Cut Copy’s latest album is sweet, danceable, and good-natured. There’s no denying that. But the personality on this album–or lack of it, really–is what prevents this album from sticking with me. The vocal melodies and lyrics are pretty underwhelming, and the grooves don’t hit as
As y’all may know, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart are dropping a new album this March via Slumberland. I posted the first single from it a little while back, and now we’re revisiting it for an audio track review. Review: The Pains of Being Pure at
Scope the babe with the cool shades and the pet snake. she looks like someone I can relate to, or at least get some pet care advice from. This retro, bike-riding beauty isn’t the subject at hand here, though. This is just the cover for the new Natural Child
New video for the Yuck Track, “Holing Out.” Be careful, though, because it’s definitely NSFW–unless your place of employment allows nude women and blood splatter. If you’ll allow me to use a “baby” metaphor, this definitely sounds like Yo La Tengo and Dinosaur Jr. had one. There’
For me, layering metal music with bowed strings has worked more in theory than in practice. However, this track from the new Grayceon album, “Shellmounds,” deserves some praise. The whimsical opening isn’t just a teaser. It builds evenly, bringing in some jacked up riffs @ 1:49. I think the
I’ve been getting a lot of messages and comments directing my attention toward Bibio’s fifth studio album, Mind Bokeh. We’re looking at a March 29 release for this one via Warp Records. “Excuses” is the first track to drop from the LP thus far, and I’m
It’s a new video from Canada’s very own Rural Alberta Advantage. I did a track review for this song a little while back, too. They’ve got a new album dropping via Saddle Creek this March. Admittedly, I don’t have much to say about this video other
Earth’s first installment of Angels of Darkness, Demons of light is a hefty dose of the same medicine they’ve been feeding us since Hex in ’05. When it comes to concocting musical sedatives, Earth’s receptive is still pretty potent; however, I’m having trouble calling this LP
Dumbo Gets Mad’s debut album is a pretty hefty piece of psychedelic rock and pop. Rarely does anything about this LP come off as “normal.” We’re basically talking about an album full of odd synths, chipmunked vocals, bubble samples, and lyrics about prawns. So it’s hard to
Critical favorites Das Racist are almost as prolific as the syllables that spill out to form their tongue-in-cheek raps. Exhibit A: “Swate,” their latest joint, featuring guest rapper Lakutis. This is a fun slice of trip-hoppy exotica, complete with Bollywoodish samples on the chorus and in-the-club beats anchoring the verses,
