My 2010s music blogger spider sense is tingling. Fear Of Men, one of the most underrated bands of that decade, have not dropped an album since 2016’s Fall Forever, and they haven’t released any new music at all since 2020’s “Into Strangeness.” Who knows if and when we’ll hear from the Brighton band again, but […]

Right now, drone-metal pioneers Earth are touring Europe. On Tuesday night (Jan. 27), Earth were slated to play at the Bologna, Italy venue TPO, which hosts cultural events as well as underground bands. According to various reports from the show, Earth did not perform because Dylan Carlson, the band’s frontman and sole permanent member, objected […]

A certain strain of twangy, countrified indie rock has gotten a whole lot of attention over the past few years, and it’s not a uniquely American phenomenon. Consider the case of the prolific Norwich, UK band Brown Horse, who have only been around for a few years but who have already released two albums, 2024’s […]