rock
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STALLONE by Stallone When guitarist Juan Montoya left the stoner metal group Torche, my heart sank a bit. His playing is part of what attracted me to the group, and I’ve been wondering if I’d ever come across it again. Well, I can now praise the stoner/sludge/
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On its latest album, California band Loma Prieta mixes its screamo roots with some pretty extreme sounds. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The release of this track marks the announcement of the debut Superhumanoids album. Yes! The title: Exhibitionists. Ooooo. After the release of its debut EP, I’ve been dying to hear this band take its blend of pop, indie rock, and synth pop to a full-length album. If “Geri” is
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On their debut album, Pop. 1280 brings a dark, abrasive, and almost gothic aesthetic to the style of noise rock. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Headdancer by Trash Kids When you’re recording your own music, there are no rules. What you say goes. Why not break some rules? Why not search for something new, odd, strange? If the project / collective Trash Kids went into this Headdancer LP with any goal at all, it’s
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A video pushing a track from the new Cloud Nothings album, Attack On Memory. Directed by Ryan Manning and shot by cinematographer Caleb Crossen, here’s a video for the Cloud Nothings track “No Future / No Past.” Featuring a middle-aged man floating away for reasons that are out of his
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A track from the forthcoming self-titled Hospitality record, “Betty Wang.” This outfit is from New York, and that becomes clear upon closer inspection of the lyrics sung by frontwoman Amber Papini. She romanticizes the Big Apple as if it’s never been done before, showing off a fresh and youthful
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A band from my neck of the woods, Cheerleader, puts together a clapping and whistling indie pop gem on the track “Do What You Want.” The recording is a little lo-fi, but it keeps the song’s already bouncy attitude from becoming too much to handle. Check out other tracks
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the Narrow Musketeer by the narrow musketeer The Narrow Musketeer is a project that’s short on song lengths, but big on personality. It sounds like it was recorded in a bedroom, which is fine, but music of this style does tend to get a bad rap. The humble means
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Coming out March 6th on Constellation, here is a track from the forthcoming Elfin Saddle record, Devastates. It’s an edit of the track “the Changing Wind,” which I wouldn’t have guessed since the music flows so well here. The song opens up with some nice acoustic arpeggios and
