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Stream: Black Tambourine- “What’s Your Game” Until this year, noisy twee pop legends Black Tambourine had been defunct for over two decades. However, with this year bringing the arrival of the 20th anniversary of ’90s indie pop zine chickfactor, which vocalist Pam Berry co-founded, the band has decided to
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SURF/SLUDGE 7" by Black Gum Hailing from Austin, Texas, Black Gum is a band that makes surf-influenced pop/rock that’s a little rough around the edges. They recently put out their Surf/Sludge 7″, which seems to be the followup to a self-titled cassette the group released
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From the forthcoming album Major, Fang Island just released the track “Asunder.” Its a cool song, sounding a bit like the Strokes, if Julian Casablancas was quite a bit happier. It’s a summery track, with solid riffs, catchy vocals, and a shiny-gloss production. Go ahead, turn this one up
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It’s hard to imagine the American doom metal landscape without Saint Vitus. The band released their self-titled debut album way back in 1978 and went on to release a series of consistently great releases up until their eventual breakup in 1996. Now, fifteen years after the release of their
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“Something In the Sky” is a track from the forthcoming Guapo album, Dark Age, which is a project spearheaded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O’Sullivan. I’m most familiar with his work with Guapo and Sunn O))), but I know he’s been involved with the last few Ulver
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A lot like the band Torche with its latest album, Harmonicraft, sludgesters Baroness seem to be moving their heavy rock sound into more accessible territory. “Take My Bones Away” is the first track to drop from the band’s forthcoming Yellow & Green album, which will be out on Relapse
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Stream: mewithoutYou- Ten Stories With a series of enthralling story lines delivered with passionate vocals, and backed by some experimental rock instrumentation, the new mewithoutYou record is a solid listen. The measuring contest between this album the band’s previous releases will be touched down in a review, but now
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NONA (Deluxe Version) by Sam Means Nona is a new EP from the indie-pop group Sam Means. Just shy of 15 minutes, Nona doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. It’s reasonably mild album, it sets a lighthearted pop rock tone, and sticks with it. It could use to be
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Gatekeeper’s Invitation by Carson McWhirter Guitar monster Carson McWhirter has a new album up on Bandcamp titled SNDLPVN, and “Gatekeeper’s Invitation” is one of the easier ins on the album; meaning that straight drumming and angular riffs digest a little easier than some of the other tracks on
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With its new, self-titled release, OFF! works with roughly the same formula the band delivered on its first four EPs, but with slightly less exciting results. Sightly! WATCH THE REVIEW
