
New Tongues are a band from Columbia, Missouri, United States of America. They play electric guitar musics. Their debut 8-song LP is entitled We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For . New Tongues features former members of Bald Eagle , Caterpillar Tracks , Confident Years, No Good Heroes, Amputee Set, Foundry Field Recordings , Non Stop 3, Subscribe, Carryon Killaway, among others. Let me just say that if you like your post-hardcore mixed with your noise rock then this album is for you. Here is track number three. [...]

For your streaming pleasure, here is the second installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2013... Streamable: Spit Gifting (youtube) by Nü Sensae Streamable: Ecstasy (youtube) by Iceage Streamable: Damage (youtube) by Potty Mouth Streamable: Reject You by 100 Flowers [...]

Straight Outta Leicester, UK! It's Earth Rod ! Boy/Girl vocals, surfy guitar, lots of crash... yes, please. Listen. Streamable: Green Man (soundcloud) Earth Rod features members of Thee Ludds and Meaty Bone-Bone. Hopefully, Earth Rod will make these tracks available for purchase. On bandcamp , maybe? And perhaps Earth Rod will travel across the pond sometime in the not too distant future? Earth Rod is [...]

Superior Viaduct is independent record label known for reissuing early Bay Area's punk (1978-1984). Well, they are getting ready to put out their first non-Bay Area reissue, the 1983 self-titled album by 802s SoCal punk trio 100 Flowers . Originally known as The Urinals , 100 Flowers ' name change was inspired by a 1956 quote arising from Chairman Mao Zedong's brief flirtation with liberalization , "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." These sixteen tracks of classic LA punk will be available on vinyl on [...]

Noisemaker Dan Friel has shared another track from his first post- Parts & Labor full length LP, Total Folklore . The LP is set for release on February 19th via Thrill Jockey . Listen. Downloadable: Thumper (mp3) ( soundcloud ) Friel has also been crafting some hand-made music boxes. Thrill Jockey is giving one away that plays the song "Thumper". Here is a little demo . Watch. To be entered to win it all you [...]

Boston-based indie rockers Shepherdess is composed of: Hilken Mancini of Fuzzy , The Count Me Outs , Punk Rock Aerobics , and Girls Rock Camp Boston (guitar and vocals) Alison Murray of The Clear Deigns , Ladycop , and Gamine Thief (drums) Emily Arkin of The Operators and The Quincunx (baritone guitar and the occasional violin) I'm Saving Myself for Shepherdess is their new LP. It is set be released on Valentine's [...]

Boston-based indie rockers Shepherdess is composed of: Hilken Mancini of Fuzzy , The Count Me Outs , Punk Rock Aerobics , and Girls Rock Camp Boston (guitar and vocals) Alison Murray of The Clear Deigns , Ladycop , and Gamine Thief (drums) Emily Arkin of The Operators and The Quincunx (baritone guitar and the occasional violin) I'm Saving Myself for Shepherdess is their new LP. It is set be released on Valentine's [...]

Edith , David, and Michael of the dream rock outfit Distant Correspondent sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? e: I was listening to the radio on the drive back from Colorado. The last one I remember hearing was the one that goes " ladies and the drinks! ladies and the drinks! ladies and the... it's what I came for!! " (by Trey Songz ). [...]

Wax Idols are getting ready to release their second LP of postpunky goodness, Discipline & Desire . The album is set to put out via Slumberland on March 26th. Here is the first track from the Discipline & Desire to hit the internet. It features the "noise viola" of Kristin Dylan Edrich (of The Mallard ). Listen. Streamable: AD RE:IAN (soundcloud) If you like what you hear, you should probably check out the awesome TMI-filled Twitter feed of [...]

For your streaming pleasure, here is the second installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2013... Streamable: Pierce The Morning Rain (youtube) by Dinosaur Jr. Streamable: Got a Way (Dead Herring, Brooklyn, 1/5/13) (youtube) by Sleepies RIP Dead Herring ... oh wait, there's One More Show ! Streamable: One More Time [...]

Thee Open Sex is Apache Dropout 's sister band. It features the musical talents of Daun Door-Key, Miss Mess, Tyler Damon, Will Staler, Mike Anderson, Haley Fohr, and John Dawson. They label themselves "unpredictable Midwestern US trance scuzz" or " Amon Düül meets Betty Davis". They tag their music: ecstatic heavy music midwestern american punk electric guitars sheets of sound Bloomington This here is track number four off their new self-titled 123 which is available from Magnetic South Recordings . Downloadable: [...]

Straight outta Winston-Salem, here's The Sweets . Brothers Zach and Justin bring the punky surfy garage rock straight to your ears. They currently have two pay-what-you-want EPs up on their bandcamp . This here is track number two off of their most recent EP, Jan . Listen. Downloadable: West (mp3) You can pay-what-you-want for Jan @ sweetstuff.bandcamp.com . Hopefully, The Sweets will travel north and play some shows in NYC in the not-too-distant future. The Sweets are on [...]

Grave Babies are purveyors of really heavy "off-pop pop". Their upcoming release has been entitled Crusher and seems pretty appropriate. The LP is set to come out on February 26th via Sup Pop sister label Hardly Art . This right here is track number two. Listen. Downloadable: Over And Under Ground (mp3) You can preorder Crusher @ hardlyart.com . Hopefully, Grave Babies will travel east to play some shows in NYC some time later this year. Grave [...]

For your streaming pleasure, here is the first installment of Friday Night Vids for the year numbered 2013... Streamable: Panel of Experts (youtube) by Bent Shapes Downloadable: Panel of Experts (mp3) Streamable: Daydreaming (youtube) by Fat Creeps ( as seen ) Streamable: THE END OF THE WORLD (951) 262-2552 (youtube) by foot [...]

One album that flew below my radar last year was SWAMPP THINGG by Boston's own CreaturoS . Their limited edition cassette is just filled with psychedelic rock 'n' roll jams. It was put out by the pRIMORDIAL sOUNDS label, whose motto is: "LEND US YOUR EARS so we may fill them with MILK and RAINBOWS". Here is my favorite track off of SWAMPP THINGG . Listen. Streamable: Last Summers' #1 Hit Single (bandcamp) Last Summers' #1 Hit Single by CreaturoS [...]

Just in case you have not already heard, Danish punx Iceage have a new album. Matador Records will release You're Nothing on February 19th. This here is the first single. Listen. Downloadable: Coalition (mp3) You can preorder You're Nothing @ matadorrecords.com . Iceage are heading out on tour . Upcoming NYC Shows: January 25th @ 285 Kent w/ Raspberry Bulbs , Nomad and Deformity ( fb rsvp ) [...]

Noisemaker Dan Friel has put the finishing touches on his first post- Parts & Labor full length LP, Total Folklore . The LP is set for release on February 19th via the venerable Thrill Jockey label. Reportedly, Total Folklore was recorded on a computer purchased in 2001 running OS9 and it features: thriftstore pedals field recordings made while walking around various cities Friel's first musical instrument, a Yamaha Portasound keyboard from 1984 Here is an edited version of the album's [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago ? Listen to the December 2011 One Year Ago Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: [...]

Northhampton, MA based all-female alternarock quartet, potty mouth have a new single available for streaming on their bandcamp . Hopefully, we will get to hear it on vinyl in the not too distant future. Listen. Streamable: Damage (bandcamp) DAMAGE (single) by potty mouth Tip of the hat to Liz Pelly for pointing out potty mouth . Perhaps potty mouth will come down to NYC and play some shows in the not too distant future. potty mouth [...]

The ladies of Desert Sharks have a new EP called Sister Cousins , and it comes out next Tuesday, January 8th via their bandcamp . The band hopes to have a vinyl version available before SXSW. The EP is filled with poppy grungey goodness. This love song is track number two off of Sister Cousins . Listen. Downloadable: Come Home (mp3) See Desert Sharks play live next week @ Shea Stadium . Upcoming NYC Show: January 10th [...]