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Melodies for the Contemporary Mind EP • Closing Eyes Rating: 8
Atlantic Auto • Children And Corpse Playing In The Streets Rating: 4 . 2

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OSLO PSYCH FEST – RITUAL 2015 announcement
OPF is back for another year; this time the festival will take place between the 8th and 10th of October at Revolver and Vulkan. Here is their announcment: “After a fantastic Oslo Psych Fest 2014, and swearing to never do it again due to sheer exhaustion the boys are back and ready to announce the […] …
2015: Another bitter year
It’s been a long break here at Bad Sounds. Why? Well, we just haven’t given a fuck. Also we’re not doing many new reviews these days, cuz we heard a rumour that music is over. The internet is broken and all bands have disbanded because all songs have been written…there is no originality left. Ok, […] …
BAD SOUNDS GUIDE TO KOLMANSKOP, NAMIBIA
Having driven for hours upon hours on roads swept with sand, dusty settlements, wild horses and the occasional living being, we arrived at the ghost town of Kolmanskop near Luderitz, Namibia. The sand has reclaimed its place and thrown little caution to the buildings in its way. Bad Sounds Editor Ben Sand spent an hour […] …
Bad Sounds Editors’ picks 2014
Bad Sounds has been quiet as of late, but we’re still listening to music, although it might not be such a focus on music from 2014. Here are the three editors list of good (and bad) for the year. Ann: I hardly sought out new music this year. Truth be told, I was more into […] …
A Satanic 7-Step Plan
“Å fy faen her var det dritt”, was my first thought November 1st as I looked out the airplane window to get the first glimpse of Norway after having stayed on the west coast (California) for just shy of 2 weeks. The colors were not …there. It was rainy, the fog was heavy and thick, […] …
STEAL YR FACE: Jon Eivind Eriksen of HARABALL
Haraball released their second LP (Half Tux) on Fysisk Format this year to critical acclaim and have become a much needed breath of fresh air in the Norwegian music scene. Bad Sounds sat down with singer and lyricist Jon Eivind Eriksen for a chat about Haraball, punk rock, The Fall, Norwegian music, and life on […] …

Editors' Picks →

Rating: 3 . 2 Lazaretto • Jack White
Rating: 9 Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1: Nommos / Visiting • Craig Leon
Rating: 8 . 8 Morgan Delt • Morgan Delt
Rating: 9 Hikikomori • HITS
Rating: 8 . 2 July • Marissa Nadler
Rating: 8 I’m so happy I can die • NO BALLS
Rating: 3 . 5 Sunbather • Deafheaven
Rating: 2 . 7 Doom Abuse • The Faint
Rating: 8 . 9 New Gods • Withered Hand
Rating: 6 . 2 Up The Dosage • Nashville Pussy
Rating: 10 Sleepify • Vulfpeck
Rating: 9 ST • Pierre & Bastien
Rating: 8 . 7 Loud City Song • Julia Holter
Rating: 8 Ready! Get! Go! • Dot Wiggin Band
Rating: 2 . 2 What the.. • Black Flag

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Having driven for hours upon hours on roads swept with sand, dusty settlements, wild horses and the occasional living being, we arrived at the ghost town of Kolmanskop …

AN INFERNO IN INDIA

Procrastination has to be one of the merits of vacations, that deep seated knowledge that it truly can wait until tomorrow (or 2 months in …

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2015: Another bitter year

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It’s been a long break here at Bad Sounds. Why? Well, we just haven’t given a fuck. Also we’re not doing many new reviews these days, cuz we heard a …