The Casual Dots ’ return after eighteen years is one of 2022’s great surprises, and Sanguine Truth, the trio’s sophomore album is as welcome a comeback as any we’ve heard. We hang on the words in the same way we do the snaking guitars, synths, and drums, wondering where it will go next, but enjoying the ride all the same. Yet, for all the technicality, and there is a brilliant display of their collective abilities, it’s the psychedelic texture of melodies and the strength of the vocal hooks that often steal the show. The album’s second single “Redefine” is a perfect example, an expansive track that absolutely dazzles with peaks and valleys taking shape over natural progressions, tangling themselves ever so slightly, while tempos expand and collapse. With the band’s sophomore album, Circuitous, out October 28th via Flemish Eye (Preoccupations), they’ve once again made another stride forward, embracing hooks that snap into place, fitting unlikely pieces together in a way that’s easily digestible. Since forming back in 2016, the quartet have either been on the road, earning them a reputation as a must-see live band, or tirelessly progressing their sound, EP after EP, album after album. Vancouver’s Blessed are one of the hardest working bands you’ll ever come across. With two of the year’s best releases (hip-hop or otherwise), the legendary MC may just now be in his prime, a crazy thought given his deep discography. Church is immediately enjoyable, but also feels like a record you need to sit with, a new set to decode as he offers raw imagery over church organs (“Pollo Rico”), dazzling bar structures (“Fever Grass”), and instant, yet subdued, anthems (“Artichoke”). Released without advance notice, there’s nothing quite like finding yourself immersed in another set of woods’ poetic wordplay, unwinding your way from the center outward, as woods brings an elegance to weed raps and proves impeccable dexterity over the simmer and dusty radiance of Messiah Musik’s beats.
He’s already released one of the year’s absolute best albums ( Aethiopes) and now he’s released yet another sure fire classic, the hazy and brilliant Church, a collaboration with producer Messiah Musik. woods is an MC with immense wisdom, complex rhyme schemes, and a deep introspective stream-of-conscious lyricism that feels downright scholarly at times. Galloping out the gate with a stampede of a rhythm and scorched Earth boogie, Robertson balances an ultra stoned Sabbath vocal melody with steely guitar distortion and of course, a blistering solo, brimming with old school sleaze.īILLY WOODS & MESSIAH MUSIK | “Church” LPīilly woods is in a league all his own (aside from maybe his partner in rhyme, ELUCID).
Stones” proves that Alien Nosejob knows a thing or two about big shredding and even bigger hooks. Due out November 25th via Anti Fade (Delivery, RMFC, Vintage Crop) and Total Punk Records (Curleys, Sick Thoughts, Cherry Cheeks), lead single “Beatles vs. We’ve come to revere Robertson as one of punk music’s true savants, able to do just about anything to perfection, from hardcore to indie jangle, disco punk to meditative synth pop, and with his upcoming record, Stained Glass, he’s set his sights on balls to the wall classic rock in the vein of AC/DC.
It’s been almost an entire year since Alien Nosejob released the great Paint It Clear LP, which is to say we’re due another record from Jake Robertson’s (Ausmuteants, Modal Melodies, Swab) ever shifting solo project.
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