• denmark

    Someone brought this noisy piece of magic to my attention yesterday, which seems to be pretty overlooked. I missed it myself on its January release this year on Dais Recs. The band is Iceage, and they’re a Danish trio, embracing the sounds of post-punk, new wave, and noise all

  • beat

    Disputed Truth by Castle Castle is the solo effort of rapper Chris Um’Rani–or maybe it’s “Frank,” because he does refer to himself with that name quite a bit in this music. And allegedly, this is supposed to be his last release for a while. According to his

  • On Elmatic, Detroit’s Elzhi rewrite’s Nas’ seminal Illmatic to fit his personal story. Thanks to his flow, lyricism, and some production help from the Will Sessions band, the project goes off without a hitch. I’m sure it’ll be debated whether or not this album is better

  • New video from Beat Connection, which is off the 2010 album Surf Noir. The LP is getting a reissue on Moshi Moshi this year.

  • Effigies and Epitaphs by Petrychor The American black metal band Petrychor dropped its debut album, Effigies And Epitaphs, on Khrysanthoney this month, and it’s got some some of the strongest guitar playing I’ve heard on an album of this style this year. Well, that is if I can

  • ambient

    MP3 New song from the California drone outfit Barn Owl. They’ve got a new EP, Shadowland, dropping via Thrill Jockey on June 21st. On the EP’s title track, which the band says was created without looping, layers upon layers of guitar phrases patiently build to a light and

  • al lover

    Cali’s Al Lover takes on a track from the latest Oh Sees album, Castlemania. For as long as I’ve known about the guy, he’s loved taking fuzzed-out garage rock and throwing a healthy dose of hip hop behind it. He’s still singing the same song, but

  • al lover

    Cali’s Al Lover takes on a track from the latest Oh Sees album, Castlemania. For as long as I’ve known about the guy, he’s loved taking fuzzed-out garage rock and throwing a healthy dose of hip hop behind it. He’s still singing the same song, but

  • New video for the Ganglians track “Jungle,” which will be on the band’s forthcoming album. The title is Still Living, and the release date is August 23rd via Lefse. It’s OK to feel creeped out by the video. I am, too.

  • New video for the Ganglians track “Jungle,” which will be on the band’s forthcoming album. The title is Still Living, and the release date is August 23rd via Lefse. It’s OK to feel creeped out by the video. I am, too.