Dez Dare – FACS – Clang Quartet – 400 Lonely Things – album reviews

This time the reviews page has the excellent fuzzy new EP from Dez Dare, the hard post punk of FACS, the drones and static of Clang Quartet and the dark ambience of 400 Lonely Things, read about them all below.… Continue Reading

Tim Hecker – A Cloud Of Ravens – Shangri-Lass – The Flowers Of Hell – album reviews

This time the reviews go from the brilliant new album from Tim Hecker to the utter Goth of A Cloud Of Ravens, the homage to Girl Groups of Shangri-Lass and the mushroom trip from The Flowers Of Hell. Have a… Continue Reading

Heavenly – Mushroom Giant – Below The Stones – Dez Dare – album reviews

This time the reviews range from the second epic metal EP from Below The Stones, the recent album from ‘Fuzz Beast’ Dez Dare, the reissued second classic indie album from Heavenly and the Dark Cinematic Rock of Mushroom Giant. Read… Continue Reading

Edley ODowd – healthyliving – Lana Del Rabies – Liturgy – album reviews

This time Fighting Boredom focuses more towards noise, drone and strangeness. All these releases are emotional and huge sounding. The ‘nightmares and bliss’ of Edley ODowd, the ‘kaleidoscopic and evocative musical world’ of healthyliving, the ‘deep exploration of the cyclical… Continue Reading

MATTERS – Attrition – B.E.F. – Edredon Sensible – album and E.P reviews

Fighting Boredom give you a new review page, with the beautiful electronics of MATTERS, the dark synth beats of Attrition, the pioneering electronica of B.E.F. and the frankly bonkers Jazz of Edredon Sensible, read what we thought below. MATTERS Echolocations… Continue Reading

Cruel Nature Cassette Reviews February 2023 – One Key Magic – Katie Gerardine O’Neill – Austin Cash – HALALCHEMISTS – Ddrome

Cruel Nature Recordings are a Northumberland based DIY label specialising in limited edition cassettes for eclectic tastes. They release new tapes and downloads every week, this is the latest batch. These go from music recorded and influenced by the Fylingdales… Continue Reading

Cock Sparrer – BL’AST! – [sub] [hum] [ans] -reissue album reviews

Three Reissues for your listening amusement this time, the ‘seminal Oi band’ Cock Sparrer, the ‘Frenetic, coarse and frequently atonal’ Bl’ast! and the seminal first album from [SUB][HUM][ANS] who were definetely ‘not the usual early eighties punk rock band’. Read… Continue Reading

DEBBY FRIDAY – MOWGLI – BIG|BRAVE – album reviews

Fighting Boredom bring you three new album reviews. The ‘earthen heaviness’ of BIG|BRAVE. The ‘high-octane, provocative electronics’ of DEBBY FRIDAY and the ‘Experimental Electro Jazz-Rock’ of MOWGLI. Read what we thought below. BIG|BRAVE Nature Morte Thrill Jockey This whole album… Continue Reading