(In the following piece, NCS writer Gonzo reviews five recent albums he caught up to in June.)

It’s been way too fucking long since I’ve been able to crank one of these out.

Without going into too much detail, life has most decisively gotten in the way of me being able to post much. It’s been long enough, and I’ve done a great job of giving myself a pretty serious case of FOMO since the last time I posted a column that wasn’t a gigantic write-up of a festival. I live for that shit, but it’s also an exhausting endeavor.

Besides, there’s simply been too many good releases in the past few months for them not to be mentioned within these pages. Here’s five of them you should check out. Continue reading »