Beirut has a new single out! Those who love hearing the sounds of Eastern European music filtered through an American lens can rejoice! But honestly, Zach Condon’s Beirut has put together two pretty solid full-length records, and this single has mouths–or ears, maybe–watering for a third. “East
New York’s Krallice, unarguably, are one of the current strain of American bands that are helping to keep black metal relevant in the West. I liked the band’s self-titled debut just fine, but I was expecting brighter days ahead for the group. With album after album, despite this
On Ulver’s latest album, the band brings on Guapo’s and Mothlite’s Daniel O’Sullivan as a collaborator. He certainly helps Kristoffer Rygg and company bring the band’s sound in a different direction for this new record, but I seriously wonder if it’s for the record.
Nick Zammuto, one of the musicians behind of of my favorite albums of last year, has recently dropped a “long lost” EP of old material on his SoundCloud page. Enjoy via the stream above, and read the funny description below: “HA HA! I can’t believe I found these. I
On its latest release, Woods make their sound a little sunnier with brighter guitar leads and attitudes. But some of the songs here just feel too unfinished to really feel memorable or exciting for me. I dig this band a lot, but I almost feel like I’ve fallen off
What can I say about Planningtorock’s latest album that’s positive? Honestly, not much. Not only that, but I’m awestruck at how positive some of the receptions have been to what she’s doing. I don’t begrudge her the fanbase she’s gathered so far–especially since
Stream: BOBBY’s BOBBY Stream: Cults’ Cults Two new, self-titled albums are available for streaming right now from the good folks at NPR Music: Cults and BOBBY. Follow the links above and get your listen on!
A new video from Balkans new, self-titled album, which it out now on Double Phantom. I reviewed it very positively over here. Simple, but weird.
LAYS THE BOOGIE DOWN by WHITE RAINBOW It’s a new trio of songs from drone, psych, experimental, pop, electronic, almost-every-genre-ever artist White Rainbow. These tracks were built with loop upon loop with no overdubs. The album is titled Lays the Boogie Down, so it should be no surprise that
Ever since I dropped my Havok review, thrash metal heads have been coming out of the wood work to tell me I should cover more of the stuff. One band in particular contacted me: Lich King. Like Havok, their sound is old school, but with track titles like “Black Metal