The third LP from the pigeonhole-proof Brooklyn collective Activity proves just how far they can stretch the boundaries of indie rock with this radically diverse set of songs. Read my review of A Thousand Years in Another Way courtesy of FLOOD.
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Activity’s ‘A Thousand Years in Another Way’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Activity on 07/03/2025 by Kurt OrzeckLeafblower’s ‘Burn Cruise’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Leafblower on 07/02/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
On their latest album, Burn Cruise (Max Trax), Leafblower delivers its riffs with frequency and ferocity. But this time around, they have an objective in mind: to ensure that each song Leafblower presents (excluding the brief banjo outro reminiscent of Panopticon) rocks hard. Read my Music Connection review of Burn Cruise.
Gruesome’s ‘Silent Echoes’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Gruesome on 06/30/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Gruesome’s new rip-roaring record, Silent Echoes, so thoroughly beats the listener into submission that Merriam-Webster might have to devise a term far more potent than “bludgeoning,” “battering” or “abusively punishing.” Read my review of the record courtesy of Post-Trash.
Laura Jane Grace & In the Trauma Tropes’ ‘Adventure Club’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace, Laura Jane Grace & In The Trauma Tropes on 06/29/2025 by Kurt OrzeckRead my review of Laura Jane Grace & In the Trauma Tropes’ new record, Adventure Club, in the July issue of Music Connection or on its website.
Deadguy’s ‘Near-Death Travel Services’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Deadguy on 06/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Rather than replicate the early sound of their ’90s-era triumph, Fixation on a Co-Worker, Deadguy opts for hooks, guitar texture and a throwback production sound that digs deep on their first studio record in three decades. Read my Treble review.
Ossuary’s ‘Abhorrent Worship’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Ossuary on 06/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
The best compliment a young band can receive comes in the form of a query delivered with a tone of disbelief: “Is this really your first record?” Ossuary, with their searing Abhorrent Worship, deserve such a response—and I bestow them with it in my latest contribution to Post-Trash.
Keep’s ‘Almost Static’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Keep on 06/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Toiling away at creating a style all their own for over a decade, the latest LP by Richmond, VA’s Keep exudes a sense of freedom in their doomsday shoegaze sound. Read my FLOOD review of Almost Static.
Subsonic Eye’s ‘Singapore Dreaming’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Subsonic Eye on 06/16/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Singaporean indie rockers Subsonic Eye issue a jangly fifth record that proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, and provides hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV. Read my FLOOD review.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s ‘Phantom Island’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on 06/13/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard exhibit a growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians on Phantom Island, resulting in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor. Read my FLOOD review here.
Black Moth Super Rainbow’s ‘Soft New Magic Dream’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Black Moth Super Rainbow on 06/13/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Nearly a quarter-century after Thomas Fec (aka Tobacco) introduced his no-holds-barred, sensory-overload project Black Moth Super Rainbow, it’s still as zany, colorful, vibrant—and perhaps even vital—than ever. Read my Treble review.
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