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Category Archives: 70s-Style

Iran – Dissolver

December 17, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

Iran – Dissolver Narnack Records February 17, 2009 What It Sounds Like:  Brooklyn’s Iran trades in a majority of their experimental noise routines in favor of a more 70s guitar […]

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6 Star, 70s-Style, Experimental, Indie, Lo-Fi, Random Discoveries, Retro, Throwback

The Replacements – Tim

September 11, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

The Replacements – Tim Sire September 18, 1985 What It Sounds Like:  Moving away from the punk days into more alternative stylings, Tim found The Replacements hitting a sweet spot right […]

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7 Star, 70s-Style, 80s-Style, Alternative, Retro, Rock, Throwback

The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage

July 18, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage Chemikal Underground January 26, 2009 What It Sounds Like:  Scottish Indie Rock scattered with various bits of experimentation, psychedelia, extended instrumentals, and restrained tendencies that […]

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7 Star, 70s-Style, Across The Pond, Experimental, Indie, Psychedelic, Rock, Throwback

Wolf People – Fain

May 20, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

Wolf People – Fain Jagjaguwar April 30, 2013 What It Sounds Like:  These English boys play 60s-inspired psychedelia and throwback bluesy folk rock.  If Justin Vernon would have retreated into his […]

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7 Star, 70s-Style, Across The Pond, Ambient, Newest Releases, Psychedelic, Rock

Hot Lava – Lavalogy

May 11, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

Hot Lava – Lavalogy Bar/None Records October 7, 2008 What It Sounds Like:  Short and sweet indie pop that attempts to borrow from the indie rock scene of  the 90s […]

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3 Star, 70s-Style, Indie, Lo-Fi, Pop, Random Discoveries

The Men – New Moon

May 1, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

The Men – New Moon Sacred Bones Records March 5, 2013 What It Sounds Like:  Much less harsh and abrasive than their previous work, New Moon finds The Men shifting their […]

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70s-Style, 8 Star, Classic, Experimental, Garage, Lo-Fi, Newest Releases, Noise, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, Southern, Surf

The Sword – Apocryphon

April 26, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

The Sword – Apocryphon Razor & Tie October 22, 2012 What It Sounds Like:  The cover artwork gives you a pretty good idea.  This is hard classic rock; a straight throwback […]

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6 Star, 70s-Style, Hard, Metal, Past Releases, Psychedelic, Rock

Starship – Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991)

April 19, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

Starship – Greatest Hits (Ten Years And Change 1979 – 1991) RCA May 14, 1991 What It Sounds Like:  Iconic rock music with lots of keyboards.  Arena ready hooks are overflowing […]

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10 Star, 70s-Style, 80s-Style, Classic, Pop, Rock

The Virginmarys – King Of Conflict

April 9, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews 1 Comment

The Virginmarys – King Of Conflict Cooking Vinyl / Wind-Up February 12, 2013 What It Sounds Like:  Powerhouse rock ‘n’ roll with a tight execution from this trio out of […]

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7 Star, 70s-Style, Alternative, Grunge, Hard, Newest Releases, Rock

Free Energy – Love Sign

April 3, 2013by NoCoda. Record Reviews Leave a comment

Free Energy – Love Sign Free Energy Records January 15, 2013 What It Sounds Like:  Mid-tempo power pop for the brightest summer days.  Upbeat and “sing it back to me!” […]

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70s-Style, 8 Star, Newest Releases, Pop-Rock, Power Pop

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My name is Brandon, and I am a connoisseur of music from Nashville, Tennessee.

Here, you will find one to two minute record reviews that strive to give you, the reader, a dose of reality when it comes to the never-ending plethora of musical options that we, as the general public, have available to us. I love nostalgia, so I'm sure you'll get some personal relations to the records along the way as well.

Also, it is important to note that I am a firm believer in holding a physical copy of a record in my hands before I review it, so any review you see posted, rest assured that I didn't simply stream it off Spotify. I paid money for it, and not in the form of a download.

I strive to be transparent, readable, and entertaining. You won't find me writing for Pitchfork and trying to convey to you how some bass player from some underground indie/rockabilly/shoegaze band has a playing style that relates to another indie/rockabilly/shoegaze band from 1983 that never even released a proper record and only played 5 shows in the course of their "career".

Yes, that sentence was too long.

Yes, I will attempt not to do that in the reviews.

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