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Hilary Woods – Night CRIÚ

December 13, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Hilary Woods returns to song and brings forth her best work to date.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, Acts of Light, album review, cd, Colt, dark-ambient, Dublin, electonica, folk, Grouper, Hilary Woods, Ireland, JJ72, Low, LP, Music, Night CRIÚ, Pink Floyd, review, Tindersticks, Wreckmeister Harmonies

CMAT – EURO-COUNTRY

October 22, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Let’s talk about some country pop you didn’t know you needed.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, CMAT, Country-pop, Dublin, EURO-COUNTRY, Ireland, Music, pop, review

A Fungus – Field Relief

September 12, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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The first fungus of the autumnal season arrived in the form of the sophomore record of A Fungus.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, A Fungus, Alamo Race Track, album review, Amsterdam, Caroline, cd, Field Relief, Indie rock, Music, Racoon, review, Still House Plants, The Netherlands

Ofnus – Valediction

August 19, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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Welsh black metallers Ofnus have released their second album all the way back in February, so it’s about time we gave it a well-deserved listen. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Bandcamp, black, black metal, Cardiff, February, Music, Naturmacht Productions, Ofnus, progressive black, review, reviews, Rock, Valediction, Wales

Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Bees In The Bonnet

July 12, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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It’s no surprise I have a bee in my bonnet about the latest Hedvig Mollestad Trio record. Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, Bees In The Bonnet, cd, Ellen Brekken, hard rock, Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, Jazz, Jazz Rock, Music, Norway, review, Rock, Rune Grammofon, Trondheim

Swans – Birthing

July 2, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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And so Michael goes. No more. Done. Away and gone. For now…  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, Birthing, cd, Hayao Miyazaki, Little God in My Hands, Live Rope, Michael Gira, Music, No Wave, review, Swans, The Beggar, White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

Sounds from the Dark Side top albums of 2025 (until now)

June 28, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Summer solstice is behind us and that means it’s time to take a look at the albums that have shaped the sound of the year so far.

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Posted in RP, RP&WRM, WRM. Tagged 2025, album, album review, Anika, Caroline, Church of the Sea, Epica, Ghost, Jim Ghedi, Messa, Ralph Plug, review, summer, Swans, Temple Fang, Wander Meulemans, year list, Zeicrydeus

Caroline – Caroline 2

June 12, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Caroline’s sophomore is here and we can’t stop listening.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, album review, alt-pop, alternative rock, Caroline, Caroline 2, Caroline Polachek, England, experimental, folk, London, Music, review, Rock, Rough Trade, Still House Plants

Messa – The Spin

April 25, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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This is our spin of the wheel about the new Messa album.

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Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, 80s, Alberto Piccolo, album review, CLose, Coachella, Com Truise, craven faults, doom, Doom Metal, electrogoth, Feast For Water, goth rock, Italy, Marco Zanin, Messa, Metal, Metal Blade, Music, review, Rocco Toaldo, Sara Bianchin, The Spin

Anika – Abyss

April 11, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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Keep calm and sit down and read about this call to action by Anika.
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Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, 90s, Abyss, album review, Anika, Berlin, England, grunge, Hole, Music, Nico, Pixies, PJ Harvey, post-punk, psychedelic rock, review, Sacred Bones, Sonic Youth

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