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Brigata Vendetta – This Is How Democracy Dies LP
Brigata Vendetta This Is How Democracy Dies LP (Pirates Press Records) Okay, after the last few years of pundits both educated and ill-informed questioning the health and longevity of democracy and...
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The Complicators – s/t LP
The Complicators s/t LP (Pirates Press Records) While it’s very easy for any critic to come off as surprised when a band reassembles a set of well-used, time-honoured musical cliches and presents...
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Various Artists – For Family And Flag Volume 2 LP
Various Artists For Family And Flag Volume 2 LP (Pirates Press Records) While it took a little longer for Pirates Press to return to their For Family and Flag series than anyone likely expected [Volume...
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The Drowns – Blacked Out LP
The Drowns Blacked Out LP (Pirates Press Records) While the number of ways that a band may choose to change their sound in the name of refreshing it or updating it are almost innumerable, what The...
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The Low Budgets – Leave Us A Loan LP
The Low Budgets Leave Us A Loan (Picture Disc reissue) LP (Schuylkill Records) Alright, the fact is that not every punk rock record is golden. Any fan of the music can begrudgingly admit that, and...
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DeeCRACKS – 20 Years. A Frantic Effort (3×10” set)
DeeCRACKS 20 Years. A Frantic Effort (3×10” set) (Pirates Press Records) Since vinyl has retaken the amount of interest that it has among music fans, a fairly impressive amount of time and money has...
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Alabama 3 – Cold War Classics Vol. 2 LP
Alabama 3 Cold War Classics Vol. 2 LP (Submarine Cat Records) Before anyone gets nervous about what they might have missed, it’s important to point out that Cold War Classics is not the first Alabama 3...
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Judas Priest – Invincible Shield 2LP
Judas Priest Invincible Shield 2LP (Epic/Sony Music) In the fifty-five years since their foundation, Judas Priest has seen no small number of changes to their form and style while still remaining an...
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Blink-182 – One More Time LP
Blink 182 One More Time… LP (Columbia/Sony Music) It would be easy to find a cynical angle to approach the existence and sound of One More Time…, Blink-182’s ninth studio album and first to feature...
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Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies 12” EP (30th Anniversary Reissue)
Alice In Chains Jar Of Flies 12” EP (black vinyl 30th Anniversary reissue) (Legacy Recordings/Columbia/Sony Music) After seeing the multitude of “deluxe” variants of Alice In Chains’ Jar Of Flies EP...
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Trabants –“Mantra” b/w “Surfers On Acid” 7” single
Trabants “Mantra” b/w “Surfers On Acid” 7” (Hypnotic Bridge Records) It’s impressive how engaging Trabants prove they’re capable of being on theirt “Mantra” single, particularly given that the first...
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Frank Turner – Undefeated LP
Frank Turner Undefeated LP (Xtra Mile Recordings/Dine Alone/The Orchard) After releasing nine albums in seventeen years (and that’s just the studio albums – there are more comps and live albums that...
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Bass Drum Of Death –“Live… And Let Die” LP
Bass Drum Of Death “Live… And Let Die” LP (Cobraside Distribution) Even on first glance at the cover of “Live… And Let Die”, I began to get excited. The cover of the album reminded me of so many other...
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Scott Collins – Purple Pain LP
Scott Collins Purple Pain LP (independent) There aren’t many artists making music right now who are capable of introducing themselves as clearly having both their heart on their sleeve as well as a...
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the crushedvelvets – I Planted, Apollos Watered, But God Kept Making It Grow LP
the crushedvelvets I Planted, Apollos Watered, But God Kept Making It Grow LP (TCV Records) Not every reader of this review will have experienced any kind of skepticism at the current health and...
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