Good evening, on the Fighting Boredom reviews page today we bring you the untouchable cool debonair poise of Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds. The strange weird electronic nightmares of Gazelle Twin. Call Me Amour with their ‘Mixing… Continue Reading
Independent Venue Week & Sink Or Swim Promotions present Wonk Unit – Sewer Cats – Strip Search Tramp – Just Dropped In Records – Coventry – 1st February 2025 Last weekend Fighting Boredom headed to the record shop for our… Continue Reading
This time in between listening to the biggies, Mogwai and FKA Twigs which I didn’t review as they have been reviewed everywhere and what’s been said is mostly what I thought anyway, inbetween listening to them I have been listening… Continue Reading
The first singles review night in the pub for 2025 was an interesting evening, the photographer and I were joined by my daughter Daisy who appeared to be channeling the spirit of the late great Hunter S Thompson. The evening… Continue Reading
The first reviews page of the new year, nothing particularly awful this time, the Mumford album’s not out yet. I give you the ‘The ‘punk-rooted/death-metal trio’ Spesimin. The soundtrack for a fictional musical from Coventry’s Duke Keats/ Teelowe. The stark… Continue Reading
The Jesus Lizard – Lice – The Fleece – Bristol – Friday January 10th 2025 The Jesus Lizard, following on from their unexpected and essential new album, are touring the UK. Fighting Boredom are in Bristol on the coldest night… Continue Reading
2024 was the year that I almost triumphed, I nearly did, I almost wrote what I had intended to at the start of the year. Short, paragraph long reviews of everything I was sent, bought and given by the photographer.… Continue Reading
Ten releases this time so it should keep you entertained for a while, this time Fighting Boredom gives you our views on SCXLVR where ‘distorted beats and dub bass collide with ambient layers, glitchy textures and ethereal tones’. The ‘mystery… Continue Reading
Today we give you, ‘DIY punk five-piece’ Marcel Wave. The ‘electrifying fusion of hardcore punk and avant-garde grindcore’ of Squid Pisser. The ‘collaborative release between the founding member and the vocalist of Tomorrow’s Rain and the cult Berlin-based singer/composer Yishai… Continue Reading
We are back with another bunch of album reviews for you, starting with the nasty metal about ‘the political state and the rise of fascism’ of Sect. The ‘kind hearted and cathartic rock songs about the persistence required to make… Continue Reading