• 2012

    Though Mature Themes does contain some of my favorite Ariel Pink songs, it’s hardly a solid listen. Between “Nostradamus & Me” and “Driftwood,” there are just too many underwhelming and forgettable potholes on this LP. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • On their debut LP, Niki & the Dove draw up some really catchy synth pop tunes, but fail to draw up their own take on the style. However, it still ends up being a reasonably enjoyable record based solely on the merits of their production and hooks. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    I’m tired of talking about R. Stevie Moore cuz I can’t find any. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    LONELY HOUSE by mark przybylowski Mark Przybylowski is a Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist with musical cruses on ambient music, folk, and jazz. All these styles come together on the simple, quaint, and very delicate instrumental compositions that appear on his new Lonely House Cassette. The seven tracks here are extremely touching, managing

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    Death Crust Satanique / Full-length by Saccage A throat-slitting blend of crust punk, d-beat, thrash crossover, death metal, and even black metal on this new Saccage album, Death Crust Satanique. The Quebec band has an energy that isn’t too unlike that of the last Toxic Holocaust album. Actually, I’d

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    Stream: Ginnels- Crowns Stream an entire album of fun, light-hearted, and endearing jangle pop rock from Ireland’s Ginnels. It all comes from the band’s latest album, Crowns, which is twenty freakin’ tracks long; however, the band defends their decision with a lot of variety among the tracks. There

  • 2012

    A wonderfully smooth and soulful new single from UK pop singer Jessie Ware. She’s got a debut album on the way titled Devotion, and it’ll be out on the 20th of this month. Hear another track from the forthcoming LP here.

  • 2012

    Dead World Anthology by Crown the Liar <a href=”http://crowntheliar.bandcamp.com/album/dead-world-anthology”>Dead World Anthology by Crown the Liar</a> Stream the latest release from Atlanta extreme music outfit Crown the Liar via the widget above. The list of genres influencing this handful

  • Remember that track I posted almost a week ago about the newest track dropped by the recently reformed Conor Oberst-fronted Desaparecidos? Yeah, the “Marikkopa” single, that’s the one. Well, here is the b-side streaming above, “Backsell.” It’s a heavy, hard-hitting jab at the music industry, featuring what seem

  • 2012

    Eora by castratii Some dark, twisted synth pop music coming from an up-and-coming duo known only as Castaratii. They’ve got a new LP on the way titled Eora, and the single is streaming above. The rest of the release should be available on August 21st via Bandcamp. Some snippets