Fight Amp’s “Manners & Praise” 3.5/5 Young Widows if kept Breather Resist moniker – Jesus Lizard + Shellac #howfire: 3 #nwms

Iron Age’s “The Sleeping Eye” 3.5/5 “Dress as your favorite centurion” themed thrash party that degenerates to fantasy drinking games #nwms

Kylesa’s “Static Tensions” 3/5 Nate Newton fronts Baroness playing Old Man Gloom covers. Crusty sludge rock #nwms

Pissed Jeans’ “Hope for Man” 4/5 Disgorging noise punk, dirtiest stripper bar band in PA, vocals akin to David Yow #nwms

Rollins Band’s “End of Silence” 4.5/5 Being punched in the head while staring at Henry’s four black bars bc he has you in a head lock #nwms

M83 “Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts” 3.5/5 A synth heavy spacewalk that soars more often than bores. Mars rover as drum machine #nwms

Om “Pilgrimage” 3/5 Transcendental stoner metal, meditation on unison of the Godhead & the tonic via bass, drum & droning vocal #nwms

Electric Wizard “Dopethrone” 4/5 Fantastic voyage on a magic carpet to the gates of Hell only to discover the Devil is high as a kite #nwms

Harvey Milk “My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be” 4/5 Pre-emo sad bastard at the bottom of a glass #nwms