Rock / Indie
Liars Sisterworld
Maybe it's the two members with art-school backgrounds, but Liars have a knack for taking clichés to sublime places.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 03/17/2010
White Hills White Hills
White Hills' last album, Heads on Fire, flared and throbbed in the peak-era Hawkwind/Comets on Fire vein of robust space rock that appeals both to stoners and acid acolytes.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 03/11/2010
Josiah Wolf Jet Lag
Siblings hate being compared to one another, but it's impossible to listen to Josiah Wolf's debut effort without thinking of Yoni Wolf, WHY?'s master wordsmith and Josiah's brother/band mate.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 03/10/2010
Xiu Xiu Dear God, I Hate Myself
For those reading the title of Xiu Xiu's latest record and wondering, "They're kidding, right?" the answer is: probably.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 02/23/2010
Yeasayer Odd Blood
Yeasayer's 2007 debut, All Hour Cymbals, was the closest thing indie rock had come to world music since the Talking Heads released Fear of Music 20 years ago—a jittery blend of religious folk, West African polyrhythms, and synthesized experimentati… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 02/15/2010
Dinowalrus %
In comparison to the noisy rock sounds propagated by contemporaries such as HEALTH, Ganglians, and Liars, Dinowalrus is a far more unhinged outfit whose heavily reverberated atmospheres, herky-jerky basslines, and warped soundscapes bring to mind ear… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 02/10/2010
Clipd Beaks To Realize
Calling an album "mature" is often a death knell for creativity and excitement, but in the case of To Realize, it's good thing.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 02/08/2010
Kap Bambino Blacklist
Although Kap Bambino's reputation as a shit-hot live act is well established, Blacklist, the Bordeaux duo's third album, doesn't quite capture the group's on-stage magic.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Rock / Indie
- 02/01/2010
Pick
Patrick Cowley and Jorge Socarras Catholic
A few years ago, some San Francisco DJs and music enthusiasts happened upon a stack of unreleased tape reels featuring collaborations between gay disco icon Patrick Cowley and multi-instrumentalist Jorge Socarras.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 01/28/2010
Owen Pallett Heartland
Filled to the brim with ambitious, orchestral arrangements and an army of instruments, it's easy to forget that Heartland is the work of one musician.… Read more »
- Filed under: Review
- Album, Rock / Indie
- 01/21/2010
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