rock
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After ten years of being a band, Kayo Dot releases what might be it’s gaudiest album. However, I can’t help but be enamored with the strong playing, ambitious concept, and impressive mix of influences most of the time.
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Omaha punk rock outfit Yuppies have a new self-titled album out now. Above, you can sample three of the LP’s tracks, “A Ride,” “What’s That?” and “Hitchin a Ride,” all of which suggest an album that is sublimely raw, rollicking, and reckless. Enjoy! Yuppies is available now via
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of Montreal has just shared the third single from its upcoming album lousy with sylvianbriar. With its crisp guitar tones, galloping pace, and another hard-hitting vocal performance from frontman Kevin Barnes, “belle glade missionaries” doesn’t at all pull back from the badass 60’s rebel rock esthetic of previous
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Canadian indie rock heavyweights Arcade Fire return with a new, disco-infused single from their forthcoming LP, Reflektor.
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Have you been looking for a track that’s moody, sexually starved, bitter, and intensely passionate all at once? Of course you have! Stream the new Meg Myers single above for just that. With lyrics this bold, this West Coast singer-songwriter can’t stay obscure for long, can she? Enjoy!
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Stream: Man Man – Oni Pond Philly indie and experimental rock outfit Man Man brings another forlorn, eccentric, and instrumentally layered album to the table via Anti- Records, and it’s available for streaming in full on YouTube. Give a listen to the song “End Boss” via the song above, and
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After the incredibly textured and forward-thinking the Slip in ’08, Nine Inch Nails returns with a bit of a throwback on Hesitation Marks.
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Once again, a new Arctic Monkeys album is lost on me. While some may find the band’s easygoing rock instrumentation and singer-songwriter Alex Turner’s supposedly clever and humorous lyricism to be entertaining, AM is just another move closer toward making the most cold, calculated, and tame rock music
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Sweden’s Holograms have a new album out this month titled Forever! It’s being released by the good people at Captured Tracks, and I recommend it if you’re crazy about dark, synth-backed post-punk music. Above is an embed of a newly released music video for the album track
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Sweden’s Holograms return with their sophomore release in just over a year’s time, refining their post-punk sound a bit to include more synths and a moodier vibe.
