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  • 2012

    Sirs by Sirs I imagine a self-titled debut that’s officially released on a label of any size is a pivotal moment for just about any band. And while there’s truly no shortage of self-titled debuts these days, that doesn’t make Sirs’ full-length milestone any less significant. The

  • 2012

    There’s no question about it: Blur is back! While it may be a while before Damon Albarn works to release another Gorillaz album, it’s great that he’s diversifying his repertoire with a solo album, production on that Bobby Womack album, and now these new tracks that are

  • [audio:http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/youaretheone.mp3] OK, I’ll admit it, I haven’t given Place to Bury Strangers’ new album, Worship, an honest chance yet. Honestly, it’s got a lot to do with me being lukewarm on the band’s last EP; however, I’m

  • NEW! by CIVIL CIVIC Electrorock duo Civil Civic has a “new” track out titled “New,” and it’s a catchy pairing of drum machine beats and distorted bass riffs that I guess didn’t make the cut onto the band’s last album, Rules. If anything about this song is

  • 2012

    WOUNDED by BRNS Brussels band BRNS toys with some familiar indie grooves and sounds on their new album, Wounded, but they definitely do it to the beat of a different drum. Many of the tracks on here are simultaneously cacophonous, catchy, and sweet. Case in point: “Mexico.” Stream the entire

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    With the same colorful, schizophrenic personality that powered the last track I blogged about from Foxygen, “Waitin’ 4 U” evokes too many sounds to name. The funny part is they’re all revisited with this joyously sloppy performance that’s lovingly complimented with meticulously crafted pianos, synths, background vocals, and

  • 2012

    Unnatural helpers releases what’s probably 2012’s official out-of-school summer jam, “Hate Your Teachers.” It comes from the band’s forthcoming LP on Hardly Art Records, Land Grab. Look for it in September.

  • 2012

    A strong, passionate track from the new Defense Family 7″, which was recorded in Iceland at a studio owned by Sigur Ros, and the session was even engineered by the band’s frontman, Jón Þór Birgisson. Now the song itself delivers SDF’s usual combo of loud guitars with a

  • With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    Did you dig on that Guardian Alien snippet yesterday? I hope so, cuz if you did, then this new Starring track should fit into your musical diet pretty easily. Starring is an experimental rock band that fearlessly pairs elements of psychedelia, jazz fusion, and prog together into a surprisingly well-executed