42 years after its inception, it is safe to say that San Francisco's weirdo-funk ensemble Primus has left its mark. brainchild of bassist extraordinaire Les Claypool, Primus remains a snapshot of the bizarre popular media scene that somehow took hold during the 90's. Now, in 2026, Les Claypool returns with A Handful of Nuggs, an EP that delivers one good song and not much else.
Since its inception in 2019, Oklahoma's sludge powerhouse Chat Pile has been terrorizing the hard music landscape with their astonishing artistic output, equal parts bold and sincere, promising to leave no one indifferent. 2022's God's Country is a masterpiece concoction of suburban nausea, the disheartening realization that we are living in a world collapsing upon itself and the broken dreams that collapse alongside it. With its harsh, evocative soundscapes, unapologetic brutality and dramatic presentation, God's Country cements itself as an instant, modern classic.
A back-breaking clash of Post-Hardcore aggression and the experimental vibes of the Windmill Scene, Pain to Power is some of the freshest protest music out there currently. Maruja has crafted a touching testament of perseverance, empathy and class consciousness, communicated through the most blood-pumping music you could imagine. Trying to unpack this one only makes one thing clear: the kids are alright.
Shining due to its marvelous world building, 2018's Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino was Arctic Monkeys most disparate release at that point, marking a profound change in direction for the band's career. Following the overwhelming commercial success of 2013's AM (which, on the other hand, did not get showered with praise by the critics), Arctic Monkeys take us on a lunar adventure, exploring the halls and relationships within a lush, sci-fi hotel-casino on the Moon.
If I had to describe this record in just a sentence, it would be "generally disappointing, but with a few high points". Thirty-three years into their career, Sweden's Katatonia play it safe with their new release City Burials, a weak follow up to their solid 2016 release The Fall of Hearts, and a continuation of the new, distilled sonority of the band.
Half guilty pleasure, half awesome record, Dead End Kings is the 9th full-length effort by 90's goth doom legends Katatonia. Representing a (polarising) corner-stone on their career, Dead End Kings marks a change from heavier doom to a more polished, pleasing sound. And, although the music is sometimes pandering, I found myself enjoying it nonetheless.
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| Chat Pile's Who Loves the Sun, the album I am currently listening to. |