noise rock
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After a few singles on Slumberland Records, San Francisco trio Terry Malds is dropping a full-length album on the label. It should be out in February of 2012. The fuzzy, simple, and reverbed characteristics that were present on previous material are on this new track, but the total package is
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Henge Beat by Total Control A track from post-punk outfit Total Control. I’m a little late on the uptake of the group’s latest album, Henge Beat, but it sounds like it’ll be a pretty nice listen since I dug that Iceage album that came out earlier this
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The Spits’ latest self-titled release continues to slowly develop the band’s distorted, grimy take on the art of punk rock. WATCH THE REIVEW
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The Men’s latest album, Leave Home, has some pretty abrasive, heavy, and eye-widening production on it. This straight-to-tape recording features some great guitar distortion: and the total package is so thick and saturated, it makes this album an extremely heavy and overbearing experience. Another breath of fresh air here
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Stylistically, I think Tripper is an exciting return to Hella’s old, stripped down form. Some fans may see it as a bit of a regression, but that’s only half of the truth. The duo throws in some overdubbed guitars and bass, and manages to utilize some of the
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Tripper by Hella Back to duo status, California’s Hella recently dropped its fifth album, Tripper. The band has allowed fans to stream the album on Bandcamp, which is a nice trend I’m seeing with all new Zach Hill-releated projects. Of course, I hope this give people an incentive
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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
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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
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With its debut full-length about a year in the past, California’s Weekend is gearing up to release a sophomore album this September via Slumberland records. If you can recall my review of Weekend’s debut, Sports, the production was pretty hazy and the guitars were really aggressive. The album
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MP3 Lenses Alien, the new album from New Jersey’s Cymbals Eat Guitars, arrives on August 30th on Barsuk Records. Soon after, the band will kick off a lengthy tour across the United States. We’ve already heard one track from the album, a staggeringly ambitious opening track called “Rifle
