8/10

There’s a particular kind of record that kicks the door in, plugs straight into the amp, and dares you to stand in front of it. And 'Other Side of Noise' is exactly that kind of statement from Tijuana Bullfight.

Built from the ground up over years of lived experience, the album feels like something forged in rehearsal rooms thick with sweat and stubbornness. Here, the LA outfit have come back to remind you why raw guitars and shouted refrains still matter.

Lead focus track 'Other Than Me… Too' sets the tone with razor-wire riffs and a rhythm section that barrels forward without hesitation. The chorus lands hard and sticks, delivering the kind of power you can imagine ricocheting off venue walls on a packed summer night. It’s cathartic, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore.

Elsewhere, the album leans into restless tension. Highlight 'Forward Things Don’t Look So Great' spirals with a sense of dislocation, pairing thick, distorted guitars with lyrics that wrestle openly with alienation.

But what makes 'Other Side of Noise' most compelling is its refusal to chase polish over pulse. The production keeps the volume high and the emotion even higher. The guitars feel tactile, almost physical; the drums punch rather than glide, and every track sounds like it was built to be played live.

And that’s the heart of it. In a landscape saturated with algorithm-friendly gloss, Tijuana Bullfight choose to lean into discomfort, volume, and the kind of unshakeable honesty that can’t be faked.