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On its third full-length, New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus goes a bit simpler, but still maintains the life-affirming energy that made past releases so good. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With Honor Found In Decay, Neurosis releases one of its most straightforward albums yet, forgoing some of the more ambitious instrumentation that’s made it onto past albums in favor of a sound that blends the heavy sounds of sludge with a bit of folk simplicity. WATCH THE REVIEW
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TIMETIMETIME&TIME by YYU A perplexing combination of jittery electronics and looped samples of what sounds like someone singing and playing acoustic guitar on this new YYU album, TIMETIMETIME&TIME. It’s like a strange combination of juke, footwork, and abstract plunderphonics. A lot of the tracks on
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Chronopoly by Town Portal Some mathematical and progressive instrumental metal from the band Town Portal on its latest full-length effort, Chronopoly. This album serves up one groove-heavy piece of music after another, and the recording is actually pretty heavy as well. This LP is available on opaque vinyl via Bandcamp.
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The hard, fast, abrasive, and heavy Code Orange Kids have a debut album out coming out via Deathwish Inc. on November 20th, but you can stream the entire album in full via the widget above. With plenty of massive riffs, blast beats, and a bit of guitar heroism, this band’
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Once again, despite a trademark sound the band has lovingly crafted over the course of five albums, Black Moth Super Rainbow still shows a lack of effort in the song development department. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The Soft Moon’s latest album is certainly a feat when considering the album’s texture-rich sound and gothic mood. However, where the band’s style succeeds, songwriting falls short. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Bad Plus’ latest record, the band continues to focus more on original material than their career-defining covers, and the band manages to create some pretty fantastic, modern jazz tracks in the process–not to mention incorporate synths and drum machines into many of these tunes, too. WATCH THE
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Ex-Makeout Videotape frontman Mac DeMarco drops his second full-length album this year, which features a much more free-spirited personality than his solo debut earlier this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Jazz experimentalist Matana Roberts drops a 10-minute solo sax piece that’s as moving as it is winding. Despite a lack of boundaries due to a lack of other instruments on the track, Roberts stays incredibly sharp and focused in her playing; not letting a single moment here pass by
