the strokes
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The Strokes continue to search for different sounds on this latest album of theirs, but it doesn’t seem they’re that picky about what the end product sounds like. The fact they sound “different” is what seems to take precedent. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Quick and cursory reviews and mentions of some recently released albums and songs I wanted to talk about before the weekend was out. Have a nice day! Enjoy! WATCH THE REVIEW
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New York’s swankiest rock band, the Strokes, have dropped another single from their forthcoming LP, Comedown Machine. The album currently looking at a March 26th release date, but I’m not so sure I’m excited to get there after this listening experience. As you may know, I dug
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The Strokes drop a surprising new single that takes the band’s typically tight sound, and covers itwith rigid synths and a questionable falsetto. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Wasting Time by The Young Crooks The Young Crooks are a new trio with a new EP, which is titled Phone. And I’m sure the “young” in their name isn’t a lie. These guys sound very young. The group’s lyrics about partying and doing drugs are a
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Found through the Fader, here’s a nice, full stream of the self-titled Balkans album that’s dropping this month Double Phantom Records. The album is an attractive blend sounds similar to that of UK post-punk, the Walkmen, and the Strokes. Lots of rough guitars, catchy songwriting, and guts.
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MP3 Back before this blog was lookin’ like a vanilla ice cream cone with a cherry on top, we blogged the track “Edita V” from this up-and-coming Atlanta outfit, Balkans. Their debut LP is coming out in May, and “Troubled and Done” is another tease toward it. I can’t
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The Vaccines don’t have the most original of styles or tunes, but they know a catchy hook when they hear one. What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? is a record that functions on those basic principles of a catchy rock album: energy, straightforwardness, volume. With influences ranging from
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On their latest LP, the Strokes want to head in a new direction, but they can’t decide on one. So they use every track to obtain a different sound. Moments like “Under Cover of Darkness” embrace what’s best about the band’s past work, but “Two Kinds of
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The Strokes have dropped a new video for “Under Cover of Darkness,” which I audio review’d the day it dropped. The band has also released a new song, “You’re So Right,” to keep the saliva coming for their forthcoming album, Angles. Check the, uh, cover: “You’re So
