ALBUM REVIEW: Dumb Waiter – Change


“I don’t like change. Please don’t change on me. Let’s just stay the same. Movement doesn’t come easily.”

And so, with a sense of anxiety and weariness, vocalist and guitarist Nick Crider intones to open the title track of Change (Ossein Records), the latest record by Richmond, Virginia four-piece Dumb Waiter. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Fractal Universe – The Great Filters


French Prog Metal band Fractal Universe poses some interesting questions regarding this sub-genre of Metal on their new album, The Great Filters (M-Theory Audio).

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ALBUM REVIEW: Helen Money and Will Thomas – Trace 


 

Helen Money, aka Alison Chesley, is a cellist who has worked with some pretty heavy hitters in the alternative/underground scenes including Jarboe, Bob Mould, Steve Albini, and Neurosis. In addition to these, she has also released music as part of the band Verbow and as a composer for film, theatre, and dance. 

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