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Ausgerechnet im tristen Kingdom of Rust malt eine 25 Jährige die Bilderbücher der 1980er farbenfroher und kraftvoller aus, als alle anderen: Shura gelingt mit dem wunderbar funkelnden Nothing's Real das erhoffte Konsens-Popfeuerwerk.
Was auf den ersten Blick wie ein Vehikel wirkt, um seinen älteren Bruder Jack ins Rampenlicht zu hieven, entpuppt sich nach und nach als multimedialer Rundumschlag mit Formvollendungs-Charakter: Archy Marshall entfernt sich von seiner Rolle als Songwriter, um seine Meisterprüfung als Produzent abzulegen.
Dass Noel für die besten Post-Oasis-Momente zuständig sein würde, war ja irgendwo immer klar. Dass er dies jedoch auch mit einem Album unter Beweis stellen würde, das sich dezent aus der Wohlfühlzone des Briten lehnt und dabei sogar vorführt, wie man Saxofonsoli ohne Fremdschämgefühl auffährt - das überrascht dann doch in gewissem Ausmaß.
With Black Map, Mark Engels rediscoverd his joy in pure rock – as much is clear on every second of '…And We Explode': snappy riffs, a tightly fitting groove, and theoretically always in spitting direction of bombast.
Melt-Banana did not promise too much: with 'Longhena' Gridlink released the best grind record of the year, and maybe also the last act of their peaking carreer. Jon Chang not only found the time to tell us about his favourite records of this past year 2014 for the Heavy Pop advent calender, he’s also giving out presents left and right: countless demos from all phases of Gridlink are on his Dropbox – and his Facebook page is always worth a look.
At the end of this thriumphal past year in doom, a two-piece from California stands out from the heap of excellent releases in the genre – with their debut of all things. And the 46 minues served don’t only work as a first demonstration of talent for Keeper, even in this early state the band succeeds in articulating their hate and disgust for the world between perfectly formed crust and noise-innuendos. Jacob Lee and Penny Keats play this nihilistic mixture from close to scratch, and instantly positioned themselves as one of the most unapologetic current genre bands.
„Compared to his previous work, the album has very structurized pieces, but they lose nothing of their elusive magic“ Messer vocalist Hendrik Otremba told us, and hits the nail on the head. Not only has Damon McMahon – together with his bandmates Jordi Wheeler and Parker Kindred, as well as many guests like Efrim Menuck, Colin Stetson and Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – succeeded in making 'Love' their best Album so far, but a beautifully surreal, psychedelic masterpiece with timeless qualities.
Waiting for the debut album of the Goodtime Boys felt like an eternity. And as it turns out it was worth waiting: 'Rain' not only keeps the promises a number of EPs made since 2011, but elevates tehir qualities onto the next level. With outstanding songs like ‘Wallflower‘, ‘Life Moves‘, ‘Cloudbursts‘ or ‘Downpour‘ and songwriting that succeeds in expressing aggressiveness without losing a keen sense for grand melodies, with a spacious sound that sets itself apart from the genres sameyness, and lyrics that crawl beneath the skin. Hardcore can be so beautiful.
"After a nine year lag, it’s time to get back on the wagon!" The California punk veterans Lagwagon are back with their new, long-awaited record 'Hang', which will be released on October 28. Heavy Pop talked to lead singer Joey Cape about the powerful sound of the album, his tribute song to Tony Sly and why the punkrock multi-talent doesn't like to appear in music videos.
Dass Trash Talk das Hardcore-Korsett gerne zu eng wäre weiß man spätestens seit die Derwische aus Sacramento für '119' bei Odd Future Records unterschrieben und gemeinsame Sache mit Tyler, the Creator machten. Auch Studioalbum Nummer 5 ist abseits seines irritierenden Rahmens vor allem ein wertkonservatives Stück Moshpitkatalysator geworden.
