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The National – Trouble Will Find Me

The National comes through with yet another syrupy, impenetrable ode to life’s most blasé moments.

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Watch Savages’ KEXP Performance

A session performance from UK post-punk outfit Savages, which comes courtesy of KEXP. The band performs a number of cuts from their new, debut full-length, Silence Yourself. Catch a review for the album below:

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The Needle Drop: 05-08-13

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Savages – Silence Yourself

Savages’ full-length debut may just be a group of tracks, but they’re an incredibly performed, produced, and written group of tracks that bring the energy of old school post-punk and gothic rock alive again.

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The Needle Drop: 05-01-13

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Savages – Silence Yourself

Stream: Savages – Silence Yourself

Raw, dark, and visceral, the new Savages record is up and streaming on the band’s website for all to hear. Away! Away with you! Click that sweet link!

The UK post-punk outfit’s full-length debut will be dropping on Matador Records on the 7th of May. Pre-order here.

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Lower – “Another Life”

Danish post-punk band Lower has dropped a new track in promotion of some North American tour dates that they have pasted onto the cover art for this song. Observe:

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“Another Life” features some intensely busy drums, noisy guitars, and some really bitter vocals. The end result is enough to have me psyched for the band’s debut full-length. Stream the band’s Walk On Heads EP via the widget below:

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Birth of Flower – “They”

Connecticut rock trio Birth of Flower drops a new track from their forthcoming EP, and the song shows and impressive change of pace in their style. Over the handful of years the band has been active, they’ve essentially evolved from a speedy, Minutemen-influenced post-punk band to something that feels much more influenced by drone and psychedelic rock. The band’s punk energy is still there in the playing and sound on “They,” but the track feels something much more adventurous and experimental is guiding things through its 7-minute run time. Give a listen, enjoy!

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Savages – “Shut Up” (LOVED)

Savages drop some visuals and a new track from their forthcoming debut album, Silence Yourself. The message behind that title comes through via some spoken word right at the start of this track, which, when the instrumentation kicks in, turns into a fast and driving piece of post-punk with reverbed guitars and crashing drums. The band’s lead singer even finds herself pulling off some dance moves eerily similar to that of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis.

Look for Silence Yourself, on May 7th via Matador Records, and enjoy!

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Makthaverskan – II

Swedish punks Makthaverskan go a wee bit jangle pop on this sophomore album of theirs, and the results are pretty catchy.

 

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