Anubi - Perdition Is My Queen EP (2011)

42 Records/24

8.9

/Art-rock, Alternative pop/rock, Psychedelic, Indie pop/

Comment: It is quite difficult to generalize this 4-pieced issue - it chimes as rock`n`roll as The Fall and The Brian Jonestown Massacre used to have done. During most of its course it showcases quite straightforward sonic spine with some exceptional dashes of psychedelia and galvanically artistic minutiae (using violins and organs for it) dipping out its power from the extremities of the pop scene and melting it into an "understandable" form of art.

WINSTONMCNAMARA - Amore E Iodio (2011)

42 Records/24

8.7

/Alternative pop/rock, Dance rock, Electronic, Psychedelic pop, I-pop/

Comment: Inspite of the Irish/Celtic-entitled project name you can figure out only Italian-sung songs from there. If to crack a joke about this 10-pieced album, however, it can be considered like a set of the alternative version of Eros Ramazzotti`s music produced by the members of Sonic Youth. Yet, beside those shrill guitar somersaults the concept is made up with orchestrated snippets, dance-appealed interludes and synthetically embellished undercurrents. Altogether, it is a sophisticated pop album indeed.

Barbagallo - Quarter Century (2010)

42 Records/24

9.5

/Experimental indie, Downbeat, Art-pop, Dream folk, Alternative pop, Indie folk, Folk indie, Baroque pop, Chamber folk, Avant-garde, Psychedelic, Psych-rock, Avant-rock/