Music
Ringo Deathstarr: Keeping it Pharmaceutical-Hard
Austin band Ringo Deathstarr have picked out the many things that typify shoegaze, hurled them to the ground and stomped all over the pieces. … read more
Review: Death Index – Self-titled
Frontman Carson Cox of Merchandise and Marco Rapisarda (from labels Hell, Yes! and No Good) have teamed up to deal out their latest noise-soaked, hardcore-meets-art punk side project: Death Index. Their heady, self-titled debut album is punishing yet majestic, with a mission firmly rooted in those “primordial days of art punk”—think another punk duo, Suicide, and their nervy tendencies—that traverses doom, goth and post-punk in its hardcore endeavor. … read more
Review: TEEN – Love Yes
TEEN Love Yes Carpark Street: 02.19 TEEN = St. Vincent x Chairlift Love Yes, TEEN’s third album, finds the female quartet swimming in similar waters as their contemporaries, making big, glossy pop songs. The seductive prowess of Little Dragon’s neo soul is easy to recognize on “Please”, and the influence of Annie Clark’s vocal style
Review: The Wakedead Gathering – Fuscus: Strings of the Black...
The Wakedead Gathering Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre I, Voidhanger Records Street: 2.05 The Wakedead Gathering = early Katatonia + Repulsion x Godflesh The band name completely threw me off on this one, I thought I was about to listen to something totally fucking shitty, like Hollywood Undead, or, to a lesser but still-pretty-fucking-shitty
Review: Wild Nothing – Life of Pause
Wild Nothing Life of Pause Captured Tracks Street: 02.19 Wild Nothing = Toro y Moi + Beach House There is already a hype around Life of Pause with each pre-released track that comes out, especially for “TV Queen,” which features a very nostalgic synth sound that brings The Smiths, David Bowie and Washed Out to mind
Review: Yoko Ono – Yes, I’m a Witch Too
Yoko Ono, the frontier pushing, primal screaming, infinitely supreme goddess has given us an album thats worth boldly slipping into our party playlists, discussing relentlessly with near and distant relations, and passing out to basically anyone with at least on hand and two ears. … read more
Review: Animal Collective – Painting With
Bearing the face of Marcel Duchamp’s readymade L.H.O.O.Q., initial wonderment of Animal Collective’s newest offering Painting With maybe met with the band drawing a moustache over its own music.
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Review: Brimstone Coven – Black Magic
Brimstone Coven did a great job on writing cohesive songs and the album progresses very naturally. Black Magic stays true to its sound throughout and I look forward to what the band will accomplish on their upcoming albums. … read more
Timmy’s Organism Revives Detroit Rock City
The history of rock n’ roll has been subverted by the explosion of technology’s gear gadgetry. A line of demarcation needs to be drawn to show the shift from the large recording studio, enveloped by colossal boards and reel-to-reel recorders, to today’s proficient and IKEA-quaint studios with point-and-click DAWs and computer monitors. … read more
Local Music Review: Poet – The Lone Revolutionary
The self-described “hip-hop anarchist” Poet does not fail to live up to his own hype. “Crash & Burn” sets the tone early in the album, bringing up Eric Garner’s murder and challenging those who talk about injustice from behind the protective screen of social media to take the streets and protest. … read more
Local Review: Mayday RED – Let It Burn
I was a little surprised to see the word “debut” tacked on to Mayday RED’s apparently first album, Let It Burn. If you’ve ever seen their webpage, you’ll know that this local duo has published a lot of their work already. … read more
Local Review: Just a Clone – Self-Titled
Ogden’s Just a Clone just exited a time machine where they visited indie rock’s underwhelming beginnings. They took detailed notes, observed the greasy-haired, flannel-clad boys, listened intently to its slacker-like deliveries and paid attention to the era’s disdain for being liked by an adoring public. … read more
