experimental rock
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Here’s the second single from Mark Kozelek’s upcoming collaborative album with Ben Boye and Jim White, which will apparently contain the Koz’s sixth and seventh discs of 2017. Lyrically, “The Black Butterfly” is a step up from the previously released “House Cat,” with Mark spending the first
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Primus harkens back to their Frizzle Fry days with the toned-down yet musically inventive title track from their upcoming album, The Desaturating Seven. Above you can see the colorful lyric video for an otherwise dark tale of greedy, menacing oligarchs. The album will be released September 29 via ATO.
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Thanks to Thin Black Duke‘s lavish orchestration and tour-de-force vocal performances from frontman Eugene Robinson, eminent underground rock outfit Oxbow has delivered a comeback album that leaves me lost for words for all the right reasons.
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Deerhoof makes its mark on the Adult Swim Singles Program with “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You.” Probably one of the wordier titles in the series, and it features a gritty opening verse from “My Vag” rapper Awkwafina, who fits the band’s angular riffing remarkably well. The track
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Xiu Xiu returns after a seriously prolific streak with a new collection of original material via Polyvinyl Records.
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When Mark Kozelek arrives, baby, he arrives.
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Tom Waits’ seminal 1985 album Rain Dogs still stands as one of the most significant moments in his discography.
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With Remain in Light, the Talking Heads released one of the funkiest and most essential albums of the ’80s.
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Danish experimental rock supergroup Marching Church follows up last year’s This World Is Not Enough with a collection of post-punky jams that seem to have a bit more thought put into them, and just as much passion.
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One of sludge metal’s most legendary bands drops another solid release.