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Album Reviewsnew
A place to Bury Strangers, Guantanamo Baywatch and Kate Miller-Heidke.
Orlando Weekly |
Reyan Ali and Bao Le-Huu and Justin Strout |
06-28-2012 |
Reviews
Getting Up-Close and Uncomfortable with Deafheavennew
The young members of the San Francisco black metal-shoegaze band discuss why their music tends to provoke some people, and why others are eating it up.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: black metal, Deafheaven
Cereal Killersnew
Foster the People pumps up the snap and crackle of pop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Foster the People
Grinning at the Reapernew
Bone Orchard digs into darkness to find the light.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cormac McCarthy, Bone Orchard
Bohemian Rhapsodiesnew
After exploring the grandiose, DeVotchKa is looking to trim back its sound.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DeVotchKa
Derek Cribb twists new tunes from reggae and skanew
Derek Cribb has earned a reputation as an acoustic rock musician, but over the last few years, the multi-talented songwriter has incorporated a pile of reggae and ska tunes into his repertoire. Much of that credit goes to his longtime pal and bandmate John Picard.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fiona Apple: 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do'new
In the fourth coming of Fiona Apple, with its darkly philosophical title that sounds as though Emily Dickinson could have written it, the listener is — at once — therapist, friend, and nemesis.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Blind Divine: The One Hundred Box Setnew
Many musicians release boxed sets, but those are usually career retrospectives or best-of collections. Meanwhile, Tucson's Blind Divine recently issued a set of five CDs of all previously unreleased material...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Lazer Sword: Memorynew
Electronic duo and production team Lazer Sword—Antaeus Roy (aka Lando Kal) and Bryant Rutledge (aka Low Limit)—is back with its first studio effort since 2010's self-titled debut full-length. Memory, out on Modeselektor's Monkeytown label, is only a slight departure from the partnership's crunky roots...
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Funky Soul of Memphis: Booker T. Jones is Backnew
It’s a big story and only getting bigger. The spate of international touring Booker T has in his future will likely take him down some new roads, thoroughfares a kid from Memphis could have never dreamed he’d travel.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
06-25-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Third Root: 'Stand for Something'new
From the lilting sampled opening riffs of “Brother, Brother,” the first tune on Third Root’s sterling debut disc...
San Antonio Current |
John Phillip Santos |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Third Root duo connects mixed race with mixed sounds in new LPnew
Music calling for the unification of minorities is not new, but few projects manage the sublime marriage of scholarly research and...
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-25-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tripp's We Are Happy Herenew
Tripp is a purer brand of pop than the indie realm tends to traverse. Alex Wilkins has no interest in hiding behind sonic overload or trickery, putting the vocals up-front and pointedly singing with clarity. (self-released)
Tags: Tripp
Welcome, Wussynew
See the group that Robert Christgau calls the best band in America.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-23-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wussy
Hacienda: 'Shakedown'new
The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach's influence is clear on Hacienda's third album...
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
06-21-2012 |
Reviews
