It took a while for Africa Hitech’s debut LP to grow on me. When the album originally came out in May, I took some favorites from it, but dismissed the rest as being too hectic to be really enjoyable. However, I found myself just itching to listen to this
MP3 Baltimore-based Wham City! affiliates Future Islands can be a kind of polarizing band. When I saw them live opening for Titus Andronicus and Okkervil River back in June, I was expecting something very much unlike what I heard. Listening to them in that setting, I was simultaneously put off
Now here is some revivalism that I can get behind. Nick Waterhouse is a San Francisco-based singer and electric guitar player with an obvious affinity for classic 1950s R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. His ability to recreate this kind of music in the 21st century musical climate comes
Earlier in the month, California math rock group Hella announced that they would be returning with a new album. On their last LP, 2007’s There’s No 666 In Outer Space, the group boasted five members in their lineup. For the new album, entitled Tripper, they’re back to
MP3 For me, the word “Hull” conjures up images of Herman Melville’s 1956 epic film Moby Dick, and the wayward ship, the Pequod. This imagery rings true when listening to the Brooklyn heavy quintet Hull. The band is coming off of their 2009 debut, Sole Lord with a vengeance
Featuring members of xbxrx, SWAPS, Hawnay Troof, and the Raincoats–it’s the dude currently drumming for them–Kit is a Los Angeles outfit that keeps a torch lit for the sunny, abrasive post-punk that dominated the blogosphere a few years ago when bands like No Age and Abe Vigoda
Goodbye Vibrations by Bill Baird Back in July, I posted the first track singer-songwriter bill Baird dropped from his upcoming album, Goodbye Vibrations. Well, the LP is finally out, and available for streaming above. Unlike the heavily arranged psych pop pieces Bill has released under his Sunset pseudonym, the tracks
Untitled (FALSE) by FALSE American metal outfit FALSE has dropped its debut album on Gilead Media this month. The album contains two ambitious black metal opuses that are both loaded with sinister melodies and some great, airy synthesizers, too. The production is pretty decent, and the vocals are fierce; but
Untitled (FALSE) by FALSE American metal outfit FALSE has dropped its debut album on Gilead Media this month. The album contains two ambitious black metal opuses that are both loaded with sinister melodies and some great, airy synthesizers, too. The production is pretty decent, and the vocals are fierce; but
Singer-songwriter Devonté Hynes drops and picks up musical projects like bad habits. His latest is Blood Orange, which has a new record out on Domino Recs titled Coastal Grooves. I’ve received a lotta requests to touch down on this one, and I could see why. Some of the grooves
