On their full-length debut, the UK’s Alt-J bursts out of the gate with a group of songs that are equal parts creative, eccentric, and playful. Art pop for those with sunny dispositions. WATCH THE REVIEW
Cloud Nothings drops a new video for “Fall In,” which has some amazing–and slightly hilarious–50s chic. As the video description says, it’s Busby Berkeley-inspired, and I couldn’t agree more. Check out review for Cloud Nothings’ latest album right here.
Step aside, Peccatum–you’re not the only husband-wife duo that can make incredibly dense, heavy and challenging music. Trent Reznor and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, follow up their self-titled debut with yet another four minutes of haunting electronica that has more in common with Portishead than it does with
Daylight Dies is yet another amazing metal band from North Carolina releasing an album today. This single is off of their fourth LP, A Frail Becoming, which combines the brutality of older Opeth with the somber nature of doom outfits like My Dying Bride or Novembre. It’s hard to
While their sophomore effort, Yeah Right, might have been pushed back to January of next year, Bleeding Rainbow (formerly Reading Rainbow) have a new song for the blogosphere in the form of “Drift Away.” Very much in the band’s upbeat noise pop style, it offers a few curveballs to
Tim Hecker-esque layers of noise subtly underscore mesmerizing acoustic guitar arpeggios on Villages’ song “Before Failures.” While I really enjoy drone music, more often that not, I feel an unnerving sense of dread whenever I listen to the genre. The repetitive patterns that make the genre often feel like ill
Absolutely gargantuan is the best term to describe NO’s sound on “What’s Your Name,” the A-side to their latest single. Almost every element of the song, from the drums to the guitars, feel burly and monolithic, culminating to form a song that the listener physically (as well as
Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Girls Names are an ambitious indie pop band currently signed to Slumberland Records. While many of the bands signed to the venerable label are known for a dreamy brand of indie pop (e.g. Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, etc.), Girls Names distinguish themselves on their
Canadian post-rock titans return with their first full-length album in ten years, ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND!. Stream the entire thing via the widget above. Look for this LP on October 16th on Constellation.
On its sixth studio album, Muse stretches themselves across more genres than ever, bringing pop and even the sounds of dubstep into the fold with their usual symphonic rock tendencies. WATCH THE REVIEW
