Luis R. Conriquez - Muchacho Alegre Review

 Luis R. Conriquez released "Cheerful Young Man" on July 10th and if you didnt know you liked Mexican music now you know. Hailing from Caborca and quitting his gas station job in 2018, his collaboration with La Adictiva and Peso Pluma got him a shot at the big game. This album cements that shot in my opinion. So many awesome sounds on this album. Guitars, trumpets, charchetas and mad features with Netón Vega, Peso Pluma, Óscar Maydon, Joel de la P, Tito Double P, Grupo Frontera, Fuerza Regida and Puerto Rican urban star Anuel AA. Jam packed with cultural richness and the sound he specializes in corridos bélicos which utilizes narcocorrido lyrical elements, earing him his nickname "El Rey de Corridos Bélicos". 

"Al Chile Pega" is the song I think should represent the album as a whole. The lyrics are very poignant and the wind instruments blend perfectly with the vocal echo effect and percussive stringed accompaniment. "Que Gacho” feat. Netón Vega is basically a whole new sound and departure from most of his music. Guitars blending with vocal harmony set to a story of heartbreak that ends the relationship and sees the person begin a new life with sex. Good stuff. 

So many fantastic tracks and features here, there's never a dull moment. I've included the lyric video of my favorite track, maybe eventually you can find a place to buy it. If it pops up I may drop it down here somewhere. Adios. 

Pixel Grip - Percepticide: The Death Of Reality Review

 

If you've never heard any EDM in your life, maybe get out of the basement, and start here. What you hear in this album is not typical EDM, but a subgenere colloquially referred to as "queer-core" most notably derived from that of DIY punk rock music. This particular iteration of awesome is characterized by a moog, a set of drums, and a vocalist. When "Heavy Handed" came out in '19 there was no indication of the raw power that was to come by '25 in this outing. Taboo lyrical content and party anthem rhythm enough to get paraplegics on the dance floor, "Percepticide" is just what the music scene needed the last couple of years. So much sexual content a sailor might blush in "stamina" as you can watch above, to the heartbreak of "split" and the tracks "noise" & "gonna be faster" almost accomplishing dream pop. This album is eclectic and holds a sound for almost everyone. Some people may find what Pixel Grip does a little over the top and offensive, and to those folks I'd recommend a nice sit down in a quiet room where they aren't affected by anything from this era of civilization.  Good luck trying to buy this. I think there's one copy on discogs for about 200 bucks. Maybe a second pressing is coming soon. Until then there's the KEPX show and previous albums on their website for sale. 

Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out: review

 

If you've never heard the riot grrrl music this is a good modern place to start. Fans of Le Tigre, Huggy Bear, Bikini Kill, and The Runaways are probably already familiar with this 2025 release. Carrying the torch for riot grrrl sound into the next stage of music, Lambrini Girls are definitely up to the task. A few sub-genres exist in this album, of which include post-punk. Phoebe Lunny and Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez definitely hit a home run with this LP, and the proceedings singles. Bad Apple opens the record with a very punk filled sound and message that leads all the way through the album. Big Dick Energy being another Riot sound, formulated in the original fashion of the subgenre. No Homo lends to a social connectivity lacking in most modern countries, it seems. Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels and You're Not From Around Here both have a noise rock tint to them with very punk lyricism. One can definitely hear the social commentary in this record and thankfully the message is not lost to boring instrumentation. Not to point out things people may not want pointed out, but, it is easy to tell both current members are neurodivergent. If you sample this sound, it may be rewarding to go backwards in their catalog until the next release.