Stream: Chomp- “Fresh Wounds” Cloud Nothings members Joe Boyer and Jayson Gerycz have a new side project in the works called Chomp, and are set to release their debut full length Buddha Jabba Momma next month. They dropped a single called “Throw Out Your Wish List” last month, and now
Stream: Cat Power- Sun It appears that the moody indie folk songstress Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, has seen the light of day. Her new album Sun is a glimmering, effervescent, and thoroughly enjoyable album with an inspired sound that breaches aesthetic boundaries Marshall had never even dared to approach
California death metal outfit the Faceless move in a slightly softer direction on their their album, including plenty of melodic guitar passages and cleanly sung vocals. WATCH THE REVIEW
Converge drops a new track and video for the album they’re about to release on October 9th, All We Love We Leave Behind. Am I wrong in saying the band is taking a surprisingly melodic and post-hardcore-esque approach this time around? Yeah, it’s still fast and overpowering, but
On Matthew Dear’s fifth full-length album, the singer-producer improves his grooves and lyrics while making his definitive, dark-as-hell sound a bit more colorful than usual. WATCH THE REVIEW
Bloc Party returns after a self-imposed hiatus with a true blue rock album. WATCH THE REVIEW
“Only In My Dreams” is one of those rare moments in the Ariel Pink discography where his melodic pop genius completely transcends any sense of irony or humor in the music or lyrics. It’s simply a really great song, with an unrelentingly catchy hook, hummable backing harmonies, and a
Deconstructionist by Giles Corey If you ask me, Giles Corey/Have A Nice Life mastermind Dan Barrett is one of the most talented and enigmatic songwriters out there right now. I was blown away by his last full length, 2011’s Giles Corey, so of course I was going to
Columbia’s Ondatrópica is nothing short of a musical supergroup, featuring both seasoned vets and young up-and-comers in Columbian music. The whole project has been spearheaded by musician Mario Galeano and producer Will ‘Quantic’ Holland, and the group’s self-titled LP is out now viar Soundway Records. Anyway, how to
The Kaleidoscope by Lemolo Some chilly, emotive, soft piano tunes from Lemolo on this new album, the Kaleidoscope. There are some pretty moving points on this LP–especially the patient opener, “Knives.” Things do pick up with tracks like “Move Me,” which features a pretty tight rhythm, but there’s
