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Juggernaught – Bring the Meat Back (review)

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JUGGERNAUGHT best described themselves when they said that they were “a band of hairy, whiskey guzzlin’, guitar slingin’ men who play hairy, whiskey guzzlin’, guitar slingin’ music”. Their latest, and rawly titled, Bring the Meat Back, is full of the attitude we came to expect after listening to the wonderful spit that was 2009’s Act of Goat. The opener, ‘Bad Idea’, expresses how universal music genres have become. This South African band could easily command a stage in a Lousiana swamp with Hell’s Angel bikers, wasted locals, mosquitos and alligators … Continue reading →

Gerald Clark – Black Water (review)

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GERALD CLARK’s Black Water album is as country and western as it gets, not only because of the genre (there’s a healthy dose of blues too) but because of the imagery and emotions it invokes. It’s easy to imagine a tough, life-bitten cowboy travelling dusty roads with windswept, tumbleweed for company. In between, he may experience strangers and love but, after he’s swallowed some mean whiskey, he holsters his guitar to continue his lonely path to nowhere. It may not be as hard-edged but at times these emotions compare to … Continue reading →

Tailor’s Indie Rock Excites

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TAILOR is the most invigorating indie rock i’ve heard from South Africa in 2012. I’ll undoubtedly review Dark Horse, her debut album, in the near future but, like a Mother Teresa with sweets, i wanted to share something with you now: You can also download ‘Lucky Lucy’ from Soundcloud and hear more at Reverbnation. [subscribe2]