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  • anthem

    Eclectic Berlin-based garage rock outfit King Khan & the Shrines is making their return with the track “Born To Die”. The band has always had a great, raw sound that’s pretty comparable to The Black Lips and other contemporary underground rock acts. However, they usually mix it with own

  • freedom

    A really touching and heartbreaking song from Phosphorescent, combined with an impactful video. I really dig the vocals here from Matthew Houck, he has the singing voice that is perfect for telling a story. It sounds worn, in a way that makes you believe in what he is singing about.

  • 2012

    LONELY HOUSE by mark przybylowski Mark Przybylowski is a Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist with musical cruses on ambient music, folk, and jazz. All these styles come together on the simple, quaint, and very delicate instrumental compositions that appear on his new Lonely House Cassette. The seven tracks here are extremely touching, managing

  • acoustic

    An animated music video for one of the instrumental bits from the new Timber Timbre album, Creep On Creepin’ On. It’s out now via Arts & Crafts. Check out review for the album right here.

  • For me, layering metal music with bowed strings has worked more in theory than in practice. However, this track from the new Grayceon album, “Shellmounds,” deserves some praise. The whimsical opening isn’t just a teaser. It builds evenly, bringing in some jacked up riffs @ 1:49. I think the