ShapeShiftingAliens — Showing My Face
Even if we couldn’t, and even if we didn’t try to understand better and focus a bit more on Sweden’s pop music, the country’s artists have edged their way into the international scene over the last …
March 2018
Noise Journal Playlist: March 28
Earth 2018 A.D. Afrin, Syria…the image breaks all bones and the soul stays wordless–what are we doing? Humans killing humans? Our infinite sadness and damnation on our course to pitch-darkness. The song from Manic Street …
Moonshine Booze — Desert Road
Welcome to one of the most entertaining and loud rock’n’roll albums of the year: Moonshine Booze just released their debut, Desert Road, via Seahorse Recordings! The band hails from the Italian region of Teramo, and are here to …
Stonerpop — Physical Business
Louisiana duo Stonerpop just released their Physical Business album, a simply fantastic self-released seven-track record in the stream of electro! That would be careless and slapdash just saying “electro.” You see, Maudie Michelle and Jimmie Maneuva uses …
Noise Journal Playlist: March 19
On March 14, The Man Called Sun aka Stephen Hawking, or The Man Who Fell on Earth, returned to his matter at the age of 76. My first thought was, “And now what are we …
Blurred City Lights — Volker
Now that’s a gorgeous release with a magnificent front cover–these should be the last words in a review but, no, I’ll mix my style and start all topsy-turvy. Look [up] at the image: Gigantic constructions …
Artist Of The Week: Kevin Haskins
This week we choose Kevin Haskins as our Artist of The Week here at Noise Journal. Why Kevin and not Pete, Daniel, David, or simply their band, Bauhaus? Not only is Kevin Haskins a legendary drummer …
Noise Journal Playlist: March 11
No particular prologue on this week’s playlist; just this: This week we present you artists we trust in their talent and aesthetics, history and future, with some videos included in the list too. So turn …
Miesha & The Spanks — Girls Girls Girls
In the mood for some gritty, sexy, hook-infested rock ‘n’ roll? We have just the thing for you: Miesha & The Spanks are out today with their latest LP, Girls Girls Girls, and it’s a filthy …
Denver Press Club slings a cocktail of drinks and ink
The building at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver feels out of place against our thoroughly modern skyline. Maybe it’s the slightly weathered red brick façade, or the green and gold fabric awning which stands sentry …
Crevice — In Heart
Let us introduce you a new Irish malt from the city of Cork in south-west Ireland of course, Crevice! Strong taste, airy melodies and the expected winds that carry thrills from the Atlantic ocean and crush …
Belau — Redefine
Hungarian downtempo act Belau promotes their sound as “chillwave,” but their latest single is evidence that they’re more than that. The chillwave label brings to mind homogeneous synth-soaked self-loathing sounds by acts like Washed Out, …
Navigating the foster crisis with Foster Together
Colorado is in the middle of what’s being called a crisis in foster care, and Foster Together is working to make life better for families that take in Colorado’s neglected children. After more than a …
Noise Journal playlist: March 3
“‘There must be some kind of way outta here,’ said the joker to the thief,” wrote Bob Dylan a few decades ago. Seems as if those words were written today, and it appears that urban …
ELYXR — Strange Stubborn Proud (ft. Kurt Harland Larson of Information Society)
Seattle electronic musician/producer Kasson Crooker of Symbion Project, Rocococo, and Freezepop is slated to release his new single Strange Stubborn Proud under his latest moniker ELYXR via Speed of Dark Music. Here, Mr. Crooker collaborated with the …