Old hand at the rock game Allyson Baker teams up with husband Aesop Rock -- and takes up singing -- on the debut album from her project Dirty Ghosts. Potentially eyebrow-raising as it is, it's best not to become too fixated on the fact that Dirty Ghosts are a band fronted by Aesop Rock's wife. While the American rapper did sit in the producer's chair and lend his hip-hop touch to a number of tracks, Allyson Baker is an intriguing and experienced figure in her own right, completely in control of Metal Moon's musical direction. Coming out of leftfield [...]
This electro-rock group will likely draw a fair share of comparisons to the Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's, but I'm think there is something else afoot. Anyone else remember Skunk Anansie? Dirty Ghosts - Metal Moon (2012) – 6.5 / 10.0 Release Date: Feb. 21, 2012 Running Time: 38:22 Label: Last Gang Records Genre: [...]

by BBG 2/3 of Hail Mary Mallon (Rob Sonic and Aesop Rock) Aesop Rock will head out on tour in May with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz , and though they are billed separately, it means we're getting Hail Mary Mallon aka the crew formed by the trio. The NYC show will happen at Bowery Ballroom on 5/14 . [...]
Tweet We'll be offering our Noise Pop picks over the next several days. Then, as the festival proceeds, our writers and photographers will be reporting back from a whole bunch of Noise Pop events. Looking forward to something in particular? Let us know in the comments. Cafe Du Nord hosts a mostly Merge Records showcase on Wednesday night (8pm, $15), with resurgent indie pop pioneers Versus [...]
I supported this group on the old blog - have to say: I'm a MAJOR fan of what I've heard from them so far. Dirty garage rock with hip hop-style beats underneath? Sign me up! Check the backgrounder: " Dirty Ghosts is a new San Francisco based rock(ish) band featuring Allyson Baker and Carson Binks with additional drum production from Aesop Rocks . The video for their debut single "Shout It In" was directed by Justin Metros and Alex Tarrant. " Get a FREE MP3 of [...]