post-punk

  • beams

    Songwriter and producer Matthew Dear now has his latest full-length effort, Beams, available for a complete stream via the widget above. Based on my first impressions of this thing, Dear has really outdone himself. No, really. 2010’s Black City was pretty well-received, but he’s improved his approach a

  • On Light Up Gold, Parquet courts dishes out numerous servings of quirky, lean, snarky, and poetic post-punk with americana tendencies. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • art rock

    Swans’ new record is going to be a doozy. Previously, the band dropped a 10-minute version of the album’s 23-minute track “The Apostate,” and now NPR is streaming another 10-minute epic, with the suitably huge-sounding name “Mother of the World.” The track is essentially a lengthy, churning waltz, with

  • The Soft Moon drops a new single with an album on the way from Captured Tracks. The title: Zeroes. I’m liking what I’m hearing on this new single. It’s a pretty dark, synth-heavy instrumental that recalls the more gothic side of post-punk from the 80s. Nice groove,

  • carpark

    Yeah, Brooklyn’s TEEN doesn’t exactly have a band name that sticks out in today’s current indie landscape, however, the music the music itself is something worth writing home about. It’s dark, moody indie rock with loads of experimental, psychedelic sounds. There are a lot of great,

  • 2012

    On this new Mission of Burma album, the Boston band continues to advance their old sound, and it’s pretty enjoyable–well, to me, anyway. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • Sweden’s Holograms aren’t the most original band on the block, but their take on post-punk is enjoyably passionate, catchy, and dark. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    METZ is a new Canadian rock outfit, and they’re making their full-length debut this October on Sub Pop records, which is a huge start for any up-and-comer. It’s a big opportunity, and the band has the sound to match it. The first single from this forthcoming self-titled album

  • [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38730955/mp3/missionofburma_dustdevil_9_21.mp3]”Dust Devil” [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38730955/mp3/missionofburma_secondtelevision.mp3] “Second Television” Post-punk icons Mission of Burma have a new album dropping this week titled Unsound. It’s out today via Fire Records. If

  • [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38730955/mp3/missionofburma_dustdevil_9_21.mp3]”Dust Devil” [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38730955/mp3/missionofburma_secondtelevision.mp3] “Second Television” Post-punk icons Mission of Burma have a new album dropping this week titled Unsound. It’s out today via Fire Records. If