New Orleans is well known for its music scene spanning many genres. One of those genres that is not spoken of often enough would be bimboviolence and barbiegrind. Pioneers, Brat, have dropped another killer (literally) full-length in the form of Manslayer (Prosthetic Records). With decades of heavy music lyrics focusing on killing women, now it is time for the women to get in on some of the killing.
It goes without saying how incredibly fucked the world is these days, but as in previous times of crisis, some of the best music is produced. Emma Ruth Rundle, who always seems to find just the right words in her lyrics, dropped a new album, These Killing Times (Errant Child Records), and it truly is a killer. Melodic, ambient, yet powerful and impactful are each of the tracks runs for over forty minutes, but not a dull moment is found. Continue reading
The vast subgenre of Skramz/Screamo was a world that I hardly dipped my toes into back in my formative years, but over time, went continuously deeper. Dreamwell is one of the bands that were just a little deeper below the surface, and also mixed in post-Hardcore and a dash of Atmospheric Black Metal.