“Brains” by Lower Dens
On the heels of one very well-received album (2010′s Twin-Hand Movement) and one killer 7″ for Sub Pop (2011′s “Deer Knives”/”Tangiers”), Baltimore’s Lower Dens return with a new full length and a...
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The Rockometer: Onwards to the Wall by A Place to Bury Strangers
A Place to Bury Strangers Onwards to the Wall Dead Oceans Ideally, an EP, that release bigger than single, but not quite an album, can serve a variety of useful purposes. For example, some bands may...
View ArticleMoving Pictures: “You Wish You Were Red” by Trailer Trash Tracys
Although Ester, the debut album from the London dream-pop act, Trailer Trash Tracys, can be uneven in spots, it’s willingness to move beyond imitation and idolatry and tweak the standards set by 4AD...
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The Rockometer: Nootropics by Lower Dens
Lower Dens Nootropics Ribbon Music Have you heard this one? Two librarians, two IT workers, and a very serious German dude walk into a bar and tell the bartender, “Hi, we’re the band.” The bartender...
View ArticleFriday Jam Round Up Featuring Metz, Weekend, and Ladyhawk
Rare is the noise-punk band who can make old noise sound new again. Recent Sub Pop signings, Metz, may be one such, rare band. “Wet Blanket,” does the trick by marrying the fuzz and scuzz of Northwest...
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Play Me: “she found now” by my bloody valentine
After twenty-two years, three excruciating hours where servers heaved and crumpled under the crush of an excited fanbase, and perhaps, even some intervention by President Obama, Kevin Shields and My...
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Play Me: “in another way/nothing is” by my bloody valentine
Something strange and something wonderful happens on the second half of My Bloody Valentine’s eternally delayed new album, m b v, and we’re not talking about the fact this thing actually exists. This...
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The Rockometer: m b v by My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine m b v I heard the jokes, too. On Saturday, February 2nd, the night Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine finally got around to releasing their forever delayed...
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Top Jam: “Kidult” by His Electro Blue Voice
What’s a music tech company to do once they launch their music service? Create a recommendation engine, of course. Being able to recommend an artist or track based on a user’s existing playback data...
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Play Me: “It’s Alright” by Weekend
“It’s Alright” may not be the most impressive song in the discography of Brooklyn via San Francisco, post-punk band, Weekend, but it is another perfect example of what this trio does best: Tone and...
View ArticleFriday Jam Pack feat. Destruction Unit, Running, Black Hearted Brother, Zola...
Destruction Unit mean it this time. After an uneven debut EP, these Arizona shredders are living up to their name. “Bumpy Road,” is but one sample of the type of mad brutal, psychedelic garage rock to...
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The Rockometer: Jinx by Weekend
Weekend Jinx Slumberland Records All this beauty, and to what end? Jinx, the sophomore album by the NYC via San Francisco band Weekend, is one of the most complete recreations of...
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The Rockometer: Guilty of Everything by Nothing
Nothing Guilty of Everything Relapse Nothing are not your average, new shoegaze band. For one, the label of home of this Philadelphia outfit, Relapse records, is a metal label. In other words,...
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A Jam Packed Thursday with Nothing, Cult of Youth, Mr Gnome, Twerps, and...
When the book is closed on 2014, or a month from now when music pubs start pushing their end of the year round-ups, a surprising release will likely top my list — Nothing’s Guilty of Everything....
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Play Me: “Straight” by A Place to Bury Strangers
After exploding onto the scene in 2007 with one of the loudest and most jarring live shows in the game, the industrial-strength, New York noise band, A Place to Bury Strangers have often struggled to...
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A Jam Packed Thursday with White Lung, Nothing, and Steve Gunn
Photo: Rick Rodney Now, this is what I call a ripper. White Lung’s “Kiss Me When I Bleed” is all punky and grungy, Five Hour Energy stacked with Five Hour Energy, shredding on top of shredding,...
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