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Wicked Smile – ‘Wait For The Night’ (Cargo Records)

Wicked Smile – ‘Wait For The Night’ (Cargo Records)

Posted by | Oct 15, 2021 | ,

Wicked Smile is a bit of a double header. It is the latest project from Aussie guitarist Steve Janevski, who will perhaps be known to regular ÜR readers as the driving force behind The Radio Sun, a band Monk has ranted and raved about several times over the years, with at least two of their releases topping his personal end-of-year album polls. The second hit comes from the fact that it sees Janevski reuniting once more with his long-time friend and collaborator Paul Laine, who once more has stepped up to produce and partly co-write this debut opus.

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Sepultura – ‘Sepulnation: The Studio Albums 1998 – 2009’ (BMG)

Sepultura – ‘Sepulnation: The Studio Albums 1998 – 2009’ (BMG)

Posted by | Oct 15, 2021 | ,

Sepultura are one of those bands who split fans’ opinions. There are those who remain firmly entrenched in the “Max era” and refuse to listen to anything which the band have produced since their founding frontman spectacularly quit the band a quarter of a century ago. Then there are those, obviously much younger fans, who are familiar only with the “post-Max” era. And, of course, there is the third faction, who accept that change is inevitable and have stuck with the band from the beginning to the present day…

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Four Stroke Baron – ‘Classics’ (Prosthetic Records)

Four Stroke Baron – ‘Classics’ (Prosthetic Records)

Posted by | Oct 14, 2021 | ,

Monk must admit that when he first saw the title of this album, he thought it was an “best of…”/”greatest hits…” type collection, albeit from a band with whom he was totally unfamiliar. But, showing that you should never judge an album by its title, nothing could be further from the truth, as, despite its implication, this is merely the third studio album from FSB, with the name being a cheeky nod to the duo’s covers album from last year, which saw them re-interpret their favourite tunes by the likes of Death Grips, The Beatles and Chvrches.

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The Courettes – ‘Back In Mono’ (Damaged Goods Records)

The Courettes – ‘Back In Mono’ (Damaged Goods Records)

Posted by | Oct 12, 2021 | ,

There are some bands that have a retro vibe to their sound, and there are some that do it with such attention to detail that it’s an art form in itself. Such is the case with the ‘spit ´n´ snarl garage rumble-meets-Phil Spector pop’ sound of Danish/Brazilian husband-and-wife-duo The Courettes, who have now linked up with the ultra-cool Damaged Goods label for their third album ‘Back In Mono’.

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