How Greet Death’s shimmering new song “Country Girl” couldn’t resonate with every person who hears it is beyond this writer’s imagination. Read my short review on Treble.
Greet Death’s ‘Country Girl’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Reviews with tags Greet Death on 04/20/2025 by Kurt OrzeckKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s ‘Deadstick’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Reviews with tags King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on 04/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
On their new single “Deadstick,” the six, surely attention deficit-afflicted Aussie oddballs known as King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard abandon all pretense of psych, garage and progressive rock, instead giving a big, warm hug to soul music. Read my short review on Treble.
Sweet Cheetah PR’s Tim Anderl and His ‘Wild’ Dog
Posted in Interviews with tags Braid, Palm Ghosts, Tim Anderl on 04/20/2025 by Kurt OrzeckTim Anderl—who helps publicize reputed indie bands including Braid and Palm Ghosts—checked in with New Noise for a recent installment in our series to talk about his 3-year-old, 70-pound, mixed-breed mutt named Duncan.
TEKE::TEKE’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Kage No Iro’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Teke::Teke on 04/19/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
As DragonForce blazed the trail for power-metal geeks who like video games, so have TEKE::TEKE embarked upon coaching fans of psych-rock to embrace game-inspired music. Heavy use of pentatonic scales create a whimsical ambiance from start to finish—apt for a video game—and TEKE::TEKE lend a narrative quality that plays out in a similar way to that of a cinematic role-playing adventure. In other words, non-gamers shouldn’t fear being alienated by this unusual project. Read my FLOOD review here.
Blag Dahlia’s Cats Bring Out Dwarves Vocalist’s Soft, Furry Side
Posted in Interviews with tags Blag Dahlia, Dwarves on 04/19/2025 by Kurt OrzeckIt was with great delight (and disgust … in a good way, of course) when we learned that Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia was interested in participating in New Noise‘s ongoing Pet Sounds series, in which we talk with musicians about the soft subject of the animals that they keep.
Blackwater Holylight’s ‘If You Only Knew’ EP: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Blackwater Holylight on 04/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Portland’s Blackwater Holylight stay true to their gloomy outlook on this EP, but the listening experience is far more pleasant thanks to a crisper, cleaner sound. Read my short review on Treble.
Tribunal’s ‘In Penitence and Ruin’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Tribunal on 04/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Impressively, it took just two records for what began as a two-person project to achieve its potential as a towering ensemble. Read my brief review of Tribunal’s In Penitence and Ruin on Treble.
Superheaven’s ‘Superheaven’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Superheaven on 04/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
After a 10-year gap between full-lengths, Pennsylvania rock band Superheaven improved their talents so greatly that their new self-titled record stands as a masterstroke. Read my short review on Treble.
Built to Spill Bassist Says Bernie/AOC Rally Provided ‘Ray of Hope’
Posted in Concert Reviews, Interviews, Reviews with tags Built to Spill, Melanie Radford on 04/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck“As a woman who was raised in Nampa, Idaho, I know what the politics there can look like, and it’s usually pretty bleak,” Built to Spill’s Melanie Radford told New Noise. “But (Monday’s event) was a ray of hope.”
Buzz Osborne of Melvins Shows Soft, Fuzzy Side with His Dogs
Posted in Interviews with tags Buzz Osborne, Melvins on 04/17/2025 by Kurt Orzeck“I have very precious feelings about dogs. I don’t want them to get hurt.” So says the gruff frontman of Melvins. Read my interview with Buzz Osborne for the 40th installment of New Noise‘s Pet Sounds series.
The Bad Penny (beta) 