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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: Ian Breen

These Arms Are Snakes – Duct Tape & Shivering Crows (Suicide Squeeze, 2022)

July 8, 2022 Ian Breen Record Review

For a period in the 2000s, These Arms Are Snakes could have been considered the hardest working men in showbiz (or if not showbiz, then

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Oceanator – Nothing’s Ever Fine (Polyvinyl Recording Company, 2022)

July 1, 2022 Ian Breen Record Review

In today’s current climate – one where post-pandemic anxiety still lingers, the cost of living woes affect our daily thoughts and the general grind of

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Staff top tens of 2018: Ian Breen

December 23, 2018 Ian Breen Real talk and opinion, Record Review

1. Daughters – “You Won’t Get What You Want” You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters Daughters incredible return from the wilderness sees them

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Cursive – Vitriola (Big Scary Monsters / 15 Passenger, 2018)

December 6, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

Something magical happens when the member of Cursive get together. It’s been a long six years since their last release, “I Am Gemini” was warmly

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Cloud Nothings – Last Building Burning (Carpark Records / Wichita, 2018)

October 19, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

With “Last Building Burning”, Cloud Nothings continue their bear-perfect trajectory with an album that delivers everything you want and need from a CN album. 2017’s

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Sumac – Love In Shadow (Thrill Jockey, 2018)

September 22, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

On their third full length album, Sumac take their rightful place as the Kings Of Heaviness. Although the band’s three members have performed in some

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Drowse – Cold Air (The Flenser, 2018)

July 16, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

What would we do without The Flenser? They continue to put out album after album of unique music, the vast majority of it is flawless

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Wess Meets West – A Light Within The Fracture (Hassle Records, 2018)

July 4, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

Wess Meets West are an instrumental four-piece hailing from New Haven, Connecticut – their press release shirks the use of the term “post-rock”, which I

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Dylan Carlson – Conquistador (Sargent House, 2018)

June 16, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

For fans of doom and drone music, the name Dylan Carlson carries a tonne of weight and expectation – and rightly so. Most fans can

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Echo Collective – Echo Collective Plays Amnesiac (7K! Records, 2018)

April 26, 2018 Ian Breen Record Review

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that “Amnesiac” is an important record that feels almost as classic and downright seminal as its direct

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