Dark Green is certainly a suitable title for a stoner-rock record, but as it so happens, the fourth effort by Tumbleweed Dealer captures them maturing into more complex, philosophical territory. Read my review of Dark Green on Treble. (And go here to find out where to get a free Tumbleweed Dealer album.)
Sometimes we forget how big of a sound just three musicians can make. Skyjoggers remind us of the boundless possibilities of psychedelic music with the thought-provokingly titled 12021: Post-Electric Apocalypse. Read my full review at Treble.
In my second album review for leading U.K. music outlet The Line of Best Fit, I examine Grass Can Move Stones Part One: Year of the Goat, the recently released record by Canada’s Fucked Up that capped off the hardcore punks’ near-decade-long Zodiac Series. Read my full review here.
In my first album review for leading U.K. music outlet The Line of Best Fit, I reevaluate Year of the Dog, the 2006 record by Canada’s Fucked Up, which kicked off the hardcore punks’ near-decade-long Zodiac Series. Read my full review here.
The title of this post tells it all. But some of the bands on “The Bad Penny’s Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2025” might surprise you.
1. The 20 Best Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal Bands of All Time
3. Friends of The Bad Penny Share Their Top 10 Lists of 2025 Best Albums
5. Pet Sounds #76: Cat Lovers Psychic Pigs Named Their Band as a Derogatory Slur Jabbing the Police
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Giving Illuminator a very deep listen reveals that Gift wants to share their dream of a beautiful, cosmic world with you, the listener. Read my review of the record as part of my “10 Best Psychedelic Albums of 2025” installment of my 13th Floor column for Treble.
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With the shoegaze revival presumably hitting its zenith, the time couldn’t be more ripe for the release of the 40th anniversary commemorative edition of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut album, Psychocandy. Read my reviews of the reissue on Post-Trash.
Coilguns’ Lost Love EP served as the soundtrack to 2025: a hellishly bad acid trip. If love is the most precious thing life has to offer, what could be more terrifying than the prospect that we have abandoned it for good — or even worse, that it has abandoned us? Read my review of the short-player as part of my “10 Best Psychedelic Albums of 2025” installment of my 13th Floor column for Treble.
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Vile Apparition’s Malignity is so terrifying that you’ll immediately run through your home to make sure your kids are safe before you realize you don’t actually have any. This is only the second record by Vile Apparition, but it’s unimpeachable proof that these guys already know damn well what they’re doing. Go to Post-Trash to read my full review of Vile Apparition’s Malignity as part of the outlet’s “Year in Review: The Best of 2025” roundup.
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VoidCeremony’s org chart of employees is messy as all hell. But you’d never guess that from the expertly sequenced and coherent Abditum. As with practically every great metal record, interludes and samples sometimes tie together what could be disparate components to the record. But the real glue is the band’s mastery of tone, texture and melody; seamless time changes; and sheer ferocity throughout. Read my full review courtesy of Post-Trash.
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