garage

  • 2012

    I think there’s more than one Ty Segall walking the planet right now or something, because the California garage rocker is about to drop his third–yes, third–project this year. His previous two releases were great, rowdy rock records, and it’ll be exciting to see if he

  • 2012

    Stream: Fergus & Geronimo- Funky Was the State of Affairs On it’s sophomore effort, Funky Was the State of Affairs, Fergus & Geronimo seem to pull out all the stops with a series of abrupt tracks, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and some weird spots of spoken word. I didn’t think

  • 2012

    First Torche and now Black Lips? What’s up with all these insane, sport-themed music videos? Eh, at least this one’s got a bit of a historical background to it. A bit. This track comes from Black Lips’ last album, which is pretty great, Arabia Mountain. Find it on

  • 2012

    The Babies has a new single out, teasing toward the release of their next album on Woodsist records, Our House On The Hill. Despite some pretty solid singles, I thought the Woods- and Vivian Girls-releated band’s debut LP was a bit inconsistent with its songs being fronted by two

  • With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    Stream / Download: The Intelligence- “Techno Tuesday” San Franciscan group the Intelligence play garage rock, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t know how to tone things down. With its first half driven largely by a lightly strummed acoustic guitar, “Techno Tuesday,” the second track to drop from the

  • catchy

    A catchy, fun, and lo-fi garage pop gem from the new YRRS 7″, which is set for release via Keep It Yours on June 25th. The video itself is a smattering of clips from the Larry Clark film Another day in paradise. Ooo, James Woods!

  • Vermont’s King Tuff releases a foot-stomping and hand-clapping new single with a bassline that should get the young kids shaking their hips. I thought the previous track to drop from this forthcoming, self-titled album was fun, but this put a smile on my face on first listen. It’s

  • 7

    Mean Screamin’ 7" by Teen Demon Clean Dreamin’ 7" by Teen Demon It’s only April and Brooklyn’s Teen Demon has had an extremely prolific 2012. Since January, the duo has already dropped four EPs, each of them tweaking the project’s sound just a bit. These

  • dark

    Totally (EP) by The Bats Pajamas From Toronto hails The Bats Pajamas, a punk-indebted garage rock band that recently dropped an EP titled Totally. The EP follows the group’s full-length debut that was released in 2010, which, according to their Bandcamp, was recorded by Steve Albini. Throughout the release’