art punk
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Not only is Wide Awake! better performed and written than any Parquet Courts album thus far, but on it the band consistently manages to make interesting artistic statements on some very difficult topics.
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Iceage dials down the abrasiveness and theatricality on the still pretty solid Beyondless.
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Loaded with poetic post-punk dirges, Protomartyr’s Relatives in Descent is the Detroit band’s most dynamic and well-written release yet.
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Guerilla Toss continues in the direction of catchy and jerky dance-punk with “The String Game,” the lead single from their new album GT ULTRA. This’ll be the band’s second full-length release on DFA Records, with a June 23 street date. The track’s quasi-lyric video is pretty cool,
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The UK’s Sleaford Mods return with a slightly tweaked version of their idiosyncratic style on English Tapas.
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An awesomely gritty piece of jangle pop from Atlanta’s Warehouse. It’s the title track of their sophomore album Super Low, out September 30 via Bayonet.
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Protomartyr delivers perhaps the most powerful track of this current Adult Swim Singles Program series so far.
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The Zach Hill and Andy Morin passion project returns for another album.
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Deerhoof delivers yet another collection of fun and eclectic songs.
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In this classic review, I dive into Patti Smith’s amazing debut album: Horses.
