Bamboo by A Beacon School A sweet-on-the-ears indie pop tune from A Beacon School, which is one of the groups that managed a feature on the Nutmeg State of Mind comp that I recently posted. On “Bamboo,” the vocals whisper, the drums dance, and there’s an awesomely weepy guitar
On Villagers’ latest album, the charismatic Conor J. Obrien leads the project into slightly more adventurous territory, incorporating electronics and ambitious arrangements in numerous tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW
Electronic music producer Nosaj Thing is dropping a new full-length album next week via Innovative Leisure titled Home. “Safe” is one of the tracks from it, and it’s a beautifully crafted piece of nocturnal bliss. The warm and synthetic tones, subtle percussion, and spacey vocal cuts all compliment each
Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius by Abyssal Death metal outfit Abyssal drops its second full-length LP, and it’s an extremely atmospheric take on one of music’s most extreme genres. To most people out there, death metal sounds like pure noise; however, I wouldn’t be surprised if
Bonjour Machines EP by Bonjour Machines Indie rockers Bonjour Machines bring together elements of indie, emo, and post-hardcore in the same way contemporaries like Cloud Nothings would. Stream their new, self-titled EP via the widget above.
Stream: KEN mode – “Counter Culture Complex” Winnipeg’s metal/hardcore/noise outfit KEN mode have just recently wrapped up the recording of their fifth LP, Entrench, which is set to be released on March 19th. Produced by underground champion Matt Bayles, (Mastodon, Isis, Botch) the band finds themselves sounding more
Legendary black metal-turned-crust punk stalwarts Darkthrone are about to release their, count it, 15th studio album in their lengthy career. Yet somehow, they’ve managed yet again to come up with new ideas while still refusing to stray from their classic heavy metal influences–particularly Venom and Mercyful Fate. Add
Suffocation is gearing up for the release of their seventh LP, Pinnacle of Bedlam, and have been beginning to leak out new material to slake the thirst of their devoted, death metal masses. Prepare yourselves for a no-frills, balls-heavy lesson in how death metal simply needs to be executed in
This time around, the singer-songwriter duo known as Foxygen writes an album with much more focus and cohesion than 2011’s Take the Kids off Broadway. 21st Century Ambassadors is simply one neatly crafted retro pop jam after another. WATCH THE REVIEW
Deltron 3030 is back with Dan the Automator, Kid Koala, and Del that Funkee Homosapien! The famed hip hop trio’s next album will be titled Event II, and it’s sure to be endlessly compared to the group’s classic, self-titled debut. Also, we may be looking at a
