- 13 June: Mellowmaker – new Black Market Karma album on Fuzz Club records - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
The Black Market Karma journey continues….it seems like Stanley Belton, who writes and records all the sounds on this album, is currently firing out these nuggets at will and each time takes us further into his world, revealing more of his vision. ‘Mellowmaker’ is a close relation and perfect companion to last years ‘Wobble’ also … - 1 June: Totally wired – ‘Monkeypunch’ by The Dirt - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
‘Are you angry?’ asks Jack Horner shortly after The Dirt launch into ‘End Game’ the second track on their second album ‘Monkeypunch’. He clearly is and so should we be too – if we’re not angry at the state of the country and the world at this point in history we may as well all … - 26 February: Skloss ‘The Pattern Speaks’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Something is coming your way psych lovers, fuzz lovers, drone lovers and general noise lovers….and its name is Skloss! This band seems to have crawled out of the ether (or Texas and Scotland…), already fully formed and ready to blow a hole in the universe to give us an album that is going to be … - 26 February: The Men ‘Buyer Beware’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
I have to confess to not being aware of The Men until Fuzz Club released their ‘New York City’ record in 2023 and the album length ‘Sessions’ shortly after. Turns out they’ve been around for a good while and released a wealth of music; listening back to older productions they’ve got a distinctive sound, but … - 2 December: Stuffed Foxes ‘Standardized’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Bristol’s Stolen Body Records have a real knack for unearthing a range of disparate bands and bringing them to our attention, with no genre shackles holding them down – early champions of acts like Al Lover and Ivan The Tolerable and in recent years being a big part of the rise of the likes of … - 14 November: Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a U.K Sub and other strange stories Volume III, by Alvin Gibbs - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Chances are if you’ve read this far you’re already familiar with the legendary U.K. Subs and their place in punk rock history. Their debut album was the first punk record I ever bought (and probably only the third of any sort) so they’ve been part of my life for a very long time, and I … - 27 October: Nothingheads ‘The Art Of Sod’ LP review - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Nothingheads debut album punches it’s way out of your speakers from the beginning of ‘Private Pyle’ and doesn’t let up until ‘More Minutes Please’ ends some 35 minutes later. It’s an explosive, furious record that spans the gap between scathing post punk and riff heavy modern garage rock but quite rightly pays no real regard … - 9 October: Black Doldrums – ‘In Limerence’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Black Doldrums have been growing in stature over the last few years with their live shows sounding bigger and more assured and the audiences growing and with the release of their second full length album, again on Fuzz Club, they’ve reached new heights. In hindsight previous album ‘Dead Awake’ feels like the end of a … - 2 September: Upupayáma – Mount Elephant - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
The ‘Mount Elephant’ journey flutters into being with ‘Moon Needs The Wolf’; acoustic guitar, flute and voice immediately transporting you to a different plane of existence; a near 8 minute glide through varied textures and sounds that, like the rest of the album, never stays in one place for too long. The gentle intro morphs … - 25 July: Black Market Karma – ‘Wobble’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
If 2024 ever does serve up a summer of any note you have the soundtrack to it right here…. ‘Wobble’, Black Market Karma’s third album in recent years (after ‘Aped Flair & Hijacked Ideas’ in 2022 and ‘Friends In Noise’ in 23, both on Flower Power Records and both essential) exists in its own time … - 1 May: Bang!…The Gluts are back… - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Bang!, very aptly titled, is a total attack on the senses, an immense sound, ragged and desperate. It explodes from the first moments of ‘Soy Beans’ with it’s searing, howling guitar effects and never lets up for 35 glorious, riotous minutes. It’s the Milan based bands 5th full length album and the 4th on Fuzz … - 30 April: The Third Sound ‘Most Perfect Solitude’ - eyeplug.net/magazine – eyeplug.net/magazine
Hakon Adalsteinsson has been pursuing his musical vision over a number of years via a number of different bands and central to it has been The Third Sound, who have released 6 albums so far and created a unique and recognisable sound and style. Latest album ‘Most Perfect Solitude’, again on Fuzz Club records, fits …
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