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XIU XIU – Alwaysreviewed by Chris Martin
UNSANE – Wreckreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
Unsane are the ultimate survivors of the New York City music scene that lived fast and died young. Their loud, noisy squalls were indicative of [...]
COMMAND V – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
Music is a fickle beast. One decade you’re an innovator, and the next you sound dated. This is precisely the problem Command V faces. The [...]
CEREMONY – Zooreviewed by Vanessa Bennett
Taking indie garage compositions, punk’s harmonies — or lack thereof — and fusing them with odd forms psychedelic rock comes Ceremony’s new album Zoo. It’s [...]
OF MONTREAL – Paralytic Stalksreviewed by Patrick Hosken
No one makes the descent into madness and confusion sound as fun as Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal’s spry bandleader and primary creative force. “All I [...]
USELESS ID – Symptomsreviewed by Matt Edmund
Israeli melodic punk rockers Useless ID have found a new home for their latest album Symptoms, now a part of the Fat Wreck Chords roster. [...]
THE MARS VOLTA – Noctourniquetreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
I’m always open and diplomatic to anything I review (no matter what my preconceptions may be), but it’s fair to say I easily fall for [...]
SOFT SWELLS – S/Treviewed by Josh Diamond
Soft Swells have crafted a debut LP that is enjoyable from start to finish, channeling many of the current trends in indie rock into a [...]
BAND OF SKULLS – Sweet Sourreviewed by Patrick Hosken
Okay, before we do anything, let’s get the Jack White comparisons out of the way. Sure, Southampton’s Band of Skulls might, at first listen, sound [...]
WE ARE THE OCEAN – Go Now and Livereviewed by Garrett Lyons
London-based rockers We Are The Ocean has somehow managed the impossible: they have completely encapsulated the sound of every modern rock trend all in the [...]
FRANCIS HARRIS – Lelandreviewed by Patrick Hosken
Written as an elegy for his late father, Francis Harris’s Leland has all the groove you’d expect from a dance record with the intimacy of something [...]
TS & THE PAST HAUNTS – Gone & Gonerreviewed by Patrick Hosken
Spearheading TS & The Past Haunts is former Piebald leader Travis Shettel, who teamed up with married bass-and-drums duo Ben and Heather Heywood for Gone [...]
MUSEUM MOUTH – Sexy But Not Happyreviewed by Peter Cauvel
Museum Mouth’s sophomore album, Sexy But Not Happy, is a burst of youthful energy. Imagine Wavves without the drugs or Times New Viking without the [...]
EARTH – Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light IIreviewed by Paul J. Comeau
On Earth’s previous album, Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I, the band embarked on a bit of a new sonic direction. The heaviness of [...]
THE MOMMYHEADS – Delicate Frictionreviewed by Vanessa Bennett
The Mommyheads Delicate Friction is a turn toward more progressive and experimental material. The pop anthems of former years have been replaced by jazz and [...]
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