WRUV Reviews

Hard Technicolor pulsating rock with low male The Cure-esque vocals, distorted guitar, synth lines, and epic soundscapes. Produced by Portishead and Chris Cunningham.

RIYL: The Strokes, Sonic Youth, The Cure

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Play: 6,10,3,2,9

The Reigns have a distinct sound to them.  A mix of rock and ambient, they create a dark,sombre soundscape.  The vocals are almost like another instrument, they blend with the rest of the instruments and don’t stand out.  The sombre tone is fortified by “creepy”  background noise and a looming piano that conjure’s visions of an abandoned mansion(like the one the album cover).  This is a solid album,start to finish, one you can put on and listen to all the way through.

Curtains of Nights debut album Lost Houses is more of a fizzle than a bang.  A metal/rock album should get your head banging, but this just gives you a headache.  The female vocals sound like a screechy teenager and all the songs sounds identical to each other.  This band has nothing new to add to the genre and should be skipped.

Rosemary’s Garden has a very melodic, folk alt sound to it.  The lead singer, Michael Louis de Terre, has a rough, yet harmonic voice reminiscent of Kurt Cobain.  The music however is nothing like Nirvana.  They have a mellow, polished groove more like the Wallflowers.  Check out tracks 2,7

A mix of roots, indie, and lo-fi rock. Off-kilter drumming with psych guitars creates a sort of underground pop sound. High-pitched male vocals are weirdly beautiful. Third album from this Brooklyn band. Great listen.

RIYL Velvet Underground

Sugg# 3, 1, 5, 6, 9, 11

Tosca is Dorfmeister with Rupert Huber.  They return here with another downbeat Zen album, this time without their female vocal crew.  You might hear a few voice overs, but very little vox.  I am a big fan of their reserved style, with more instruments and less electronica in this album than any before.

Play all.

Scotty Don’t, aka Badfish, creates a great album. With a heavy Sublime feel, this album will rock you to sleep, or keep you running away from your fears. Interesting lyrics and unique yet classy guitar work gives Songs from the Back Porch a good rep. Listen to this if you have ears.

RIYL: Sublime     Hit up: Most of them, 2, 10 in particular.

Artis is very light rock with vocals that don’t match. The album has a very dreamy feel to it and makes the listener wonder what is going on. Check this album out if you have nothing better to listen to.

RIYL: Copeland, Mute Mouth     FAVS: eh. 1,2

A music project by a collection of talented DJs. The sound is a combination of Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, David Bowie and many more. It is classic rock n roll crossed with fantastic house mixes.

RIYL: Any of the above listed      Favs: All of them

Red Datsun doesn’t have strong vocals but proves to successfully create ska felt rock. The Doors seem to be the main influence on this band, giving it a somewhat unique feel.

RIYL: The Doors  Favs: 5, 6