A gimmicky project that doesn’t really need the gimmick. Public Service Broadcasting take their band name very literally, they use samples from old – you guessed it – public service broadcasts. This song uses clips from a documentary about Mount...
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Nothing – Guilty of Everything (Relapse)
Noisy and just the right amount of mopey Nothing may be a shoegaze band, but don't lump them in with just every other group of twenty-somethings who've listened to Loveless a few too many times. With their roots in hardcore and punk music, Nothing bring a bit of a...
Eagulls – Eagulls (Partisan)
Loud, sweaty post-punk This is the kind of music that should never be played in a room bigger than the Black Cat, it would just sound off. UK-based Eagulls specialize in a grimy, bass driven brand of aggressive post-punk with songs that aim to get in, kick-ass, and...
Cheatahs – Cheatahs (Wichita)
Derivative but catchy With their select brand of hyper-hip and currently super-trendy influences (90'S INDIE ROCK AND ALL ITS SUBGENRES), it could be very easy for Cheatahs to get lost in the shimmery, reverbed, slightly distorted noise. On their debut album,...
Milagres ÛÒ Violent Light (Kill Rock Stars)
Dark and very mysterious. This is an interesting album. It is hard to pinpoint exactly what this band is all about. There are moments within this album that are brilliant, whereas others are lackluster. The opening track, “Perennial Bulb,” has a mysterious start that...
Sibille Attar ÛÒ Sleepyhead (Never Better)
An eccentric, Swedish singer-songwriter. If you are in search of a singer-songwriter who will help you get in touch with your inner emotions, Sibille Attar may not be the artist for you. The majority of her songs are quite exuberant despite the dark themes found...
Speedy Ortiz ÛÒ Real Hair EP (Carpark)
Success has sweetened their tunes but hasn't softened them Every release by Speedy Ortiz has found them updating their sound substantially. 2012's Sports EP turned Speedy Ortiz from a one-lady lo-fi project into a four-person juggernaut. Last year's_ Major Arcana_...
Disco Doom ÛÒ Numerals (Exploding In Sound)
EIS's token Europeans hit all the volume levels on a pleasingly psychedelic guitar album Disco Doom are somewhat of an outlier on the Exploding In Sound roster. For one thing, they're not from the Northeast but from Switzerland. And for another, Disco Doom are a...
Sam Roberts Band ÛÒ Lo-Fantasy (Planetary)
Exhaustingly optimistic Hailing out of Montreal, the Sam Roberts Band experimented with self-discovery and used it as the anchor for their most recent LP. There are catchy riffs exuding out of guitars that will be hypnotic to many listeners. It isn't anything too out...
The Casket Girls – True Love Kills the Fairytale (Graveface)
Storytelling, synths and supernatural Just one year ago I found myself up against the stage of a dark Austin, TX bar as two mysterious women opened their mouths to let something inside them escape. What I heard haunted me as hypnotic drumming and static drones...