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Album Review: Spirit of the Beehive – ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH

Harrison Suits BaerApril 12, 2021

The portrayal of hell in Dante’s Inferno is probably the most enduring depiction of that concept – a prison pit divided into concentric rings to which sinners ...

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Spirit of the Beehive suck us into a vortex on the four-part song and video “I Suck The Devil’s Cock”

Rob HMarch 17, 2021

With their new album ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH just a few weeks away from release, Spirit of the Beehive have followed up recent singles "There's Nothing You Can't ...

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Ohtis take us to a walk-in clinic waiting room on the brilliantly bizarre “Failure”

Rob HFebruary 26, 2021

Illinois trio Ohtis recently shared "Schatze" with Stef Chura, and today sees its physical release on 7" for Saddle Creek's Document Series. That means that th...

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Spirit of the Beehive convert day job monotony into analogue daydreams on “The Server is Immersed”

Rob HFebruary 25, 2021

Philly oddballs Spirit of the Beehive are releasing their new album ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH on April 9, and following the lead single "There's Nothing You Can't D...

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Spirit of the Beehive announce new album with the monstrous “THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T DO”

Rob HFebruary 3, 2021

Philadelphia band Spirit Of The Beehive have announced a new album called ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, which follows up their excellent 2018 record Hypnic Jerks and a...

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Ohtis duet with Stef Chura on the antisocial rocker “Schatze”

Rob HJanuary 26, 2021

Illinois trio Ohtis released one of the most sobering albums of recent years with Curve of the Earth, and while we wait for them to reveal plans for a follow-u...

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Hand Habits aims for a healthier mind on “4th of july”, co-produced with SASAMI

Rob HJanuary 19, 2021

Last month Meg Duffy aka Hand Habits shared a photo with Sasami Ashworth, saying the pair had almost completed work on the third HH album. Before we get more c...

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Ryan Hemsworth and Hand Habits team up for Quarter-Life Crisis’ dissociative dream “Comfortable”

Rob HNovember 12, 2020

Ryan Hemsworth's new Quarter-Life Crisis project sees him teaming up with a host of indie-leaning vocalists for collaborations that push him outside his comfor...

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Album Review: Tomberlin – Projections EP

Rob HakimianOctober 22, 2020

On her debut album, At Weddings, Sarah Beth Tomberlin sounded wise and weary well beyond her then-23 years. Given the backstory of her having lost her faith – ...

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Ryan Hemsworth announces Quarter-Life Crisis project, shares “Postcard From Spain” with Frances Quinlan

Rob HOctober 7, 2020

As a much sought-out producer, Ryan Hemsworth is more than comfortable with collaboration - although we've known him to work more in the electronic and hip-hop...

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