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Author: Rob Walsh

Tir 'Awaiting The Dawn'
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Review: Tir ‘Awaiting The Dawn’

6th April 202317th January 2026 Rob Walsh Brilliant Emperor Records, Neo Folk, Orko Productions, Tir

In the best way possible, I would describe Tir’s music on his latest offering the perfect soundtrack to a medieval

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The Golden Grass 'Life Is Much Stranger'
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Review: The Golden Grass ‘Life Is Much Stranger’

3rd April 202317th January 2026 Rob Walsh Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, The Golden Grass

As strange as it might sound, for all of its cultural prominence, I sometimes think New York City is, at

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DeWolff 'Love, Death & In Between'
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Review: DeWolff ‘Love, Death & In Between’

2nd March 202317th January 2026 Rob Walsh DeWolff, Heavy Rock, Mascot Records

For all the woes of the global rock scene and the music industry as a whole, I’m continuously impressed to

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Raum Kingdom 'Monarch'
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Review: Raum Kingdom ‘Monarch’

19th January 20238th March 2023 Rob Walsh Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Raum Kingdom, Sludge

There was a time when I was pretty fixated on so-called ‘post-metal’ and many of the analogous scenes and genres.

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Rob Walsh - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Rob Walsh

28th December 20226th February 2023 Rob Walsh Big Scenic Nowhere, Cave In, Clutch, Elder, Faith In Jane, Famyne, Longheads, Nine Moons, Tau & The Drones Of Praise, The Swell Fellas, Top Ten 2022

For me personally, 2022 was a year where I could finally enjoy live music again. In addition to the constraints

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Liquid Earth 'Teufelskreis'
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Review: Liquid Earth ‘Teufelskreis’

16th December 20226th February 2023 Rob Walsh Electric Fire Records, Liquid Earth, Psych

I’m still not sure how I feel about buildings made from used shipping containers. Sure, it’s great to recycle pre-existing

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Dead Meadow 'Force Form Free'
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Review: Dead Meadow ‘Force Form Free’

5th December 202212th January 2023 Rob Walsh Blues Funeral Recordings, Dead Meadow, Psych

Force Form Free is a rather strange title for an album by long-time psych-merchants Dead Meadow. I can’t decide whether

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Longheads 'Mars Doesn’t Feel Like Home Anymore' EP
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Review: Longheads ‘Mars Doesn’t Feel Like Home Anymore’ EP

15th November 202221st December 2022 Rob Walsh Longheads, Longreel Records, Psych

Originating in Norfolk before setting up shop in South London, Longheads are a four-piece with a markedly ambitious and multi-layered

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Monster Magnet 'Test Patterns Vol. 1'
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Review: Monster Magnet ‘Test Patterns: Vol. 1’

10th November 202215th December 2022 Rob Walsh God Unknown Records, Monster Magnet, Psych, Space Rock

‘Bought another copy of Zoso… seeds were busting up the spine… I think I wet my pants doing whip-its… not

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Tau & The Drones Of Praise 'Misneach'
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Review: Tau & The Drones Of Praise ‘Misneach’

31st October 202212th December 2022 Rob Walsh Folk, Glitterbeat Records, Tau & The Drones Of Praise

‘I am tree… you who would pass me by… and you would raise your hand against me…. remember that I

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Brant Bjork 'Bougainvillea Suite'
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Review: Brant Bjork ‘Bougainvillea Suite’

27th October 202223rd February 2024 Rob Walsh Brant Bjork, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner Rock

While Josh Homme might embody the power and swagger of the desert rock scene, his former bandmate Brant Bjork unquestionably

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