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Of Montreal have been one of indie rock's most prolific- and most whimsical- mainstays for quite some time. The recent release of their newest LP, Paralytic Stalks, marks the band's eleventh full-xlength album within a span of fifteen years. During that time, we have been witness to the personal and artistic evolutions of frontman Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal's leader and founding father. Through his records, Barnes has dealt with issues of unrequited love (1997's Cherry Peel, ) created a Ziggy-like alter ego (2008's Skeletal Lamping, ) and even suffered through a mental breakdown (the total genius of 2007's [...]

"If Nowheresville is where these sounds are from, it's also where you can't help but think The Ting Tings are going..." The Ting Tings | Sounds From Nowheresville It was 2008 when The Ting Tings – long-time friends Katie White and Jules De Martino – broke through the buzz barrier and reached number one in both the album and singles chart with their debut effort We Started Nothing , supplemented by the radio-hogging singles That's Not My Name , Great DJ and Shut Up & Let Me Go . [...]

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House Of Baasa is out soon. Watch 'ICBYS' here. Follow Zambri on Twitter. Like Zambri on Facebook. Purchase Zambri items via Insound. Photos by wagz2it. [...]

Nada Surf - KOKO 08/02/12 There can't be many other bands that leak effortless goodwill quite like Nada Surf. Releasing charming album after charming album they've built up a loyal following despite remaining, in the UK at least, neglected by playlist compilers and magazine editors. While the fickle fingers of hype and hyperbole have never been their style, noone who witnessed their blitz two date tour of our fair isles could deny that whatever they have been doing is working for them. Now in their 402s and boasting more than just a few grey hairs the [...]

Gotye revisits The Police and Phil Collins on this sprightly disc. Filed under: Aussie , Beats , Haiku Review Tagged: album , gotye , i feel better , making mirrors , new , review , single , somebody that i used to know , track

Tweet If you know Dr. Dog at all, then you know they've made a career of turning lo-fi musings and blatant stylistic influences into coherent, upbeat, psychedelic-throwback pop songs. "Be The Void" is no exception, except that it's also quite different from other Dr. Dog albums. The band decided to take a different approach to this album: they structured their recording process around their live shows. Instead of endlessly fussing about in the studio, they captured the [...]

Tweet "Django Django" is an album of two halfs. The opening seven tracks are a mad art-pop romp, absolutely living up to the hype that surrounded Django Django on the release of their debut single "Storm/Love's Dart" back in 2009. Come the last six tracks, though, Django Django seem to be completely out of ideas, reviving their first single and rehashing the same sounds with far less enthusiasm and imagination. [...]

First and foremost, I'd like to say thank you to this band for sending me their physical album all the way from Denmark. Though it doesn't really play into how I grade their music, it's nice to know that a band values our opinion enough to send a CD to Is This Revolutionary? headquarters. Drone labels themselves as a Danish progressive pop-rock band, but hailing from Hamburg, Germany. They list their sources of inspiration as "King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Nirvana and the early Genesis", which is a eclectic mix, to say the least. The vocals are [...]

Un Pokito de Rocanrol, Bebe EMI Music, Spain Rating: 57 by Carlos Reyes Oh, how I distrust people that exchange the "c" (or the "qu" in Spanish) for the "k." I guess it's not such a bad thing if you signed your name that way in rebellion on your junior high midterms, but, later than that, the grammatical rock and roll exertion turns into comatose accessory. Which is why, despite Bebe's extensive legitimation as an out-of-the-margins artist, I still distrust the outline of her [...]

★★★★☆ You can't get more unique than providing a soundtrack to a seminal 14-minute silent movie from the 1900s. While perhaps difficult to appreciate the scale of the tie-in (especially if you're under the age of 110 or weren't a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight"), Air's Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel honor their invitation with an interpretation of cinematic thrall, stoner funk (unlikely a turn of the century invention, but "Sonic Armada" is a boss strut nonetheless) and dramatically noble short stories, audio-visualizing a pioneering piece of cinema that essentially asks them to bridge [...]

Since their inception, Now Now have always been a band teetering on the brink of major success, but never have had quite enough pull to peak the edges of widespread notoriety. That all changed when Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla took notice to the group and signed them to his label, Trans-Records. After label hopping through three EP's, a full-length and a name change, the band trekked up to Canada to record their second full-length. Threads is the resulting record, a collection of tenderly concocted pop songs composed with a deliberate mind and a sincere [...]

Aunque el propio Lee Ranaldo se mostró optimista con respecto al futuro de Sonic Youth , lo cierto es que, por el momento, sus integrantes están tomando otros caminos. Al proyecto en solitario de Thurston Moore hay que sumar el de Ranaldo, que publicará nuevo disco el 20 de marzo. Como sabéis, se llamará Between the Tides and the Times y saldrá a la venta a través de Matador Records . Para ir abriendo boca ya podemos disfrutar del videoclip del que servirá como single. Se llama [...]

Escape from Electric Mountain is a brilliant bit of departure from Feed Me's earlier electro-house driven EPs. You'll still get that trademark glitch-meets-dubstep sound, but you shouldn't be surprised to hear a fair amount of progressive house tracks mixed in with the bunch which are, frankly, a breath of fresh air. I really wish the intro swing of One Click Headshot continued throughout the song; it's a delicious bit of stomping that gives the entire track a much-needed groove. Comparisons will be drawn to Skrillex's 'Reptile' - some vocals sound directly sampled - and I guarantee a good [...]

Dr. Dog celebrated the release of their new album, 'Be the Void,' in Solana Beach // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

The more I explore the more I realize I will never be able to discover all of the music the world has to offer let alone our own nation. Made of Wood makes me realize that this is why I am trying to discover as much of that music that I can. On the new album, The Chill/Funk Trip , you will get an instrumental barrage that can be described as Downtempo with 702s Funk and modern Jazz elements. In an email I received from I AM PR Agency it suggests that you listen to this [...]

'The Muppets' (UK Release: 10 Feb '12) // Words: Saam Das "It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to meet The Muppets ..." After more than a decade out of the big screen game, it's difficult to do anything but embrace the re-appearance of these much loved puppets. For anyone who holds the warm nostalgia of seeing the 'The Muppets Show' or any of the several feature films, 'The Muppets' [...]

" 7 Miles Wide " duetten med Pontus Borg från min nya platta TOANWTS blev framröstad till veckans låt i Musikplats Stockholm i p4 den 10/2. Tack till alla som röstade! Lyssna på låten här ! Från p4:s hemsida: "Hela tiden strömmar nya låtar in till musikredaktionen som lyssnar och lyssnar. Ur varje veckas skörd väljer vi ut tre låtar som bedöms av en expertjury som lägger varsin röst på sin respektive favoritlåt. Parallellt sker en omröstning på Musikplats Stockholms hemsida där alla lyssnare röstar fram sin gemensamma favorit. Tillsammans utser juryn och radiopubliken låten [...]

Put Your Back N 2 It will see daylight shortly. Catch Perfume Genius on his North American tour. Read my interview with Perfume Genius here. Follow him on Twitter. Purchase Perfume Genius items via Insound. Photos by wagz2it. [...]

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 [...]