garage rock
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Drenge’s sophomore album has a few highlights, but the rest of the record jumps from one underground rock style to another, making it feel like a musical identity crisis.
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Melbourne singer-songwriter Cortney Barnett’s debut LP works on simple garage rock grooves and a relatable charm.
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Athens indie vets of Montreal return with their usual blend of verbose, difficult lyricism, and colorful psychedelic pop rock.
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Australian psych rock outfit Pond drops their sweetest set of songs yet, charged with dancable drum beats and sugary synths.
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https://soundcloud.com/krillband/torturer/ Melding elements of punk rock, loads of both metal and garage rock influences and a dash of poppy, melodic lyrics and undertones, Krill’s “Torturer” from the forthcoming album A Distant Fist Unclenching is rousing and bludgeoning, yet focused in its wild need to be
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Fusing surf rock, horror punk, and lo-fi garage, the new Wytches album is an electrifying experience.
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If one thing can be said about Bim Thomas, a.k.a. Obnox, it’s that he’s come far–really far. Having gone from the ‘blues-grunge recorded on a four-track in his basement’ sound of debut album I’m Bleeding Now to the decidedly more proficient Louder Space, Obnox
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I'm In Your Mind Fuzz by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Australia really seems to be producing some of the world’s top modern psychedelic rock bands these days, and in the spotlight this week is I’m In Your Mind Fuzz by King Gizzard & the
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https://soundcloud.com/wearebigups/not-today The lovable noise rockers over at Big Ups are teaming up with fellow Brooklynites Washer for a split 7″, due out November 18 via Exploding in Sound. Last week we shared the first track from Big Ups’ side, “Rash,” and now you can hear their
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https://soundcloud.com/parquet-courts/fell-into-the-wrong-crowd Can’t say I was expecting this: an 11-minute collaborative live recording from PC Worship and the New York post-punks over at Parquet Courts. Isn’t it “Parkay Quarts” now? Who knows? I certainly don’t know if the song at all works, especially with
