Naytronix Dirty Glow Plug Research Nate Brenner of tUnE-yArDs has released his debut solo album, Dirty Glow, and it brings back a retro feel into our new age generation. Naytronix brings a fused Techno-Jazz and Percussion-Funk sound that gives [...]
The Birthday Massacre Hide and Seek Metropolis Records If you like the idea of Evanescence but always hide their albums when your friends come over, then you may be in luck. The latest effort from The Birthday Massacre is a tight, catchy mix of [...]
Ladyhawk No Can Do Triple Crown Audio Recordings The opening tracks of Ladyhawk’s No Can Do, “Footprints,” “I’m a Witch” and “No Can Do,” are rather strong and catchy tunes that get the album going with a strong start. After these three songs [...]
Coheed And Cambria The Afterman: Ascension Hundred Handed/Everything Evil It is with the release of their sixth studio album that Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez reveals the world of his imagination and artistic work through music. [...]
Cryogenic Echelon Antipode CRL Studios Australian dark dancefloor act Cryogenic Echelon (aka Gerry Hawkins and a huge guest list) deliver a wide range of Electronic styles on their new album, Antipode. Stomping rivetheads and bassbin huggers [...]
Clan Of Xymox Kindred Spirits Metropolis Clan Of Xymox’s album Kindred Spirits is a collection of 11 cover songs that hold special meaning to Ronny Moorings, the mainstay member of the near 30 year-old group. It’s always interesting to learn [...]
The Generationals Lucky Numbers EP Self-released digital download The Generationals (the New Orleans-based duo of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer) dropped the wholly under-buzzed album Actor-Caster early in 2011. It was a sublime collection of [...]
Ralph Soul Jackson The Alabama Love Man The Rabbit Factory Born and raised in (surprise, surprise) Alabama, Ralph “Soul” Jackson has been a regular on the southern Soul club scene since 1965. And yet The Alabama Love Man is his debut album. The [...]
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. [...]
