Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Rx Bandits - Mandala (2009)
Alternative Rock / Experimental
2009 offering from the best thing ever to come out of Orange County chucks the horns and some of the pop hooks in favor of a looser, album-oriented jam rock feel.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Transistor Transistor - Ruined Lives (2008)
Screamo / Rock / Hardcore / Noise
Transistor Transistor’s splatterpunk sonics crossbreed blasting, Refused-style guitar riffs with vocal hooks welded out of impure noise. End result? Completely mosh-worthy, albeit unsurprising screamo rock.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Adebisi Shank - This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank (2008)
Hard Rock / Bitpop / Experimental
Two-handed tapping, spastic bitpop bleeps and blops, octave pedaled guitar and incredibly tight playing: when their powers combine, the result is the refreshingly spry rock ‘n’ roll of Adebisi Shank. Not Captain Planet, as you may have guessed.
Monday, November 10, 2008
God Is An Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut (2008)
Electronic Rock / Instrumental
Of interest to craftsmen and headbangers alike, God Is An Astronaut’s all instrumental music is electronic rock of the utterly enjoyable sort.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Enter Shikari - “We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don’t Want Us To Escape” [SINGLE]
Metal / Hardcore / Trance Electronica
Fun one-off single from British “Nintendocore” rockers Enter Shikari is pure, off-your-ADHD-medication energetic fun, with lyrics scraping at the place of humanity in the cosmos. End result: you, dancing in your chair like Gary Brolsma.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun (2008)
Experimental / Prog-Rock
Experimental supergroup including Anthony Green and members of Rx Bandits seizes eardrums with bombastic jams, scattered musical non sequiturs, tempered by jazz-like restraint. If you haven’t yet been introduced, say hello to the new Radiohead.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Anberlin - New Surrender (2008)
Pop-Rock / Hard Rock
Upbeat is the word of the day as pop-rock troupe Anberlin continue their transformation from angry Nirvana acolytes into penners of synthesizer-laden treadmill anthems.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Rail - Rail (2008)
Jazz / Fusion / Post-Jazz / Experimental
Self-labeled “post-jazzers” Rail have a lot more in common with alt-rock and punk than they do with classic rock. Their self-titled is like jazz fusion without the boring wank and updated for the new millenium.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Audio Fiction - Audio Fiction (2008)
Retro Pop-Rock / ’80s Revival / Punk
Just in time for autumn, these ten summery tracks drip retro cool. Don’t worry, the really cool kind: Hendrixian octave guitar madness, double X chromosome swagger and Siouxsie peek-a-boos. Angelfish lovers rejoice.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Under the Influence of Giants - Under the Influence of Giants (2006)
Pop / Dance Rock / Funk
Under the Influence of Giants deliver half an album of adrenaline-pumping dance-funk and half an album of aimless water-treading on their half-refreshing self-titled debut.
