Quick and cursory reviews and mentions of some recently released albums and songs I wanted to talk about before the weekend was out. Have a nice day! Enjoy! WATCH THE REVIEW
With some classic heavy metal riffage, Darkthrone comes out with their most old school album yet, which I’m sure will be a thrill to some metal fans–even if the cartoony vocals seem to poke fun at heavy metal stereotypes a bit. WATCH THE REVIEW
Once again, the Portland outfit STRFKR drops a collection of tracks that sound like they’re the demos for what could be a pretty good synth pop album. However, that’s not the case; these flat, nondescript indie dance tunes are the album. WATCH THE REVIEW
On their latest release, Grave Babies take a gothic and lo-fi approach to the worlds of shoegaze and post-punk. WATCH THE REVIEW
On this debut Atoms For Peace LP, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke uses this new band of his to continue honing the electronic style he’s been toying with since 2006’s The Eraser. Stylistically, it’s almost a sequel to Radiohead’s The King of Limbs, and this just happens
Iceage’s sophomore full-length brings the same downtrodden, depressive ferocity that the band’s last album did, but with a bit more length and diversity. While it’s not exactly progressive, it’s still a blast–just like the debut LP. WATCH THE REVIEW
I won’t say Push The Sky Away is Nick Cave’s darkest album yet, but it’s easily one of his most depressing–so much so that Cave himself seems too shaken to engage his listeners with the same emotional potency he usually does. WATCH THE REVIEW
Australian death metal outfit Portal has a sound that impenetrably thick and noisy, and they use it to bombard listeners with an ever-changing series of riffs and dismal melodies. However, when it comes to the composition of these riffs and melodies, the album is pretty run-of-the-mill by death metal standards
With monstrous hits of bass, detailed trap-style hi-hats, and an infectiously unique synth riff, if Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” isn’t a perfect banger, it’s pretty damn close. WATCH THE REVIEW
