Review: Various Artists – Steampunk Experiment: Mechanical Cabaret

Review: Various Artists – Steampunk Experiment: Mechanical Cabaret
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Steampunk Experiment: Mechanical Cabaret = S. Maharba x Men In Burka
This album is a beat junky’s playground. As soon as I hear the buzzing bass and tweaked Eastern strings of “Sweet Talk,” I can think of multiple ways to sample the music. … read more

Review: Tormented – Death Awaits

Review: Tormented – Death Awaits
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Hey, this is almost like Entombed never flip-flopped on their style. Tormented help the old-school Swedish death metal remain alive along with their own rusted twists and nasty riffs.  … read more

Review: Tim & Adam – Self-Titled

Review: Tim & Adam – Self-Titled
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Before Tim & Adam, I had never actually listened to either of them. Tim, of The Postmarks and Adam from I Am Stereo came together and created an album that will most likely end up on many a summer mixtapes. … read more

Review: The Knife – Shaking The Habitual

Review: The Knife – Shaking The Habitual
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Shaking the Habitual extends beyond the scope of the record—it’s a manifesto for a 21st Century pop culture ontology. … read more

 
 
Review: The Uncluded – Hokey Fright

Review: The Uncluded – Hokey Fright
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Hip hop meets nursery rhymes with this collab from Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson. … read more

Review: The Runs – Pretty Girls

Review: The Runs – Pretty Girls
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Pretty Girls needs more “Hey! Ho!”s and “Gabba gabba hey!”s. The lyrics are extruded from a Joey Ramone-‑like perspective, and the vocals of Scott Free have a similar cadence and tone to Joey.  … read more

Review: The Chapin Sisters – A Date With the Everly Brothers

Review: The Chapin Sisters – A Date With the Everly...
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What began as a labor of love for the Chapin Sisters has become a terrific installment to their catalogue, and even though the entire record is made up of Everly Brothers tunes, its almost as if the record is a collaboration of the two groups. … read more

Review: The Haxan Cloak – Excavation

Review: The Haxan Cloak – Excavation
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Throughout Excavation, Bobby Krlic makes incredible use of his background in sound design.  … read more

Review: TesseracT – Altered State

Review: TesseracT – Altered State
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After going through the heinous task of finding a new lead singer, the djent-prog outfit have returned with a massively infectious new record that is a definite achievement.  … read more

Review: Telekinesis – Dormarion

Review: Telekinesis – Dormarion
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Michael Lerner has harnessed the ability to merge synths and guitar fuzz to create an effective blend of indie psych-garage. He’s a jack-of-all-trades with everything from an acoustic ballad to new wave on “Ever True,” which sounds like a new-generation Yaz song. … read more