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Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011

Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011

Our definitive list returns! Featuring chart-topping albums, some returning veterans, and a few surprise upstarts. Join us as we count down the best albums of the year.

Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Separate, Sonic Youth’s Future Uncertain

Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Separate, Sonic Youth’s Future Uncertain

Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth have separated after a 27-year marriage. The couple have played in Sonic Youth since 1981, and were [...]

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS – Mirror Traffic
reviewed by Dan Chapman

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS – Mirror Traffic

There isn’t the smallest hint of pretension in Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ new album. From Malkmus’s quirky lyrics to the laid-back instrumentation, there’s a [...]

Smells Like Teen Spirit, Sounds Like Hell

Smells Like Teen Spirit, Sounds Like Hell

Exclaim reports (via P4k) that on October 1st at the Toronto Underground Cinema,  a group of musicians will take turns covering Nirvana’s biggest hit “Smells Like [...]

Photo Gallery: FYF Fest, Los Angeles 9/3/11
photos by Chad Elder

Photo Gallery: FYF Fest, Los Angeles 9/3/11

Verbicide’s Chad Elder was on hand to snap some incredible pics of the performers and the rowdy crowd.

FUCKED UP – David Comes to Life
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

FUCKED UP – David Comes to Life

If I were to play a word association game with you and I started with “hardcore,” you probably wouldn’t answer back with “rock opera.” Well, [...]

Photo Gallery: Thurston Moore and Kurt Vile at the Troubadour, Los Angeles 7/28/11
photos by Chad Elder

Photo Gallery: Thurston Moore and Kurt Vile at the Troubadour, Los Angeles 7/28/11

Beautiful photos of Thurston Moore and Kurt Vile in LA.

THURSTON MOORE – Demolished Thoughts
reviewed by Vanessa Bennett

THURSTON MOORE – Demolished Thoughts

This album is not what one would expect from the vocalist/guitarist of Sonic Youth. For Demolished Thoughts, Thurston Moore has left behind the heavily reverberating [...]

THE REATARDS – Teenage Hate/Fuck Elvis
reviewed by Thomas Pizzola

THE REATARDS – Teenage Hate/Fuck Elvis

For those who really want to know what Jay Reatard was like as a youngster, this deluxe reissue of his early album Teenage Hate — [...]

Thurston Moore – Circulation

Thurston Moore – Circulation

Demolished Thoughts, the new solo album from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, was released on May 24th via Matador Records. Download the lead single “Circulation” below. Click [...]

COLD CAVE – Cherish the Light Years
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

COLD CAVE – Cherish the Light Years

Cold Cave’s sophomore album Cherish the Light Years marks a completely new sound for the band. Gone are the soft vocals of Caralee McElroy and [...]

Chan Marshall of Cat Power to Appear on Eddie Vedder Solo Album

Chan Marshall of Cat Power to Appear on Eddie Vedder Solo Album

On May 31st, Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder will release a solo album entitled Ukulele Songs, consisting entirely of solotracks performed by Vedder on the ukulele.

Thurston Moore to Release New Solo Album Produced by Beck

Thurston Moore to Release New Solo Album Produced by Beck

On May 24th, Matador Records will release Demolished Thoughts, the new full-length album by Sonic Youth‘s Thurston Moore, produced by Beck. Matador states that the [...]

KURT VILE – Smoke Ring For My Halo
reviewed by Peter Cauvel

KURT VILE – Smoke Ring For My Halo

Kurt Vile will suck you into his hazy folk. After releasing three albums between 2008 and 2009, critics branded Vile as a sort of neo-classic [...]

ESBEN AND THE WITCH – Violet Cries
reviewed by Ryan Moore

ESBEN AND THE WITCH – Violet Cries

After a handful of minor releases and a tour history that would lead you to believe they’ve been around for years, the 2008-formed Esben and [...]