Empty by Orphan Donor Recording for Allentown grindcore quartet Orphan Donor’s new EP Empty apparently took place over the course of three years – starting in January 2011, in a barn, and ending in November 2013, in a basement. Clocking in at a seemingly meager 15 minutes, Empty might just
Stream: MUTOID MAN – Helium Head Massachusetts metalcore titans Stephen Brodsky (of Cave In) and Ben Koller (of Converge) have teamed up under the name MUTOID MAN and have just dropped their debut project Helium Head. The people at Earsplit PR describes the sound of this expectedly whirlwind release as “classic
Last month, Swedish metal outfit In Solitude put out its third studio album Sister, its most adventurous effort thus far. Case in point: The LP’s third track, “A Buried Sun;” a seven-minute-long piece of that exhibits band’s classic metal throwback sound, but with a welcome infusion of goth
Next year, Seattle rock trio Helms Alee will put out their third studio album Sleepwalking Sailors. Above, check out the LP’s simultaneously sludgy and sticky lead single “Tumescence.” Seriously, the band’s balance of trudging, Verellen-yelled verses and James and Margullis’ lovely choruses is staggering, but also catchy-as-hell. Happy
With an elegant piano intro, and adorned with bells and chimes, “With Me,” the new cut from Cashmere Cat’s forthcoming EP Wedding Bells, is the producer’s most gorgeous offering yet. But Cashmere Cat also comes forward with some sparkling electro textures and a few deft drops that make
The new Moonface record not only features a simple display of Spencer Krug’s vocals against his incredibly refined piano playing, but it’s also the Canadian singer-songwriter’s most personal record yet.
Electronic music producer Evian Christ takes to bangers like a duck to water on this new beat of his, “Salt Carousel,” which is set for release on his Waterfall EP. Look for that early next year. Check out a review for his Kings and Them compilation below:
Swedish rock outfit MANKIND has a few songs floating up on SoundCloud at the moment, and they’re absolutely over-the-top, ballsy, and in-your-goddamned-face! UGH! GOD! BELHDLHDLGHG! There are some loud, abrasive elements to this band’s music that reminds me quite of bit of progressive punk bands like Refused, but
“Black Captain” is arguably the best song on Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s (aka Will Oldham) quietly great 2011 LP, Wolfroy Goes to Town, and now he has performed a live version with some new lyrics in its final third dedicated to Peter Wilcox, the captain of the Greenpeace ship that
On first listen, Jess Williamson’s new song “Blood Song” is nothing overly special. Adequately plucked, gritty electric guitars; a pretty, worn husk of a voice; and a slightly muddy recording. But listening deeper reveals a pretty great little song: Williamson sings with a certain assuredness, in a voice that
