In early 2017 I was introduced to Graham Keane’s first album under the name The Vicious Head Society, Abject Tomorrow. I will be forever thankful to a friend who insisted on buying the CD for me, as it quickly became…
View More The Vicious Head Society – Extinction Level EventMonth: August 2021
Peter Braidis – Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)
The On Track series now enjoys an impressively large catalogue. For anyone new to Sonicbond’s series, the titles focus on individual artists and provide biographical data of the band, their releases and a complete overview and analysis of every track…
View More Peter Braidis – Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)Kyros – Recover
Recover is a limited edition release by Kyros in which they cover an eclectic range of artists in their own style. Let’s face it, it’s been a bloody weird 18 months since the ‘C’ word hit us all. Some artists…
View More Kyros – RecoverMahogany Frog – In the Electric Universe
Broadly speaking, there are three types of music in my house which I am encouraged to listen to alone; firstly, the ‘dark and depressing’, secondly the ‘downright weird’, and finally, the ‘racket’. Mahogany Frog probably occupy ground somewhere between the…
View More Mahogany Frog – In the Electric UniversePlenty – Enough
Plenty enough… geddit? Actually, I could listen to this highly skilled tranche of dream-pop all day long. Well, maybe until just after lunch, when a rising need for low-slung loud guitars will probably be scratching at my perineum. The thing…
View More Plenty – EnoughTOTO – With A Little Help From My Friends
Good and bad news for TOTO fans: after the simultaneous release of two solo albums earlier this year by guitarist Steve Lukather and singer Joseph Williams, the third album from the American collective has been released in a short time.…
View More TOTO – With A Little Help From My FriendsA Formal Horse – Meat Mallet
“Who would have thought it starts in Lowestoft?” Well, it actually emanates from Southampton, where A Formal Horse have diligently gone about crafting the successor to the startlingly brilliant Here Comes a Man from the Council with a Flamethrower, released…
View More A Formal Horse – Meat MalletMagma – Retrospektïw I-II-III [Remastered]
I came late to the wonder that is Magma, my musical tastes developing as I got older, looking for more challenging listening. Magma fitted the bill perfectly. I purchased a number of their albums and they really spoke to me.…
View More Magma – Retrospektïw I-II-III [Remastered]Fungi – Into The Void
Fungi are a Mexican band who take the alt-metal sounds of the late ’90s and early ’00s, and add a progressive edge. I’m not a fan of either label, but for what it’s worth, the sound of Into the Void…
View More Fungi – Into The VoidMichael Woodman
Over the last decade and more, Thumpermonkey have produced a string of exhilarating albums and become a fantastically exciting live band in the process. This week, the band’s singer, guitarist and writer Michael Woodman releases the first music under his…
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