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    • Angine de Poitrine – Vol. II
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    • Westside Cowboy – It Goes On
    • Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye
    • Gun Outfit – Process and Reality

Angine de Poitrine – Vol. II

November 4, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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Unfortunately, you have to believe the hype.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2026, album review, Angine de Poitrine, Canada, cd, Daft Punk, Horse Lords, Jazz, Khn, Klek, Lightning Bolt, math rock, Music, progressive rock, psychedelia, review, Rock, The Residents, Vol. II

Formal Sppeedwear – Punch Card

October 13, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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Beeeoooo… krrrchhhh… piiiieee… screeeee… brrr-ksh… pp.   Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 80s, album review, Beck Clewlow, cd, David Bowie, England, Formal Sppeedwear, Music, NEU!, new wave, Punch Card, review, Talking Heads, XTC

Westside Cowboy – It Goes On

September 11, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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If this is how it goes on, we’re listening. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2026, album review, Black Country New Road, black midi, cd, England, folk, Geese, indie pop, Indie rock, island records, It Goes On, LP, Manchester, Music, review, Rock, Westside Cowboy

Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye

August 26, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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Everybody is talking about Opus Kink. That seems reason enough for us to join the fun.

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Posted in WRM. Tagged 2026, album review, alternative rock, Angus Rogers, art-punk, Brighton, cd, England, Festival, Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Indie rock, jazz-punk, LCD Soundsystem, Music, post-punk, review, SO records

Deep Purple – SPLAT!

August 18, 2026 by Ralph Plug

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With SPLAT!, British hard rock royalty Deep Purple deliver their twenty fourth platter of songs. We checked out if these gents still have the chops. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2026, album review, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, earMUSIC, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Music, review, reviews, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, SPLAT!

Sounds from the Dark Side top albums of 2026 (until now)

July 9, 2026 by Ralph Plug

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The year is halfway cooked, so here are ten albums from 2026 we keep coming back to.

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Posted in RP, RP&WRM, WRM. Tagged album, album review, Beyond the Black, boards of canada, Chez Kane, Colleen, Dry Cleaning, Gun Outfit, Hällas, Moon Mother, Motorpsycho, Ponte del Diavolo, Ralph Plug, review, summer, Wander Meulemans

Gun Outfit – Process and Reality

June 23, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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Gun Outfit crafted some desert psych for patient souls.

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Posted in WRM. Tagged 2026, album review, alternative rock, California, cd, Cowboy Junkies, desert, Giant Sand, Gun Outfit, Howe Gelb, Indie rock, Mazzy Star, Music, Process and Reality, psychedelic, review, Upset the Rhythm, USA, Washington State

Chez Kane – Reckless

June 15, 2026 by Ralph Plug

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Holy eighties, Batman! We check out Chez Kane’s new album Reckless and get lost in a time long forgotten.

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Posted in RP. Tagged 2026, Chez Kane, Crazy Lixx, Danny Rexon, Eighties, Fisto, Flashdance, Frontiers Music, hard rock, He-Man, Lita Ford, Love Tornado, Music, Reckless, retro rock, reviews, Rock, Wales, writing

Boards of Canada – Inferno

June 7, 2026 by Wander Meulemans

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Ready for the next opinion piece about the return of Boards of Canada?

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Posted in WRM. Tagged 2026, album review, boards of canada, down tempo, electonica, geogaddi, IDM, inferno, Marcus Eoin, Mike Sandison, Music Has the Right to Children, Scotland, Tomorrow’s Harvest

Ponte del Diavolo – De Venom Natura

May 12, 2026 by Ralph Plug

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Turin’s best kept metal secret is back with their second effort, De Venom Natura. We dug in.

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Posted in RP. Tagged 2026, album review, blackened metal, De Venom Natura, Doom Metal, Fire Blades from the Tomb, Italy, occult rock, Ponte del Diavolo, Season of Mist, Turin

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