Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 21, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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-Featured Release: Korn: “The Serenity of Suffering”-
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Korn: The Serenity of Suffering
Genre: Nu Metal // Label: Roadrunner Records
Check out the Staff Review for The Serenity of Suffering.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 07, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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Meshuggah: The Violent Sleep of Reason
Genre: Progressive/Extreme Metal // Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Check out the Staff Review for The Violent Sleep of Reason.
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– New Releases: October 07, 2016 –
Aghast!: Something Else; Something Rotten
Genre: Death/Thrash // Label: Abducted Records
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Alter Bridge: The Last Hero
Genre: Rock // Label: Alter Bridge
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Candiria: While They Were Sleeping
Genre: Hardcore/Progressive // Label: Metal Blade Records
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Chain Wallet: Chain Wallet
Genre: Indie Pop/Dream Pop // Label: Jansen Plateproduksjon
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Colbie Caillat: The Malibu Sessions
Genre: Pop // Label: PlummyLou Records
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Dance Gavin Dance: Mothership
Genre: Alternative/Post Hardcore // Label: Rise Records
Check out the Contributor Reviews [1] [2] for Mothership
Greetings fellow users! As some of you are aware, I’ve started a little user review competition in which the winner receives an automatic feature, as well as a “user spotlight” session. It basically consists of an informal chat in which I ask some personal questions as well as some silly ones.
This week’s winner was user ScuroFantasma for reviewing Usurpress – The Regal Tribe (here)
First question, something I’ve wondered for a bit: what’re the origins for your username ScuroFantasma?
Well at the time I joined Sput I was really enjoying Ghost’s debut album, it was actually the first album I reviewed too, and I took the ‘scuro’ part from the Italian lyrics on ‘Con Clavi Con Dio’ for no other reason that it sounded cool to me. I’m not entirely sure where I stole the Fantasma part from (I do not speak Italian haha) but there’s something ironic about a ‘black ghost’ that appealed to me so I went with it.
That’s a pretty awesome way to get a username, and I’ve noticed how much you love Ghost. You seem to be the ultimate authority on Swedish metal on sput, given your ratings and reviews. Would you consider them your favorite new metal band? How’d you first hear about them?
I hadn’t even noticed until you pointed it out but I suppose I
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 30, 2016. Culottes Calvin Klein Baratos Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 16, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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—Featured Release—
Taking Back Sunday: Tidal Wave
Genre: Post Hardcore/Alternative // Label: Hopeless Records
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 02, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
It’s a grand celebration! The SMA’s are back for the third and possibly final time, and quite frankly even that’s a miracle. But I forced myself to have time to host one more of these god forsaken best-of-Barnes & Nobles (I upgraded from buying all my CD’s at Target, bitches) and we find ourselves at the end of this storied trilogy. Pop-Punk Strikes Back, if you will. Oh wait, that’s the second one – oh well, you catch my drift.
Anyway, if you have an amazing enough life to remember every detail of your 2014 sputnikmusic.com profile, you’ll likely recall commenting on, hearing the buzz about, or otherwise discussing – possibly over a Christmas ham with your extended family – that Low Roar’s 0 took home the 2014 SMA AOTY Seriously Cool Shit Trophy. Then last year it was obviously Sufjan Stevens for his brilliant work with Carrie & Lowell. For some reason whatever web article I originally swiped that trophy pic from in the past has been deleted, so let’s just say for now that the new award looks something like this:
Music, fuck yeah!
Ironically, and just in time for that shiny new trophy, I have no actual idea what my album of the year is going to be. Even as I sit here writing this, I’m torn between about five different records. I can’t help it, I rated like thirty some odd releases over a 4.0 this year. Maybe I’ll figure it out…
As major releases slow down for 2016 and the site turns its attention towards its year-end lists, we’ve decided to compile one cumulative list for the month of December instead of going on a per-week basis. If there are any notable releases you would like to see added to this post or reviewed by one of our staff members/contributing reviewers, please let us know in the comments section. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
We would also like to sincerely wish all of our users and readers a safe and hapy holiday season!
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– New Releases: December 2, 2016 –
Brine: Kill The Ill
Genre: Post Punk/Alt Rock // Label: Inverted Kite Records
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Childish Gambino: Awaken, My Love!
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Glassnote Entertainment Group
Hailing from Long Island, NY, The Republic of Wolves are a five-piece rock band with an aggressive edge and boundless creativity. They’ve earned something of a cult following in the darker alt-rock scene, with their earliest releases drawing influence from acts such as Brand New and Glassjaw. They’ve set themselves further apart with each subsequent release though, the most recent being 2013’s No Matter How Narrow. To date they have dropped two studio albums and several extended plays/compilations, and everything they’ve done so far has been met with unanimous praise from fans and critics alike. I was fortunate enough to sit down (figuratively) with each member of The Republic of Wolves recently and discuss everything from 2009’s “Daisy demos” to their latest single and upcoming third LP. The interview answers were written in Mason Maggio’s (lead singer/guitarist) voice, but the entire band provided input with regards to content. So without further ado, I present to you Spuntikmusic’s first and very rewarding interview with this talented group of young musicians.
Stream “Northern Orthodox” from the band’s upcoming third LP.
You guys recently unveiled your latest single, a fiery rock piece entitled “Northern Orthodox.” Following the more upbeat and pop-oriented style of No Matter How Narrow, can you tell us what prompted such a noticeable shift back to the band’s heavier roots?
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 28, 2016. Ropa Interior Calvin Klein Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. Bragas Calvin Klein As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more. Calzoncillos Slip Calvin Klein
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-Featured Release: Nocturnal Habits: “New Skin For Old Children”-
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Nocturnal Habits: New Skin For Old Children
Genre: Indie Rock // Label: Glacial Pace Recordings
For those unfamiliar, Piero Scaruffi is a well-known (and, to some extent, notorious) figure in online music journalism. He runs an eponymous website/database, scaruffi.com, and his opinions regularly stir up controversy among musicians, music labels, and fans. His infamous Beatles article is still routinely copypasta’d (read: here) and gained him a spike in popularity amidst the music community for being a well-argued (albeit often argued against) analysis of their career, and a contrarian stance to the music community in general.
But, beyond that, his database is expansive, covering 7000+ artists, as well as commentary on politics, science, travel, cinema, technology, and multiple lengthy essays pertaining to the histories of music genres.
Scaruffi is a significant figure for me because, back in, about, 2006, I was just getting interested in music journalism, and stumbled upon him via discussions on listology.com, where he is/was regarded pretty highly by users, many of whom would make “favourite album lists” that more or less copied his choices. Of any singular person, his opinions did more to influence my developing interest in music, and, in some indirect way, probably inspired me to start reviewing. I recently contacted him and he agreed to answer a handful of questions.
Tristan: To what extent is musical history important in analyzing music? Can a reviewer cover a genre alien to him/her and deliver a worthwhile think piece? This is a relatively general question, but feel free to go on whatever tangent you’d like.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 26, 2016. Culottes Calvin Klein Baratos Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Greetings fellow users! As some of you are aware, I’ve started a little user review competition in which the winner receives an automatic feature, as well as a “user spotlight” session. It basically consists of an informal chat in which I ask some personal questions as well as some silly ones.
This week, Mort. won with his review for Crystal Castles’ newest, Amnesty (I) (read: here)
Excerpt: “Overall though “Amnesty (I)” is mostly devoid of warmth. It’s also weirdly industrial in its execution at points, the drums packing more weight and the synth more intense, yet at the same time lacking the robotic feel a lot of industrial has. It might be cold and harsh but it still feels very human. It’s a good example of how Crystal Castles can nail down the darkly serious style they were so obviously attempting on “(III)” without sacrificing momentum and the ecstatic energy they’re known for. It may not be a total curveball in the band’s discography, but it is the most cohesive and focused Crystal Castles have ever sounded which is saying something for such a scatterbrained band.”
I had the… dubious honour of sitting down with Dean (aka Mort.) and asking the tough questions.
Tristan: I sent you some pics earlier. What’d you think? Yay / nay?
Mort.: what pics man??
Next question. This is totally off the record btw: thoughts on SowingSeason? I think he’s doing a pretty bang-up job eh.
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 23, 2016. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
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-Featured Release: Beach Slang-
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Beach Slang: A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings
Genre: Punk/Alt-Rock // Label: Polyvinyl Records Co.
Greetings fellow users! As some of you are aware, I’ve started a little user review competition in which the winner receives an automatic feature, as well as a “user spotlight” session. It basically consists of an informal chat in which I ask some personal questions as well as some silly ones.
This week, the winner of this titanic battle was none other than Archelirion aka. AaronIsCrunchy aka. Aaron Chidwick. He was chosen for his neat little review of Gatecreeper’s new album, Sonoran Deprivation – do check it out, if it’s not too much trouble.
Arch’s file photo – might be outdated.
Jac: Alright, I’m terrible at breaking the ice so I’m just gonna jump straight into it. You’re the first non-Aussie to win this review competition in about 5 weeks. How does it feel to have finally dethroned us
Arch: Didn’t realise there were so many Australians on Sput to be honest, let alone writers! Feels good though, gotta return some kinda title to Britain.
Anyways, tell us about the man behind the Archelirion moniker (also, is it pronounced “Arch” or “Arc”?); who is Aaron Chidwick and what makes him tick?
It’s kinda ‘Arc’ as the ‘ch’ is similar to that in ‘loch’. I could tell you the IPA for it, but that’d be pretty fucking lame. But anyway, I’m a 21 year old history student currently living in Portsmouth, UK. I have an unhealthy interest in language, enjoy shit telly and love…
Aeternitas: House of Usher
Amaranthe: Maximalism
American Football: American Football
Catch Prichard: Eskota
Church Tongue: Heart Failure
Crocodiles: Dreamless
