Shaven Primates Shares "Chasing The Dragon" EP: A Raw Exploration of Desire's Dark Corners Something wonderfully ironic about the fact that Shaven Primates, a band from Oxford, makes some of the most evolved dark wave art rock in the UK. Their most recent EP, "Chasing the Dragon," is not just an improvement; it is a conscious step back into darker soundscapes, and it works perfectly. Following their...

Let’s be clear about Social Gravy’s re-released single, “Fools”: this is not a song that uses metaphor as a shield. From its first snarling chords, this track, a furious time capsule from 2016 unearthed by Brad Kohn and Vee Bordukov, feels less like a composition and more like a brick heaved through a stained-glass window. It’s a raw-throated accusation, a two-by-four of a protest...