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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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Darkside_Sounds

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

Astrobal – L’Uomo E La Natura

March 14, 2025 by Wander Meulemans

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If you are in need of some smooth futuristic sounds during these troubling times, Astrobal has got you covered.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2025, Air, Arling & Cameron, Astrobal, Berlin, cosmic pop, elevator pop, Emmanuel Mario, France, L'Uomo E La Natura, library exotica, Moon Safari, Music, Nina Savary, review, Sébastien Tellier, synth-pop, The Darkside Detective

Majestica – Power Train

February 24, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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All aboard the power train! Majestica is back! Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Hammerfall, heavy metal, Majestica, Manowar, Nuclear Blast, power metal, Power Train, review, Sabaton, Tommy Johansson

The Hard Quartet – The Hard Quartet

December 2, 2024 by Wander Meulemans

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The Hard Quartet_frontIndie rock royalty…, assemble!! Supergroup The Hard Quartet’s debut offers jams you didn’t know you needed.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2024, album review, blues, Dirty Three, Emmett Kelly, folk-rock, garage rock, Indie rock, Jim White, Matador, Matt Sweeney, Music, Pavement, psych-folk, review, Skunk, Stephen Malkmus, supergroup, The Byrds, The Cairo Gang, The Hard Quartet, USA

Naima Bock – Below a Massive Dark Land

November 6, 2024 by Wander Meulemans

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Naima Bock - Below a Massive Dark Land_FRONTWarm sweater weather arrived and so did the second instalment of Naima Bock’s solo work. So let’s heat up a package of marshmallows and listen in.  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2024, Belle and Sebastian, Bellow a Massive Dark Land, England, Feist, folk, Goat Girl, indie pop, Music, Naima Bock, review, Sub Pop, Sufjan Stevens

Gurriers – Come and see

October 13, 2024 by Wander Meulemans

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Gurriers_Come and See_FRONT_SftDSThere’s a new band in town ready to shake up the guitar scene, and they’re not here to play nice. Gurriers have arrived…  Continue reading →

Posted in WRM. Tagged 2024, album review, and Just Mustard, Come and See, Dublin, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Gurriers, Ireland, Joy Division, Music, No Filter, post-punk, punk rock, review, shoegaze, Sprints, The Murder Capital

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