by Kev Rowland | May 7, 2023 | Reviews
This 2016 release was the debut album from Italian stoner/doom/drone quartet Messa, who comprised Mistyr (drums), Alberto (lead guitars), Mark Sade (bass, guitars) and singer Sara. They are still very much active, having released a few more studio albums with a live...
by Kev Rowland | May 7, 2023 | Reviews
Here we have the latest release from husband-and-wife duo Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (née Rice). Charles’ acoustic guitar is incredibly striking here, with the picked refrain having a hard strike which works incredibly well...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 30, 2023 | Reviews
I first came across the live monster which is Holloway at CrushFest last year at Tuning Fork when Lou Valentine (vocals, guitar), Max Long (guitar) and Taylor Criscuola (drums) ended the night. Since then, they have been making the trek north to Auckland fairly...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 30, 2023 | Reviews
One never knows what quite to expect from Anderson Rocio, as she keeps changing her style, so while one can always be guaranteed a wonderful vocal performance and nice melodies, how will they be presented? I have seen her perform sitting at a grand piano accompanying...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 30, 2023 | Reviews
From what I can gather, this Portland-based band released two albums, of which this was the second, in 2014 and 2015, and although they are no longer in existence, they have made both of these available on Bandcamp free of charge. At the time of recording they were a...
