For me Baest was an absolutely random find, although the recommendation for their latest music video had been stalking me for weeks. My interest finally piqued to the point where I was pretty much forced to make the dreaded left mouse click and already within the first thirty seconds of “Genesis'', I realized that I’m … Continue reading Baest – Necro Sapiens Review
Welcome to The Espresso Machine - a new column I’m starting to cover some of the releases I didn’t have a chance to do a full review for. For this first issue, I took a look at some of the releases from the Burnt Coffee Promos desk, as well as my own personal Bandcamp and … Continue reading The Espresso Machine – 2021 Issue 1
Overall, I’m floored by Trancevoicer. This album perfectly blends the grandiose eccentricities of prog with the concise and pointed songwriting of pop. If you love prog, you’re not gonna want to miss this album. If you hate prog, you’ll probably like this album even more! Trancevoicer is definitely a crowd pleaser, yet it still maintains the integrity, originality, and quality any music nerd seeks in a new album.
The Bumblebee King is the seventh full length record from LA pop artist Glowbug. This solo project from Daniel Anderson first crossed my path with the scorching track “Live From Hell”, which blended hooky pop mentalities with nods to piercing blackened death metal in the vocals. The thing about this blend that really grabbed me … Continue reading Glowbug – The Bumblebee King Review
Dogs - the furry friends so nice, ya gotta sing about them twice! That’s what Southend-on-Sea alt/indie trio in earnest have done anyways with their latest double single “your dog / good boy”. The tracks are dedicated to two separate dogs - Murphy and Doug respectively. "your dog" asks Murphy the questions all dog owners … Continue reading The Espresso: A Quick Review of in earnest’s New Singles “your dog” and “good boy”
Today for something completely different, we’re happy to be premiering “To the Uninitiated'', the latest single from aortaproject! Based in Texas, aortaproject was founded by producer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Steven Sheffield. For this track, Sheffield brought in the stunning vocal stylings of Allanah Jackson (aka Imitara). “To the Uninitiated'' will be available for Bandcamp Friday … Continue reading Single Premiere: “To the Uninitiated” by aortaproject
I think many reviewers (myself included) fall prey to the notion that new music has to be innovative in some fashion in order to be worthy of high praise. Not all things that are innovative are inherently good, and not all good things are necessarily innovative. This is just an elaborate way of saying that … Continue reading Spelljammer – Abyssal Trip Review
There are two ways the term “heavy” can be used to describe music: form and content. Heaviness in form is something very familiar to this blog, given the amount of metal this blog covers. But today we will be examining heaviness in content, in the form of Julien Baker’s stunning new album Little Oblivions. This … Continue reading Julien Baker – Little Oblivions Review
I'm gonna have to set up a Burnt Coffee Hall of Fame or something, because Egor Lappo is the first artist to appear on our site three times! After this premiere, he will have appeared on the site once for each year we've been active. This time is a little different, but I'll explain that … Continue reading Single Premiere: “The Mask of Kindness” by Egor Lappo
Our first premiere of 2021! Today we're proud to present "Shadow I've Become", the latest single by Midlands metal band Underking. Inspired by sci-fi and fantasy, Underking is the one-man project of Maxwell Jeffries. The project brings classic heavy metal and NWOBHM into the modern era, with a twist of nerd lore in its lyrical … Continue reading Single Premiere: “Shadow I’ve Become” by Underking
