Tipili – Christmas Vacation EP – Review May 1, 1995 Lo-Fi, bedroom pop that sounds like the vocals are recorded at the wrong speed. Nice guitar work and honest lyrics. For a crappy recording, this is nice.
Dripping Goss – “Blowtorch” / “Sisters Purple Chopper” – Review May 1, 1995 Dramatic and choppy and heavy, but not too much to speak of song-wise. “Sister Purple Chopper” is kinda Clutchish vocally and has some big drums.
Thurston Moore – Psychic Hearts – Review May 1, 1995 Thurston Moore put out a solo album and it sounds like… the guitarist from Sonic Youth. Predictable, but I like it.
DMZ – Live at the Rat ’76 – Review May 1, 1995 DMZ could be called Boston’s answer to the Stooges or Dead Boys, but it’s not necessary to do so because they have no problem standing on their own.
Thorn – Bitter Portion – Review May 1, 1995 Thorn has elements of punk, grind, and doom, all subtly compacted into a well-crafted, eerie, electronic/organic tribal mix.
Deceased – The Blueprints for Madness – Review May 1, 1995 Deceased play good, simple death. No real insanity or bizarre tricks, just 11 heavy and powerful tunes that will please the grindcore ear.
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – Bait and Switch – Review May 1, 1995 Loud, abrasive, sneery and noisy punk like the Germs and the Sonics. Great guitar work and vocals like the American punk scene of the late ’70s.
Dandelion – Dyslexicon – Review May 1, 1995 This is not the ’80s garage rock band I remember from last year. Evidently, they sold enough records to make a monstrous guitar album.
Cold Water Flat – Review May 1, 1995 Their second album, produced by Sean Slade and Tim O’Heir, is simply titled Cold Water Flat, indicating that powerful pop tunes are their fate.
Clutch – Review May 1, 1995 The album takes some time to grow on you, but when it does, it’ll stay with you. There are quotables enough to fill a review.