experimental rock
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Shiny Eyed Babies by Bent Knee Grand, serene, and progressive, I’m loving this track from the forthcoming Bent Knee record, Shiny Eyed Babies. Not only are some of the instrumental passages in the 6-minute monster, “Being Human,” pretty creative, but some of the band’s instrumental builds are unbelievably
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Idre by Idre Try out this new, two-song album from Oklahoma rock outfit Idre. Yeah, the first song is 26 minutes, but it’s an entertaining combo of various rock styles: gothic, experimental, post. There’s even a bit of doom mixed in there for good measure. Vocalist Ryan Davis
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Idre by Idre Try out this new, two-song album from Oklahoma rock outfit Idre. Yeah, the first song is 26 minutes, but it’s an entertaining combo of various rock styles: gothic, experimental, post. There’s even a bit of doom mixed in there for good measure. Vocalist Ryan Davis
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Montreal’s Ought displays a pretty wide set of influences on this debut record of theirs, including experimental folk rock to tracks that blend sounds of Midwest emo with the dismal emotions of bands like Slint.
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John Frusciante comes through with another demo-quality dud with Enclosure.
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Moloch by Merkabah Noise, progressive rock, and jazz come together on this new Merkabah album, Moloch. I’m just starting to listen to this thing, and am pretty stunned by how tight, twisted, and volatile these songs are. There’s some serious excitement in these tracks. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!
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While Angel Guts: Red Classroom might be Xiu Xiu’s most freakish record, I can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed by some of the purely freakish tracks here.
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Mogwai’s latest album sees the famed (mostly) instrumental rock band incorporating a lot more synths and electronics with some mixed results.
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Stream: Murmur – “Bull of Crete” Chicago’s Murmur is making some of the strangest, most exciting metal music today. The quartet is set drop its self-titled sophomore album next week, and above, you can stream its nine-minute-long second track, “Bull of Crete.” The playing on this multi-phased piece is freaking
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Some abrasive, strange sounds coming from the band Guerilla Toss on the track “Pink Elephant,” which is a cut from the band’s latest full-length on NNA Tapes. The title of this album: Gay Disco. Hah! It’s pretty clear that these guys don’t take themselves too seriously, but
