Totalling a decade in the making, we cover long-awaited new albums from Grimes and Tame Impala – plus a happy/sad indie gem, cutting edge metal, and nu-reggae stalwarts Skindred in our latest road to Sunstroke 2020 segment. THIS WEEK: Miss Anthropocene by Grimes / Honeymoon by Beach Bunny / I Let It in and It […]

We veer wildly from happy hardcore to angry hardcore, math (rock) to (rock) history and every 80s trope under the sun in a particularly eclectic edition of Kill Shuffle. THIS WEEK: 真っ黒 by Tricot / I’m Separate by Bandaid Brigade / Be Up a Hello by Squarepusher / 27 Miles Underwater by Higher Power / […]

New is the new new this week as we unveil a new logo, new-look website, review three new records and introduce a new segment: Road to Sunstroke 2020! THIS WEEK: Fall Better by Vukovi / X: The Godless Void and Other Stories by …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / I […]

We roar into the 20s with a recap show of sorts, reviewing some noteworthy 2019 releases we discovered over the Christmas break before this year’s album release cycle kicks off proper, plus a post-hardcore throwback. There’s also discussion of the tragic loss of Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. THIS WEEK: Specimen by heidi. / […]

It’s that time of the year again! Dónal and Dylan have each put together their favourite 20 records of the past year in a bumper episode full of thrills, spills, shocks and surprises. FEATURING (in alphabetical order): Amanda Palmer / Anamanaguchi / Babymetal / Bibio / Biffy Clyro / Blanck Mass / Bring Me the […]

Technical hiccup notwithstanding, the final regular review show of 2019 is a real smorgasbord of wild variety with something to tickle all fancies. Load up your plates and we’ll see you for our end-of-year extravaganza next month! THIS WEEK: KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka / Hanadriel by HANA / Heavy Lifter by Hovvdy / Free by […]

Time Machine takes a time out as Dónal and Dylan desperately try to cover a tiny portion of October’s frankly unreasonable glut of album releases as we career headlong into Album of the Year Season™. THIS WEEK: Tasmanian Glow by Strawberry Girls / [USA] by Anamanaguchi / Pitfalls by Leprous / Spiritual Instinct by Alcest […]

Join us on a trip across the Metal Galaxy, complete with Cave DIIVing and hard rock heroics as we venture into the jazzteriod belt… THIS WEEK: Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Metal Galaxy by Babymetal / Memory Streams by Portico Quartet / Deceiver by DIIV / Bang Camaro (2007) by Bang […]

Stan Marsh’s “best album ever” gets a fresh analysis, two very different bands take two very different approaches to punk, instrumental Poles go Blade Running and Irish indie heroes make a welcome return in the latest episode of Kill Shuffle. THIS WEEK: Nine by blink-182 / From Voodoo to Zen by Tides from Nebula / […]

Aaaaaand we’re back! After a summer sabbatical the boys return to tackle some of the year’s (and of the decade’s) biggest releases in their own… particular… idiom, that’s it. THIS WEEK: Fear Inoculum by Tool / The Nothing by Korn / Forever, a Fast Life by Infinity Shred / El Oso (1998) by Soul Coughing […]