Category Archives: Record Review

Releases that get the scrutiny of The Post-Punk Monk.

The Ocean Blue Add Warmth To ‘Frigid Winter Days’ in 2026

Posted on January 20, 2026 by postpunkmonk

I was perusing the schedule of a local performing arts center where I saw that there would be a rare Rock concert there right up my alley. I’m excited to see a concert in Asheville where I wouldn’t have to … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Go Wrong With DLX Remaster Of “Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong” By Woo

Posted on January 16, 2026 by postpunkmonk

Leave it to Independent Project Records to reissue a title I had never heard of but now can’t imagine living without. Usually this means a Southern California Post-Punk band that never pinged my radar over the years getting their due, … Continue reading →

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Buzzkill Certainly Don’t Live Up To Their Name With Electric “Wasteland” Album

Posted on January 15, 2026 by postpunkmonk

By the mid-80s I had turned into a Francophile due to the sad quality of the British music reaching my ears. I was terminally bored with House music and that’s all anyone and their pet ferrets were extruding in England’s … Continue reading →

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Claudia Brücken + Zeus B. Held Team Up…Finally, To Map “4 Ways To The Blitz”

Posted on January 14, 2026 by postpunkmonk

I was attending a fitness class with my wife last Saturday when the email arrived from Bandcamp and the Claudia Brücken xPropaganda account; stopping me in my tracks. A new single with Zeus B. Held and Claudia had just dropped … Continue reading →

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Don Was + The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Begin US Tour Today!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by postpunkmonk

Yow! I had to admit that I was aware of Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble; the new combo put together by Don Was featuring Jazz players from his hometown of Detroit. Full disclosure: I am a Was (Not Was) … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Mr. Linton: Fluid Japan And Jan Linton Team Once More For Cover Of “Forbidden Colours”

Posted on December 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Jan Linton + Fluid Japan: Forbidden Colours – HK/US – DL [2025] Last winter we enjoyed the crystalline beauty of Fluid Japan’s cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” where Fluid Japan, working with a piano recording by Reiko … Continue reading →

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Bob Gaulke Still Maxing Out His Credit Cards – With Shriekback’s Help This Time On A Trio Of Releases [pt. 3]

Posted on December 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Bob Gaulke: When Are These Not Difficult Times? – US – CD-R [2025] Bob Gaulke released a third disc concurrently with “(S)words” and “(detail)” last summer on June 6th. Like “(S)words,” it featured Hans [The Dutch] … Continue reading →

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