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Irish outfit Just Mustard exist in a liminal space between post-punk and shoegaze, and it’s a niche they’ve occupied well, create a uniquely abrasive atmosphere across two albums that, most recently, scored them a high profile slot opening for The Cure in South America in 2023. Those waiting for a follow up to 2022’s Heart […]
Spurred by recent solo activity by Savages drummer Fay Milton’s Goddess project and news of frontwoman Jehnny Beth’s upcoming solo record You Heartbreaker You (coming August 29), I’ve gone wandering through their back catalog and even though I was still well in the music media game when they came on the scene, I did not […]
After months – years? – of teasing, The Chameleons have finally revealed full details of their forthcoming fifth studio album, Arctic Moon. It comprises seven new songs – only seven, after 24 years? – and arrives September 12. The single “Where Are You Now?”, released a year ago as the first recording of the new […]
John McGeoch’s career is pretty well-documented at this point – any resume with Magazine, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Visage, and Public Image Limited certainly has its own luminosity – but one chapter that frequently gets overlooked is as a founding member of short-lived ’80s supergroup The Armoury Show. Okay, “supergroup” might be overstating it, but […]
Less than two weeks before Gang Of Four are set to kick off the North American leg of their farewell tour, the band have bid a farewell of their own with the passing of original bassist Bruce Allen this weekend. In an official statement, Hugo Burnham said: It is with broken yet full hearts that […]
I got into the tangled mess that is Sad Lovers & Giants‘ discography – a shimmering and underappreciated intersection of post-punk and dreampop – a few years ago and it’s somehow gotten even knottier since. I tried to untie some of it but have no idea what is true and speculation regarding the provenance of […]
There’s a disconnect between the post title and hero image because, well, these old Guitar Player (RIP) covers have nothing to do with the editorial team at gear marketplace Reverb.com. But seeing the latter’s recent feature on The Cure, I was reminded that for a player with the longevity, influence, and distinctiveness that Robert Smith […]
Brighton relocated to London newcomers alphabet are just three songs into their career, but have already made some noteworthy fans such as Fontaines D.C. and Shame. And they are definitely RIYL for fans of that modern flavour of post-punk, though they go back to the old school for the foundation, adding a healthy dollop of […]
One of the first questions after the Oasis reunion tour was announced last Fall was, “who’s in the band?” and many/most assumed that Andy Bell would pick up his bass guitar and resume the low-end duties he held with the band for a decade, up until their break-up in 2009 – a dissolution which, of […]
Ghosts of Christmas Past is a seasonal compilation from Belgian label Les Disques du Crepuscule that collected seasonal songs from an assortment of European indie acts such as Aztec Camera and Cabaret Voltaire. It was initially released in 1981, and then subsequently reissued over the years with slightly modified track lists over the years. The […]
