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Picture Credit:  Rihards Lībietis   Rihards Lībietis - Caurvīt Paralēles / Transcending Parallels Release Date: September 29, 2021 Length: 03:22 Genre: Post Rock Origin: Riga , Latvia Earlier this year,  Rihards Lībietis from Latvian capital Riga has released his latest so far album " Willful Blindness " on which he was supported by a dozen of instrumentalists - The Rihards Lībietis Orchestra. Only half a year later,  Rihards Lībietis  is back with another solo album (and a few guest musicians). "Līnijas un Miniatūras" (Latvian: "Lines and Miniatures") was released on October 26 via Persian Records. Here, we are taking a closer look on the ex ante single 'Caurvīt Paralēles' (Latvian: 'Transcending Parallels'), the album's second track. This instrumental tells of inner growth, of the transcendental experience of leaving one's usual path, and of making the next big step. Fans of plumber brothers Mario  and Luigi  would probably depict...

Picture Credit:  Christian Plumhoff Nørby   The Machine Knows - Burn the Witch Release Date: September 17, 2021 Length: 04:15 Genre: Hard Rock Origin:  Århus , Denmark Abusive relationships are a very common thing, unfortunately they are. More than once a day, somebody might stop and wonder how their friend got into such a situation. More than once a day, somebody might stop and wonder how they got into such a situation themselves. And a major reason is that abusive partners do not show their real face in the beginning but turn from a great partner to a monster over time. Once the disguise has fallen, the person suffering from this abusive relationship needs to find their way out. And this is exactly what Danish band The Machine Knows deal with in their latest single 'Burn the Witch'. Music-wise,the trio from Århus provides us with massive and crunchy guitar sound, heavy rhythms, a warm and sonorous bass, and thrilling vocals. The backing vocals especially make this ...

Picture Credit: Patrick James Dean   Gristmill - Heavy Everything Release Date: July 16, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 48:36 Genre: Stoner Rock / Stoner Metal Origin: Neptune City , NJ , USA Neptune City, New Jersey is the birthplace of Jack Nicholson  and Jennifer Tisdale . More important, the small town in Monmouth County is home to Gristmill, a band that creates a remorselessly heavy sound. It is therefore no understatement that Gristmill have named their debut album "Heavy Everything". So if you love your Rock heavy, your Metal heavy, if you love to smoke heavily and to party heavily, I heavily recommend you to turn up the volume now. Heavy Everything by Gristmill Gristmill play the sound that makes you cross your arms and heavily nod your head while putting on a serious look to express your joy. Headbanging or stomping your feet is optional. Indeed, this is Hardcore-driven heavyweight-Stoner Rock and Metal for fans of bands such as 16 . Sedate riffs pl...

Picture Credit: I am the Unicorn Head   I am the Unicorn Head - Omnipresent Release Date: September 29, 2021 Length: 02:34 Genre: Indie Rock / Jangle Pop Origin: Saint Austell , England If you have not heard of the 20,000-residents Cornish town of Saint Austell, here is a reason why it is worth knowing of that place. It is home to new Indie band I am the Unicorn Head. The band with the great name makes cool music for weird people; or weird music for cool people - it works both ways. After I am the Unicorn Head released their debut single ' Eating cornbread in quarantine ', their sophomore release 'Omnipresent' is here to enchant our synapses. Driving Indie Rock joins a dizzy dance with joyful psychedelia and sympathetic insanity, and the outcome is the realization that we are omnipresent. Yes, really! Dive into a colourful kaleidoscope of images you will never forget and you will never be able to describe. This is gorgeous. Music from every post will stay in the  Mango...

Picture Credit: Justin Hulsey   Justin Hulsey - A Play at Voices Release Date: October 29, 2021 Label: Jazzmouth Music Format: Digital Length: 36:11 Genre: Alternative Rock / Indie Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA "A Play at Voices" is the latest album by LA's Justin Hulsey . The nine tracks are full of passion, reflection, soothing energies, and warmth. It is indeed an album for the dreamers, for the hopeful, and for the lovers. Also, "A Play at Voices" is an album for lovers of short stories or volumes containing several short narratives. Nine songs tell nine little tales, each of them defined by emotional states such as new-found freedom, hope, decampment, and wanderlust. With his heart-warming and soothing vocals, Justin Hulsey  tells these tales. All instruments on "A Play at Voices" were recorded by Justin Hulsey  and Justin Glasco . The result is a sonic reverie that combines the bittersweet melancholia of post-90s Alternative Rock with the ...

  Mäkkelä - Dog & Typewriter Release Date: September 24, 2021 Label: 9pm Records / Broken Silence Format: CD / Digital Length: 42:10 Genre:  Folk Noir Origin:  Fürth ,  Germany Middle Franconia's darkest musical story-teller, Mäkkelä, is back with his new album "Dog & Typewriter". The twelve-track album was between lockdowns, in a time when travelling Mäkkelä was not allowed to fulfill his regular pensum of annual live shows. And yet, it is not a typical COVID album. Instead, Mäkkelä goes on with his routine, telling beautiful, sad, melancholic, and atmospheric stories about meeting people, exploring the world, being on the road, taking five and reflecting about life, and about life itself. Unlike latest release " Trad and Anger ", "Dog & Typewriter" is available for streaming on Bandcamp and Spotify, but of course having this CD in your car stereo is always the better choice, isn't it? Dog & Typewriter by Mäkkelä Eleven original t...

Picture Credit: UVRay   Movment - Propaganda Release Date: September 24, 2021 Label: Distort the Scene Format: CD / Digital Length: 09:22 Genre: Post Punk / Electropunk Origin: Mullingar , Ireland Martin  (vocals, drums) and Kevin Kelly  (guitars, bass, keyboards) from Mullingar are Movment. The two original members of Irish Alternative Rock band Raw Novembre let us dive deep into the darkest spheres of the matrix. Their latest two-track single 'Propaganda' is a tasty appetizer for their upcoming sophomore album "Transformation" to be released on December 02 on Distort the Scene. On the first track, Movment provide a dystopian and dark Post Punk sound driven by vibrant synthie sounds. 'Propaganda' is a take on the current state of truth and falsehood. Between real and fake facts, investigation and false information, Movment declare war on propaganda and its destructive potential. As an extra tidbit, the single comes with an alternative version of this stunni...

Picture Credit: Riccardo Moccia   Riccardo Moccia - Freewill Release Date: September 10, 2021 Length: 03:23 Genre: Progressive Death Metal / Djent Origin: Rome , Italy Earlier this year, Riccardo Moccia 's debut album "Concertless" was reviewed on MangoWave. Click here to read the article . A bit more than half a year after the release of his first album, Rome's Riccardo Moccia  has announced the sophomore full-length release "Sensed" to be out soon. It will be a concept album about the evolution of our universe with reference to the ancient texts telling us about the Being of Light. As a first appetizer to this new work, Riccardo Moccia  has recently published the album's first ex ante single 'Feewill': The song is opened by a merciless Djent riff with a gorgeously shifted rhythm. With the brachial growls entering the musical stage, 'Freewilll' becomes even more brutal while a Central Asian psychedelic harmony supports the massive sound...

Picture Credit: Melanie Be   Teen Mortgage - Smoked Release Date: October 22, 2021 Label: King Pizza Records Format: Cassette / Digital Length: 15:26 Genre: Stoner Punk / Post Punk Origin: Washington, D.C. , USA Two-and-a-half years ago, D.C.-based duo Teen Mortgage crashed into the realms of Punk, Post Punk, Stoner, and Garage when they released their first EP "Life / Death" . With the bouyancy of a jackhammer and the elegance of a wrecking ball, Ed  and James  are back and present their sophomore release "Smoked" via King Pizza Records - a record label with a name so great, it makes me hungry. Thus, here we are with five new tracks hot as the desert sun and snottier than thou. SMOKED by TEEN MORTGAGE "Smoked" is opened by the energetic moshpit destroyer 'Shangri-La' that directly leads into the dynamic title track. In the first half especially, Teen Mortgage play fast, merciless, and hrilling UK-style Punk and Post Punk with a rad Garage sound. ...

Picture Credit: Claudio Bergamin   Poor Little Things - Deal Breaker Release Date: September 30, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 32:27 Genre: Heavy Rock / Glam Rock Origin: Brisbane ,  Australia "Deal Breaker" is the second full-length by Australian Retro Rock duo Poor Little Things. Band members Tina and  Dave  invite us on a sonic time travel to the Golden Era of Hard and Heavy Rock. The album transfers us to a time when there were no mobile phones, no social media shit storms, and no autotune vocals. Instead, "Deal Breaker" tastes like petrol-driven cars, telephone booths, cold beer, and sweet freedom. Retro fans, turn up the volume! If you loved "Stranger Things" for its soundtrack, Poor Little Things' sophomore album will please you, too. The recipe for these ten songs is simple but successful. Dynamic Hard Rock riffs roll forward like the wheels of a pickup truck on the highway, glammy motifs provide extra catchiness, and Tina Ja...

Picture Credit: Hybrid Kid   Hybrid Kid - Dabble Release Date: September 17, 2021 Length: 03:08 Genre:  G arage Rock Origin:  Brighton ,  England Three months after the 'Fallout' , Danny , Tim , and Fabio  from Brighton are back with single number six. Hybrid Kid's new track 'Dabble' is the sound that will turn your quarantine station into a wild party. Dabble by Hybrid Kid 'Dabble' is a body-moving Garage Rock anthem with a thirsty Punk attitude. The dynamic track is defined by chequered rhythms and fuzzy sounds. The two most outstanding features are the warm bass line that transfers the energetic movement to the next level, and the stunning bridge that leads from a Punk Rock theme over to an anthemic Twee chorus. Music from every post will stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist  for 14 days. This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Hybrid Kid Online: Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud Spotify Looking fo...

  Every Monday, I present a collection of 12 tracks that I find worth listening to. If the songs are available on Spotify, they will also be added to the  MangoRotation playlist  (MR) for 14 days. Yet, there will be no extra playlist. Freedumb - Brown Eye Vision   ( MR ) Hardcore Punk - Viken, Norway The Freedumb Curse - Reversed by Freedumb Neon Burton - Trans Siberian Express   ( MR ) Stoner Metal / Psychedelic Rock - Cologne, Germany Mighty Mondeo (2021) by NEON BURTON PAK40 - Hollow Man   ( MR ) Sludge / Noise - York, England Bunker by PAK40 Hungry Ghost - Kill yr Idylls   ( MR ) Psychedelic Punk - Portland, OR, USA Let The Healing Begin by Hungry Ghost Hungry Ghost - Hopeless   ( MR ) Indie Pop / Emo Punk - Belfast, Northern Ireland Hopeless by Hungry Ghost Crooked Bangs - Baudelaire   ( MR ) Punk Rock - Austin, TX, USA II by Crooked Bangs Arctic Flowers - Glass on Ice   ( MR ) Post Punk - Portland, OR, USA Straight To The Hunter by...