We have the Indonesian soul/funk of Liar, the Berlin-based black-metal/noise-rock of Cuntroaches, the concerns and frustrations of Guiltless and the ‘hazy, corroded time capsule’ of The Last Sound. Lair – Ngélar Guruguru Brain! This has an exotic sun drenched feel,… Continue Reading
Clementine Valentine – Constant Smiles – The Tin Music and Arts – Coventry – 21st February 2024 So tonight Sink or Swim Promotions are presenting New Zealand’s Clementine Valentine and New York’s Constant Smiles together in a small Coventry venue,… Continue Reading
This time on the album review page you have the ace Septic and the Tanks, a 5 piece DIY, banjo punk band from Cov. two new Cherry Red Compilations, one of guitar bands after the advent of Punk and the other… Continue Reading
This time Fighting Boredom brings you terrifying new music from Gazelle Twin, the split EP from Too Many Things and Da Googie, featuring members of Thurston Moore’s band and My Bloody Valentine. The new EBM album from KMFDM and the… Continue Reading
Sink or Swim Promotions present – Independent Venues Week – da Googie – Too Many Things – Just Dropped In Records – Coventry – 3rd February 2024 For their first Independent Venue Week show Just Dropped in records have excelled… Continue Reading
For the first collection of reviews for 2024 we have new indie by The Umbrellas, Swedish ancient sounding folk by Linnea Hjertén and caught up with Glasgow’s Dragged Up and last winter’s cassette release for Cruel Nature. Have a read… Continue Reading
A round up of some of the compilations that have come out in the last couple of months, you get the ‘unrivalled collection of Industrial, Esoteric, Dark Ambient, Noise, Ritual, Drone, Doom Metal, Experimental, Electronica, and Dark Soundtracks.’ from Cold… Continue Reading
This time Fighting Boredom bring you three EPs and an album. You get the ‘Inner city psycho-delia’ of The Rollocks who say they are ‘a little bit hairy, a little bit lairy (a tiny bit fairy…)’. The ‘Post Punk Electro Filth’… Continue Reading
This time on the Fighting Boredom album review page you get the ‘bluesy, dark, and psychedelic numbers’ of Wizard Master, the Avon Terror Corps compilation in support of trans rights, Boris & Uniform with ‘the sound of frustration, .. founded… Continue Reading
In one of our almost regular features Fighting Boredom have been catching up with the eclectic mix of releases from the cassette label Cruel Nature, there will be more to follow but for now we give you the ‘immersive sensory… Continue Reading