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Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – “Rack” (Noise Rock)

September 11, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk The Jesus Lizard — Rack> Noise rock> Illinois, US> Releasing September 13> Ipecac Records Music scenes are funny. We often take them for granted, and it rarely takes more than ten seconds of […]

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Album Review: Whettman Chelmets – “A New Place” (Ambient/Drone)

June 5, 2024 Kep

Written by Kirk Whettman Chelmets – A New Place> Ambient/drone> Oklahoma, US> Released May 29> quiet details If you’re anything like me—and I both do and do not hope that to be the case—sometimes you […]

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Album Premiere: Commander :) – “Starberry Perzervz”

February 14, 2024 Kep

Words by Kirk Back in the ‘90s, Washington State was the epicenter of the grunge scene. And while the musical spotlight hasn’t been shining quite so brightly since that scene collapsed, by no means has […]

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Kirk’s Top Albums of 2023

January 23, 2024 Kep

Written by Kirk Alright, fellow music lovers, the final push is here. I gave you my favorite singles of 2023, and then I gave you my favorite EPs. Now it’s time for the list you’ve […]

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Album Review: Neck Deep – “Neck Deep” (Pop-Punk)

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Written by Ellis Neck Deep – Neck Deep> Pop-punk> Wrexham, UK> Releasing January 19> Hopeless Records It’s not often we do pop-punk on Noob Heavy but if ever there was a band worth making an […]

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Album Review: Champenoise – “Lost” (Emotive Post-hardcore)

September 22, 2023 Kep

Written by Kirk Champenoise – Lost> Emotive post-hardcore/indie rock/shoegaze> New Jersey, US> September 22> Syrup Moose Records In case you haven’t already heard, this is “The Year of the Moose.” No, I’m not talking about […]

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Album Review: All Men Unto Me – “In Chemical Transit” (Avant-garde)

June 26, 2023 Kep

Written by Kep All Men Unto Me – In Chemical Transit> Avant-garde> Scotland, UK> Releasing June 29> Independent/self-release Change is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Whether it’s as exciting as adopting a new pet, as […]

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