rock
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dripping by Pile Bring on the moody, noisy, strange post-hardcore, please. Thank you! Pile is a Boston band, and Dripping is their latest full-length effort, and I’m really enjoying what I’m hearing on the album thus far. It’s a pretty solid offering of slightly off-kilter rock tunage,
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There’s not much about Mr. Mac DeMarco’s outward appearance that says “rock star”–even as he’s on stage, casually singing the songs he’s written in front of his 3-piece band. But it’s something the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman is well aware of. In fact, I’d
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On their sixth studio album, Between the Buried and Me creates its campiest album yet, blending their usual progressive tendencies with the overly theatrical antics of bands like Dream Theater. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Meowtain by Meowtain <a href=”http://meowtain.bandcamp.com/album/meowtain”>Meowtain by Meowtain</a> Lo-fi pop and rock outfit Meowtain has some pretty noisy and eccentric tunes on their new, self-titled Bandcamp release, and “Species” is one of my favorite tracks from it. Over some
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Bowler Hat Soup by Kiran Leonard Kiran Leonard is a self-recording multi-instrumentalist of much versatility. A trip though the several releases on his Bandcamp page will reveal the young songwriter feels comfortable toying with the sounds of pop, rock, jazz, prog, and electronica. Bowler Hat Soup is easily one of
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A video from Los Angeles’ Fatal Jamz for the fast-rockin’ “Scorpion Chain,” which sounds like an interesting cross between the modern and messy punk energy of Jay Reatard with the over-the-top presentation of glam. Jamz has a debut album coming out on Burger Records and Gnar Tapes in November. Also,
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Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and sonic explorer Nik Fackler has a new, self-title album out on Team Love Records, and “Saw A Blind Dad” is one of the tracks from it–and it’s an attention-grabbing track at that. The song is a real barn-burner, and kicks off with some punishing walls
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With a more colorful recording, bolder experiments, and more expansive jams, Australia’s Tame Impala shows nothing but improvement on their sophomore effort, Lonerism. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Woodsist Records’ Babies have a new record on the way titled Our House On The Hill. It’s looking at a Nov. 13th release date, and “Get Lost” is one albums’ 12 cuts. The song features a messy, explosive folk rock intro–which will probably appeal to Woods fans–but
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Cloud Nothings drops a new video for “Fall In,” which has some amazing–and slightly hilarious–50s chic. As the video description says, it’s Busby Berkeley-inspired, and I couldn’t agree more. Check out review for Cloud Nothings’ latest album right here.
