Santa Hates You It’s Alive! Trisol Music Group Behind every good deed lies a sin so palpable it could scare the Devil off you. This is reflected by the dark-electro macabre of Germany’s Santa Hates You, who formed in 2007 after scaring [...]
DJ Shadow Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow Island Records Bringing his talent and diversity to the studio and turntables, DJ Shadow’s Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow is a great album to start novice and ‘soon-to-be’ fans. It brings back [...]
Jason Collett Reckon Arts & Crafts Jason Collett keeps turning out amazing songs regardless of his high-profile as one of the lead members of Broken Social Scene. The impressive opening song, “Pacific Blue,” immediately gets your attention [...]
Levek Look A Little Closer Lefse Records Frontman and songwriter David Levesque started Levek with acapella covers, giving those songs, and eventually his originals, what has been called his signature Mickey Mouse tribal sound. Before listening [...]
Old Man Luedecke Tender is the Night True North If you’re looking for old school Country charm, spark up Old Man Luedecke’s latest release, Tender is the Night, and you will not be disappointed. After traveling to Nashville to record [...]
St. Lucia September EP Neon Gold/Columbia While it may seem excessive to release a single track and an entire EP of remixes before an artist has even released a full-length album, it is not excessive to say that “September” by South-African [...]
Tech N9ne E.B.A.H. Strange Music Inc. Tech N9ne is far from today’s Rap and Hip-Hop scene, not rapping about ‘big booty hoes,’ ‘birthday cake’ or trendy cars. E.B.A.H. (Evil Brain and Angel Heart) is Tech N9ne’s fourth album featuring seven [...]
Empty Orchestra One More Time All Together Now Thinker Thought Records When I listen to Empty Orchestra’s music I can’t help but picture its niche in an Irish-themed pub, among all of the other Pop-Rock-songs-with-an-edge that are played in [...]
Dinosaur Jr. I Bet On Sky Jagjaguwar I Bet On Sky is Dinosaur Jr.’s third album by the reunited original line-up of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph. Opening track “Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know” includes some unexpected synthesizer and a piano [...]
Dominic Lord Fashion Show EP DLR/Geffen Records Brooklyn’s very own 19-year-old rapper, Dominic Lord, has received a lot of attention and hype for his track, “Pierce” featuring Pusha T. He’s bringing more to the table with his EP, Fashion Show. [...]
Kreayshawn Somethin’ Bout Kreay Columbia This album is Kreay, like swag pumping out of her ovaries. Somethin’ Bout Kreay is catchy, gimmicky, full of attitude and fun to sing along with. She’s known best for her 39-million plus viewed video [...]
Various Artists Fac. Dance 02 Strut This album didn’t meet expectations whatsoever. With various artists on an album called Factory Dance 02, you would expect more of an upbeat, dance vibe. Instead it was boring and hard not to skip through all [...]
Deerhoof Breakup Song Kill Rockstars On Deerhoof’s incredible 11th LP, Breakup Song, the band continues to push audio innovation to parts unknown. They remind me of Blonde Redhead and Stereo Lab in a perfect marriage. Satomi Matsuzaki’s sweet [...]
Ben Arp Luminous Ben Arp Music Best known for his work with the industrial label Crunch Pod and his Aggrotech project C/A/T, Ben Arp has opted to show off a little bit of his softer side in his newest solo EP, Luminous. Luminous picks up some of [...]
Mount Eerie Ocean Roar P.W. Elverum & Sun Fans of this year’s Clear Moon should be prepared for a rude awakening when they settle down with Mount Eerie’s latest release, Ocean Roar. While Clear Moon was a stunningly complex and surprisingly [...]
Flobots The Circle in the Square Shanachie Ent. Corp. When it comes to The Circle in the Square, it doesn’t matter what you’re into, you’ll want this hot piece of ear candy. Rock, Rap, Hip-Hop, Alternative – it’s all encompassed on this album. [...]
All Hail the Yeti All Hail the Yeti Afm Records All Hail the Yeti is a young Metal band combining elements of Groove Metal, Nu Metal and Death Core into a concoction that is not entirely successful. They are trying to please far too many [...]
Marilyn Manson Slo-Mo-Tion Remix EP Dine Alone Records Canadian-based Dine Alone Records presents us with a six-track remix EP of Marilyn Manson’s single “Slo-Mo-Tion,” a song originally marked as the second single from Manson’s Born Villain [...]
Jack McNairn Neighbours Independent The first track hits like a James Brown number. Maybe it’s the guitar. Maybe it’s just me. Jack Mcnairn’s Neighbours is a retracing of steps and a travelogue of influences from Deep South Rock ‘n’ Roll to [...]
Antony and the Johnsons Cut the World Secretly Canadian Antony and the Johnsons know how to break hearts. They know the notes and timbre to strike a sense of sombre meaning into fabric of listeners’ minds. It is through Antony’s unique voice, [...]
Rob Zombie Mondo Sex Head Universal Records Electro-Metal remixes. That would sum up Mondo Sex Head for sure. Rob Zombie has always had his own flavour of music, but with remixes, it’s like the tracks have been spiced up and intensified. With [...]
The Lost Sounds Lost Lost Demos Goner Records Having never heard the Lost Sounds before, and being a big fan of Jay Reatard’s music, I found the latest release from Lost Sounds a fitting addition to Mr. Reatards seemingly endless catalogue of [...]
Taurus Life Independent What I want from my Metal is something that scares me. Something that makes me feel uneasy. Taurus sounds like mental illness in the very best way you can think of mental illness. The guitars are slow, sludgy and [...]
Purity Ring Shrines Last Gang Entertainment Purity Ring’s eerie and direful sound is certainly what draws such a big audience; they are mysterious, highly talented and simply irresistible. The band is fresh and modern with comparisons to [...]
