Featuring a good friend of mine, Derek Ljongquist, this review is on the sophomore Big Troubles album, Romantic Comedy. It’s out now on Slumberland Records and sounds like a well-produced and feel-good piece of throwback jangle pop. Stream or download the audio review below. What do you think of
“Into Oblivion” “As Dawn Breaks” Sweden’s Entrench is plays a raw, aggressive, unadulterated breed of thrash metal that was lost in translation as the genre evolved over the decades. This band’s take on thrash really is pure. They combine it with nothing at all–not even modern production
C3 by 3:33 From the looks of 3:33’s album artwork, you’d think this project was some sort of rising black metal band. Well, if the previous sentence didn’t already make it obvious, that’s not the case. Still, the music 3:33 creates is undeniably
OK, time for something old and eerie: “Voodoo.” It’s a song from one of Soundway Records‘ latest 10″ records. The release is an EP of four instrumental tracks from Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra, which were put out in the 1950s. These tracks all have fantastic backing beats and
Above is some Polish death metal with a blackened edge from the band Azarath. Blasphemers’ Maledictions is the band’s fifth full-length. I’ve mentioned before that it’s difficult for me to find modern death metal that I enjoy. Of course, there are numerous groups in the underground that
On the Future Islands’ new album, they continue breeding the simple, bare, and dramatic style of synth pop that caught ears in 2010 on the group’s last album, In Evening Air. WATCH THE REVIEW
On his latest solo effort, legendary producer 9th Wonder invites some of his favorite MCs to spit over his beats and celebrate his relevancy as a fixture in hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
On his first official full-length album on Roc Nation, rapper and producer J. Cole takes the talents he’s been perfecting on past mixtapes and goes big time with them. WATCH THE REVIEW
BADBADNOTGOOD is a Canadian jazz trio, and the outfit’s latest self-release is a series of instrumental reinventions of classic hip hop beats. WATCH THE REVIEW
On the Hunter, Mastodon’s sludgy take on progressive metal is sounding more accessible than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW
