• 2012

    Did you dig on that Guardian Alien snippet yesterday? I hope so, cuz if you did, then this new Starring track should fit into your musical diet pretty easily. Starring is an experimental rock band that fearlessly pairs elements of psychedelia, jazz fusion, and prog together into a surprisingly well-executed

  • 2012

    mickey’s dead by elvis depressedly South Carolinian Matt Cothran, a.k.a. Coma Cinema, a.k.a. Elvis Depressedly, has a new set of tracks out proving his worth as a sad, sad songsmith. He’s diversifying the sounds he works with as well, making use of more synths,

  • Death Grips drops some new visuals for the track “Double Helix.” Like most music videos from these guys, the concept is simple, the budget it low, but it still manages to achieve a weird originality. Rapping into the camera built into the back of a car that’s supposed to

  • 2012

    Faustian Echoes by Agalloch When I first heard Portland metal outfit Agalloch was going to be dropping a new EP, I didn’t think for a second the release would basically be a single, 21-minute track. The band certainly lives up to the grandiose assumptions that comes with a track

  • 2012

    Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released a collaboration EP titled Shame, this is the title track off the collection. Everything about this recording makes it sound like the two were having a good time. Over a soul-sampling beat, Gibbs tells a story of infidelity and sleepin’ around.

  • 2012

    Teengirl Fantasy has put out new track “Motif”, while still sounding like themselves, they’ve also gone a bit more shoegazey on this track. Initially it sounds very non-beat driven, but a steady dance rhythm comes in at around the one minute mark and gives the song some direction. Its

  • In a year when newcomers like Ty Segall and The Men are making cutting, aggressive garage rock records, it can be easy to forget about the band who led that revivalist charge in the first place. As if acutely aware of the current garage rock trends, the legendary Jon Spencer

  • Though not his boldest or most memorable statement yet, hip hop eccentric Open Mike Eagle certainly delivers something glitchy, colorful, and consistent on 4NML HSPTL. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • With new sound thanks to some modern production and a new lineup, the Smashing Pumpkins sound exactly the way they should in 2012. WATCH THE REVIEW