Read my review of the 97-minute second LP from the LA-based noise-rock group Sprain, The Lamb as Effigy (The Flenser), on FLOOD‘s website.
Sprain’s ‘The Lamb as Effigy’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews on 08/31/2023 by Kurt OrzeckIf Not Us Then Who: Power Trip Vocalist Riley Gale’s Righteous Legacy
Posted in Interviews on 08/29/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Check out my recent FLOOD feature on dearly departed vocalist Riley Gale of Power Trip and what friends, family and fans learned about him after Gale tragically died three years ago. Riley’s father Brandon and board members of Dallas Hope Charities reflect on the late musician’s deep humanity and prolific social justice efforts.
The Armed’s ‘Perfect Saviors’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Armed on 08/26/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Lead Pony Jump Out of the Gate With ‘Vultures’ Debut
Posted in Interviews with tags Lead Pony on 08/24/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
San Diego rock group Lead Pony are gaining speed on the heels of their long-awaited debut album, which finally dropped last month after the band formed seven years ago. As you’ve probably already surmised, the psych- and blues-inflected indie group used to take a leisurely (or even lax) approach. But with Vultures, the musicians are saddled up and turning their trot into a gallop.
(Now, as the introverted Lead Pony become more commonly known, they face the daunting prospect of suffering through an endless stream of puns related to their band name. As a public service, The Bad Penny is incorporating many (too many) of those puns into what is also a fairly accurate summation of the band, in the hopes that no other writing about Lead Pony will ever include even a single pun.)
Continue readingSonic Youth’s ‘Live in Brooklyn 2011’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Sonic Youth on 08/20/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Read my reflections on Sonic Youth’s legacy and whether it’s a fitting time for their concert document Live in Brooklyn 2011 (Silver Current) to be revisited.
Osees’ ‘Intercepted Message’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags John Dwyer, Oh Sees, Osees, Thee Oh Sees on 08/17/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Audio Karate on Developing Their ‘Middle-Age Sound’
Posted in Interviews with tags Audio Karate on 08/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with pop-punk legends Audio Karate for New Noise and why the bandmates believe they “know what they’re doing” this time around. Buy the latest copy of the magazine, which features the story, here.
Lush’s ‘Split’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Lush, shoegaze, Sigur Rós on 08/11/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Bruce Licher on Creating ‘Beautiful Physical Objects of Music’ for Independent Project Records
Posted in Features, Inside The Label, Interviews with tags Bruce Licher, Independent Project Records on 08/08/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with Independent Project Records founder and former UCLA art student Bruce Licher for New Noise. Buy the latest copy of the magazine, which features the story, here.
Oxbow Pull Back the Curtain on New LP Love’s Holiday
Posted in Interviews with tags Oxbow on 08/05/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Six years elapsed since notoriously confrontational ruffians Oxbow last issued a record. Now they’re bursting back with more wisdom more distinctive approaches to their deeply affecting forays into experimental art-noise.
For my latest FLOOD feature, Oxbow’s members pull back the curtain on each song contained on the just-released Love’s Holiday (Ipecac).
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