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Album Reviews
Some records land. Some crash. Some kick the door in and don’t ask permission. This is where we deal with all of it. Loud, messy, honest, and never neutral.


Call It Country. Call It Blues. Grateful Is Rock & Roll
The Red Clay Strays blur the lines between country, blues, gospel, soul and Southern rock on Grateful, a gritty, deeply rooted album that proves rock & roll was never meant to fit neatly into one box.

Riot + Reverie
Sep 214 min read


Kill The Fall's "Forgiveness" Review: A Goth-Metal Love Letter
Kill The Fall's new single 'Forgiveness' is a gothic slow-burn built for fans of Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, and Chelsea Wolfe. Here's why it works.

Riot + Reverie
Jul 221 min read


ME. Arrived With a Debut That Changes Everything
ME. didn't just make a debut record. They made a statement. "All Good Things" is raw, anthemic and completely their own, and "Violent People" might be the song of the summer.

Riot + Reverie
Jul 72 min read


HET UP!, Almighty Trigger Happy, and the Sound of Toronto Punk in 2026
Their latest move is a split 7" with fellow Toronto outfit Almighty Trigger Happy on Cursed Blessings Records, and it's exactly the kind of pairing that makes the Canadian underground feel alive right now.

Riot + Reverie
Jun 163 min read
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