Braintoy
Vehicles
Independent (2008)
Whether the music a band presents is groundbreaking or not, it's undoubtedly an awesome accomplishment when its members learn and develop much quicker than expected - as such is the case with Braintoy. Like most young artists just starting out, they saw it fit to hone their sound almost footprint-to-footprint with their influences. Braintoy's 2005 EP, Tremors, saw the crew standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the countless amounts of other peers that draw just a little too much inspiration from Tool. Tremors was a solid little effort, but with all those ideas so well traveled it certainly wasn't going to get the band noticed to any real degree. Moreover, these types of "leeches," for lack of a better term, usually just disappear before the term "flash in the pan" can even be considered. At one point or another, the boys likely considered this in the back of their minds. So they grew and they matured; it's 2008, and they now unleash Vehicles upon the world. While apparent influences are still present, new concepts and far superior variety now take center stage. This is the type of LP that you just don't expect a band to write when gauging their performance on prior … Read more
Carnal Knowledge
Demo
Independent (2008)
Carnal Knowledge deliver a nice blend of fuzzy guitar-driven punk that is reminiscent of the nascent riot grrl records crossed … Read more
Rocket from the Crypt
R.I.P.
Swami/Vagrant (2008)
It was a sad, sad day when I learned that Rocket from the Crypt had called it a day. Seriously, … Read more
Ride Your Bike
Bad News from the Bar
Deep Elm (2008)
Bad News from the Bar serves as a soundtrack for a screenplay that Ride Your Bike member Mike Getches wrote. … Read more
Lair of the Minotaur
War Metal Battle Master
Southern Lord (2008)
It is now five years into Lair of the Minotaur's existence and I think its safe to say that this … Read more
