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KIPSY – Past Lives Described
5/10 When I say the word emo, you might think of variety of things from sad emotions to bands with cheesy outfits and overly dramatic lyrical content (unless you’re from the 80s in which…well not […]
Punk
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RAYLEIGH – Last Word
2/10 A fitting title, Last Word is the final EP from Edmonton, Alberta’s RAYLEIGH. I read a headline on social media somewhere this week that listening to metal music in the car makes […]
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The Fallout – Raise Your Flag and Other Anthems
4/10 In summer 2018, Toronto punk outfit The Fallout released the EP Raise Your Flag and Other Anthems via Rebel Time Records. When I came across this record, I got excited. It ticked a lot […]
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Shark Weak – Panicked Flailing Discord
4/10 With their latest release, Shark Weak milk their jokey Shark-related premise for all it’s worth, resulting in a record that feels leaden with wasted opportunities. On Panicked Flailing Discord, the Alberta-based hardcore trio and […]
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Teenage Bottlerocket – Stay Rad
7.5/10 Once when asked about AC/DC’s lack of musical diversity, Angus Young responded, “I’m sick and tired of people saying that we put out eleven albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we’ve put […]
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Down By Law – At The Redoubt
5/10 Down By Law is a skater punk band from California that’s been around since the ’90s. But they never had the breakout success that so many of their peers had. They began as an […]
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The Fuzzy Pubes – The Echo Park Fizzle
5/10 After spending some time wrecking hell in Los Angeles, The Fuzzy Pubes are back in hometown Montreal, QC to share with us their first three songs EP The Echo Park Fizzle. Although it is […]
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The Readys – Songs That Sound The Same
5/10 Songs That Sounds The Same is the latest EP from the Newmarket, Ontario band The Readys. Clocking in at just around 11 minutes, the EP is a mix of punk and melodic hardcore. Songs […]
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Boar God – Forma
10/10 Mystical drone-punk? Yes, please. It seems almost paradoxical to have those words spun together in a way to describe music. It’s not common for the word mystical to evoke punk, and vice versa. Throw […]
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Caustic Casanova – Pantheon: Vol. 3
10/10 As Bucketlist Music Reviews‘ resident hippie, it is no secret that amongst my fellow Bucketheads I’m the least versed in all things heavy. This is not to say that I don’t have an appreciation […]