Daily Newsletter, February 7, 2024

Album Review

By Ljubinko Zivkovic, Rock At Night Amsterdam Review: Acid Tongue – Acid On The Dancefloor-Release Date: January 2024 If the name of this band and the song itself lead you towards any form of psych [...]

This week’s best new indie releases featuring Liquid Mike, Dehd, Paramore, Hovvdy, Pond, Ibibio Sound Machine, Camera Obscura, and more.

Welcome to FUZZY MEADOWS, where we recap the past week in music. We're sharing our favorite releases of the week in the form of albums, singles, and music videos along with the "further listening" section of new and notable releases from around the web.

Many years ago, I got stopped on the street in New York by a woman who wanted to talk about Slutever. I was wearing one of the band’s T-shirts — I can’t remember exactly what it looked like, though I’m pretty sure mucus and Tweety bird were involved. This woman did not want to talk to me about my Slutever, the sneering California-via-Philadelphia duo, but instead about the blog turned Vice show of the same name that would end up just as forgotten to time. I don’t really know why, but I think about this interaction most times that Slutever crosses my mind (more often than you’d think!), maybe because I feel like it’s unfair that more people didn’t know about them when they existed.

Abrasive, avant-garde and fervently political, This Heat were one of the most underrated bands to emerge from the British scene in the 1970s.

Paul McCartney was friendly with the members of Pink Floyd when they recorded at Abbey Road at the same time, and his prediction about the band was right.

"As the taxi driver's talking to me, I suddenly made a riff in my imagination"

Rock music is not rock music without the backbeat. Certain iconic drummers were foundational to the history of the genre.

Uncover gems of the 1980s music scene with these five underrated albums. Each stands out as a brilliant example of the artist's music.

The quality of music in the ear of the beholder, but these songs have been dividing music discussions for decades.

This guide is your practical companion, unravelling the mysteries of the terminology surrounding audiophile turntables.