AltWeeklies Wire
Love Like Fire Aims For the Massesnew
Sounding like equal parts Muse and the Cure, Love Like Fire represents San Francisco's pop-obsessed shoegazer aesthetic.
The Same Shellac, Perhaps More Thrown Togethernew
Excellent Italian Greyhound often pushes the limits of what any non-fan would deem listenable -- then again, maybe that's the point.
Earthless Purvey Majestic Acid Rocknew
Cosmic Sky moves with transcendent skill from classic rock badlands to heavy metal cosmos.
Fuck'd Up Dubnew
Fuckwolf melts vocals, bass lines, drums, and bruised guitar melodies into a warm, echo-y stew with an apocalyptic aftertaste.
Tags: Fuckwolf
Dumb and Dumbernew
The cost of putting together a compilation with all the big hitters might have prevented Hyphy Hitz from ever seeing release -- and that would really be dumb.
Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
No Longer Invisiblenew
Vinyl is still a slave to the groove, but Fogshack is a much-needed update thanks to the new guys cracking the whip.
Tags: vinyl, Fogshack Music Vol. 1
A Zen-Masternew
Aficionados of way out-there dub music, IDM, and broken beat will likely note some similarities in Krush's abstract style, which has made him one of the true masters of trip hop, or whatever they're calling it these days.
Tags: DJ Krush, Stepping Stones
Luminously Melodicnew
Scheinman's world-class septet performs her spare arrangements with a note-perfect reserve that makes it seem as if the music is playing itself.
Tags: 12 Songs, Jenny Scheinman
A Who's Who of Prog-Rocknew
This live CD combines acid-laced sonic experimentation, conservatory-bred musicianship and a will to smash pop-music convention.
A Limited Scopenew
Pearls and Brass only seems capable of creating a bombastic, one-dimensional fusion of Grand Funk boogie and Black Sabbath fuzz, in which deafening volume replaces crafty chops.
Tags: Pearls and Brass, The Indian Tower
Wretched Rocknew
This Australian quartet slowly drags you through a long night of drink, gore and weighing whether to end it all.
The Middle-Aged Solo Artistsnew
Bob Mould and Paul Weller, two altrock legends at a crossroads in their careers, just made their most vital, satisfying solo albums in years.
