It's hard to consider Radar Eyes' self-titled debut anything other than a pop record. While Radar Eyes is an amalgamation of garage, psychedelic and punk rock, the band manages to tightly piece those distinct sounds together. The album maybe rough around the edges tonally, but it's crystal clear in delivering a melodic palette, which provides just the right amount of catchiness and accessibility without losing that rock and roll edge. While Radar Eyes touch on the acidic nature of Spacemen 3 or [...]
SHIMMERING STARS Violent Hearts [ Almost Musique - 2011 ] Genere: pop-rock Similar Artists: Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, Fleet Foxes Rating: Bandcamp MySpace BUY HERE C'è qualcosa di dolce dentro le canzoni dei canadesi Shimmering Stars . Sarà che l'ho ascoltato mentre leggevo [...]
Fucked Up have been releasing singles corresponding with the Chinese New Year since 2006. This year's new single is the 15-minute "Year of the Tiger" featuring Jim Jarmusch, Austra, and Annie-Claude Deschênes of Duchess Says. Matador has so graciously made the band's previous Chinese New Year singles streamable along with the new track. Take a listen to all of them below. Read more »
Those fresh-faced punks Twerps have released a new video for their single "Through The Day" from their self-titled debut released last year. Watch the video to see the band members play with various aspects of their faces, mixing them up. You'll understand what I mean once you watch. Read more »
L.A. rockers Prima Donna roar back with Bless This Mess, the follow up to their Acetate Records debut, After Hours
The band with the remarkable name We Do Not Negotiate With Terrorists have their base in Göteborg and is fronted by singer and guitarist Ross Downing. Ross comes from England, which also shows in the music, where a distinct Manchester blackness is mixed into a raw indie rock with punk influences and ska vibes. They have earlier released the EP "Bombing The Underground" and are now working on new material. You can follow the band on Tumblr and on Facebook . The music is also available on Spotify . The Boy [...]
I saw Wimps back in November open for Wax Idols and the Terry Malts . They rocked like they already knew what the hell they were doing even though I think that it was only their first or second show. Wimps are a trio. Rachel Ratner plays guitar, sings and makes cool maps . Matt Nyce plays bass and draws . Dave Ramm plays drums and makes pizzas. Wimps are raw power with nothing in the way. It's punk rock the way it use to be; short, [...]
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Mumbai alt rockers Blek recently announced their debut EP Hexes + Drama, And Other Reasons For Evacuation to be released on ennui.BOMB Records. As a build-up to the release of the fairly anticipated EP, the Mumbai trio are giving away one song as a free download on NH7. 'Monkey Song' is a bonus track on their EP. Vocalist Rishi Bradoo told us previously that they're trying to change the perception of the band to play more dance-y music that is grunge-inclined with punk influences. 'Monkey Song' is definitely a head-wagging-hand-in-pocket-sh oe-shuffler with energetic drums, incessant guitars, a playful bassline [...]
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"I like to keep my hair short and play my music loud / Does that really mean I'm a menace to your crowd? Maybe you've been brainwashed by that bullshit on TV / Throw away your prejudice/Use your mind to see," – Ill Repute, "Book and Its Cover" from the album What Happens Next…, 1984. For all of its simplicity, Ill Repute's music was my high school soundtrack. Growing up in suburban [...]
Era lecito chiedersi se i Pulled Apart by Horses fossero dei ragazzini che dopo aver giocato con la paroxetina di mamma volessero fare i cattivi suonando sporco e veloce, o se ci fosse veramente sostanza dietro questo quartetto heavy della periferia di Leeds. Con il loro primo album, omonimo, del 2010 avevano fatto intravedere un'attitudine al rock più duro, fatto di lunghi giri di chitarra che ritornavano e ritornavano ossessivi, con la cattiveria di chi ha veramente qualcosa da dire ma con il pregio della sbeffardaggine ed insolenza che degli esordienti devono avere. Con [...]
Screaming Females have announced that their next album Ugly will be released April 3rd. The band worked with producer Steve Albini on Ugly . Albini recently produced Cloud Nothings' monster Attack On Memory . Will that same ferocious mentality be present on the Screaming Females' new album? You can get a taste on February 11th when Screaming Females release the album's first single "It All Means Nothing". Check out Ugly 's track list below. Read more »
There are the essential albums that need to be in everyone's collection. There are the personal favorites, the ones that aren't highly acclaimed but still get played every once in a while. And then there are the albums that you stick in the back of your collection because you want to forget that you spent money on them. "Own It or Disown It" gives the writer the opportunity to look at such discarded albums and determine if they are diamonds in the rough or if they deserve to be used as mini-frisbees. [...]
Terry Malts, those raucous rockers, have released another new single from their upcoming album Killing Time to be released on February 21st through Slumberland Records. Download the new track, "Nauseous", below and let us know if you'll be picking up the new album when it arrives. Read more »
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A banda norte-americana de punk-rock estreia-se em território nacional com um concerto no Pavilhão Atlântico , dia 21 de Julho. Quem o anuncia é a própria promotora do evento, Everything Is New , no seu facebook . Os bilhetes serão postos à venda amanhã (24 de Janeiro) nos locais habituais, e os preços são os seguintes; Plateia em pé: 34,00€ Balcão 1: 36,00€ Balcão 2: 30,00€
Spray Paint are two guitars and drums from Austin, Texas that have apparently been abducted from Dikes of Holland , Expensive Shit , and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth . Their debut single has just been issued by Sacramento, California's S-S Records. It's a limited pressing of 200, and I just saw that there are only 20 copies left of it (so the 20 of you people that read this blog have been warned). This record fucking kicks ass (note: I only use the f-word when reviewing punk records that kick butt). If you are a fan [...]
Black Dice make smart music for smart people. Actually, I'm not really sure, but on April 10th, the New York punk trio of Eric Copeland, Bjorn Copeland, and Aaron Warren will release their newest album Mr. Impossible through Ribbon Music. The band claims that the new album is the soundtrack to a substance-fueled teen basement show on Mars , and that's just...great. Continuing their trend of psychoactive audio-visual weirdness, Black Dice have released a video for Mr. Impossible 's first track "Pigs". Watch it below, but be warned that it may induce [...]
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