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gabba
February 12th 2026


3088 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Schlagenheim is awesome, but I never really liked their follow-ups. And I have to say BCNR’s debut clicked with me hard (Sunglasses - what a song), but this album is already close to being pretentious dogshit. As far as consistency goes, Squid takes the Windmill cake imo.

RVAHC13
February 12th 2026


3071 Comments


Yeah I would’ve put shame up there until the last album, still enjoyable though.

gabba
February 13th 2026


3088 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

The first 3 shame albums are very good, but to me they sound like standard pub post-punk, without the experimental edge of the other bands (black midi: prog, bcnr/squid: jazz). And I am quite indifferent to the last shame album. A huge sucker for fat white family though, but no one seems to care about them on this site.

Demon of the Fall
February 13th 2026


39994 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Squid's debut was fun for a hot minute until I forgot it existed. Decent choice for sure.

RVAHC13
February 13th 2026


3071 Comments


@gabba you might enjoy Volk Soup or Carnivorous Bells

gabba
February 14th 2026


3088 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Oh, I just checked Beacons in Limbo the other day and it’s really good, I want to jam it again and I also have their other albums on my list. Haven’t heard of Volk Soup, thanks for the rec!

RVAHC13
February 14th 2026


3071 Comments


Beacons was great, I’m very partial to the one before it, Room Above All.

There’s a few other gems from last year I just have to add them to the db

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 26th 2026


122691 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

This rules.

ToSmokMuzyki
February 26th 2026


15470 Comments


in my pants?

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 27th 2026


122691 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

Yes.

Djang0
February 27th 2026


1214 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Based hawks

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 27th 2026


122691 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

Fuck yeah bro.

alexslavco
March 6th 2026


250 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZAZB00LEuI



Probably the best song they made since the singer left.

Beardog
March 6th 2026


6806 Comments


Have seen this name come by every so often, guess I should check this.



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