“ ‘SideFX’ is a reflection on dealing with depression and anxiety,” singer Drew Aron reflects. Read my chat with the LA newcomers via New Noise.
LA Newcomers supergloom Set Up Debut LP With First Single, ‘sideFX’
Posted in News with tags supergloom on 04/01/2025 by Kurt OrzeckPigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Love’ Their Pets Pets Pets Pets
Posted in Interviews with tags Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Love’ Their Pets Pets Pets Pets on 03/31/2025 by Kurt OrzeckBritish stoner-metal band Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, who have a combined five cats and two gerbils, hilariously participate in the 35th edition of New Noise‘s Pet Sounds series. Oink!
Ingrown Talk ‘Idaho,’ Trout Fishing and Believing in Yourself
Posted in Interviews with tags Ingrown on 03/30/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Hardcore band Ingrown began in Boise a decade ago and now stands as one of the few Idaho musical acts to ink a record deal with a national record label. Here is my recent Treble interview with them.
Spellling’s ‘Portrait of My Heart’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Chrystia Cabral, Spellling on 03/29/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Yes, you’re reading that right: Spellling with three Ls. Smile at it or not, there’s no mistaking the greatness of Bay Area singer/songwriter Chrystia Cabral’s first work in four years. Read my quickie review via Treble.
Perfume Genius’ ‘Glory’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Perfume Genius on 03/29/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
My Treble synopsis is right there in the title of the newest album by singer Mike Hadreas: It’s Perfume Genius in all its glory.
Blood Lemon Guitarist Puckers Up to Her Smoochable Cats
Posted in Features, Interviews, Pet Sounds with tags Blood Lemon, Lisa Simpson on 03/28/2025 by Kurt OrzeckLisa Simpson of Boise breakout band Blood Lemon discusses, for New Noise‘s Pet Sounds series, her two tabbies: Gabriel, who is about 8 years old; and Chicken, who is one-and-a-half years young.
Deafheaven Frontman Dives Deep Into Each Song on New LP
Posted in Interviews with tags Deafheaven, George Clarke on 03/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
In my latest check-in with Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke, he provides a remarkably transparent account of each song featured on the new album that the Bay Area’s best band released today, the brilliantly titled Lonely People in Power. Read the full account courtesy of FLOOD.
Sam Akpro’s ‘Evenfall’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Sam Akpro on 03/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Nary a dull moment is to be found on the first foray into full-length-dom by London’s Sam Akpro, whose attempt to make sense of an overstimulated world is entrancing, rich and mysterious from start to finish. Read my full review courtesy of Treble.
Idaho’s Ingrown Toe the Hardcore Line on Second Album
Posted in Interviews with tags Ingrown on 03/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Frontman Ross Hansen reflects on the rage at the root of Ingrown’s sound, some of his personal ideologies at odds with greater hardcore culture, and how there’s no place like home. Read my feature on the band courtesy of Knotfest.com.
Fenyx Rose Talks About Raising Her Two Devastatingly Cute Dogs
Posted in Interviews with tags Fenyx Rose on 03/27/2025 by Kurt OrzeckFrom teen pop star to thoughtful, compelling singer/songwriter, Fenyx Rose has one hell of a story to tell, including how much her life changed for the better thanks to her two pooches.
The Bad Penny (beta) 