because what we got here, is another Yuming album to live, love, and laugh to (but not… Read more
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Yumi Arai – “Cobalt Hour” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ The stars have aligned once again; I am feeling capricious, hence I skipped my prose class today (being an English major is not for the weak), and what better way to spend my self-declared day off than to listen to Yuming, my most beloved of all? No, seriously. As time goes… Read more
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Silia – “The Forbidden Resort Chronicles” review
Final verdict: ??? Is this the single worst idea I’ve ever had? Yes. Am I still doing it? Also, yes. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, and everybody else. I’m reviewing my own album here. Obviously I won’t give it a rating (for I cannot objectively rate it – I consider it to be my child,… Read more
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Ruth Ruth – “Laughing Gallery” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ It must’ve been July 2023 when I found this CD in the bargain bin of a hole-in-the-wall second-hand record store (that has since been closed down, RIP). This very amusing cover art caught my eye, and so I took the album home (having paid for it, obviously – I am by… Read more
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New single “The Poet/Geriatric Factor” out now!
Greetings all, It is with great joy that I announce the release of my sterling 6th single, entitled “The Poet/Geriatric Factor”. Starting on March 21st 2025 (which should be today, if I’m not mistaken), it is available to be listened to on your favorite streaming service, or on Bandcamp, or on YouTube, or wherever else… Read more
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Marina – “The Family Jewels” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ Marina has long been one of my favorite artists – through the holy trinity that is her first few albums (the “The Family Jewels” – “Electra Heart” – “Froot” run) she has proven herself to be a greatly creative songwriter, a force to be reckoned with. Those sentiments aren’t quite in… Read more
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They Might Be Giants – “John Henry” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ At first I was afraid, I was petrified. Although by the time I got to this album, I’d been only barely familiar with the majestic world of They Might Be Giants, I felt well acquainted with the concept of John, John, and a drum machine, as well as the rinky-dink sound… Read more
