LISTEN: To the new track from Torche…
Torche (Miami/Atlanta) have slowly but surely evolved from their sludge metal origins to incorporate stronger rock and pop aesthetics and from the sound of the monstrous new single Kicking it feels like it’ll be reaching its apex on the new album Harmonicraft, due out April 24th via Volcom. It is also well worth the time … Read more
LISTEN: To the new Public Image Limited track One Drop…
The first new song in 20 years from John Lydon’s resurrected PiL has surfaced and it bodes well for the new album This is PiL due in the middle of 2012. Stream it below…
NEWS: Light Asylum announce debut LP and stream single…
Brooklyn’s Light Asylum caught a lot of ears in 2011 with the release of their EP In Tension. Finally we get a (self-titled) full length album and from the sound of the excellent first single Shallow Tears and the b-side Genesis it is going to be heavy on the goth synth drama that the EP introduced. The … Read more
NEWS: Iowa release new single Panic Attack…
Iowa continue their stellar string of single releases with Panic Attack, another dose of crestfallen vocals over churn and chime Mascis guitar squalls. They have a highly anticipated debut album Never Saw it Coming slated for release in April via Aerial Mines Records. Panic Attack and b-side Same Solution will be available to download from … Read more
LISTEN: First track from the new Shearwater LP Animal Joy…
Shearwater return on February 14th with their 8th LP Animal Joy and their first on the seminal Sub Pop label. From the sound of the track Breaking the Yearlings (below) this will be their rawest, most direct effort to date. Animal Joy was produced and recorded by Danny Reisch in Austin, Texas and mixed by Peter … Read more
NEWS: Real Estate announce Australian and New Zealand shows…
Real Estate came through with the jangly and sparkly, indie guitar pop goods on their second album Days that they released a few months back. They are already on the line-up for Golden Plains 2012 and now they’ve announced additional AU dates and a couple of shows in NZ as well… Friday 9th March – … Read more
ALBUM REVIEW: Twerps | Twerps
written by Chris Familton This has been a bumper year for wistful guitar music brimming with melodies and laidback vibes – perfectly suited to soundtracking either a dreary autumn day or the warming expectation of summer. Real Estate, Girls and Oh Mercy are at the more immediate end of the spectrum but not far behind … Read more
LISTEN: Dick Diver | Through the D
Melbourne’s Dick Diver have a great sound reminiscent of Go-Betweens and New Zealand bands like The Bats and The Chills – laidback, strumming, washes of sound. Great stuff… Through the D comes from their debut album New Start Again which comes out October 14th via Chapter Music. You can also grab their 2009 Arks Up EP … Read more
LISTEN: Tom Waits | Back In The Crowd [NEW]
Tom Waits has issued a second single from the forthcoming album Bad As Me. Back In The Crowd is a gorgeous ballad showing the tender side of the clatter and the bombast. Really looking forward to the new LP coming out October 24th via Anti.
LISTEN: To the first full track from Lou Reed /Metallica’s Lulu
The LP gets released at the end of October but today we have the first full length track The View. It reminds me a bit of Bowie’s dalliance with Tin Machine in parts and heard as a whole track it sounds way better than the impression the 30 second teaser gave us last week.
