Music
Review: Tetherball – Whimsy
Tetherball = Foxtrot Uniform / Gerard Way + The Academy Is… … read more
Review: Creepers – Lush
Creepers = Lush + Slowdive + My Bloody Valentine … read more
Review: Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World
Death From Above 1979 = Pink Mountaintops + QOTSA – Frank Black … read more
Review: Loveskills – Pure
Loveskills = Metronomy + Washed Out … read more
Top 5: Ered Wethrin
Just like the epic themes of fantasy and esoteric mysticism that inspired Ered Wethrin’s lyrics, Tides of War takes its time unfolding a vast and enchanting audial world. From the Glen Cook–inspired “Bloody Annals and Brooding Skies” to the Steven Erikson tribute in “Requiem for the Fallen,” Sven Smith’s solo recordings recall the stoic and battle-hardened tales of lesser-known fantasy realms. … read more
Review: Thurston Moore – The Best Day
Thurston Moore = Sonic Youth – the rest of the band + Free Kitten / Chelsea Light Moving … read more
Review: Cult of Youth – The Final Days
Cult of Youth = Joy Division + Deer Tick + Der Fluch … read more
Review: Ex Cops – Daggers
Ex Cops = Ariel Pink + Lush … read more
Review: Hungry Cloud Darkening – Glossy Recall
Hungry Cloud Darkening = Angelo Badalamenti / Julee Cruise x Dirty Beaches … read more
Pallbearer: Foundations of Burden
“Sorrow and Extinction developed a following pretty quickly, and luckily, we had a lot of people in our corner to help push the new album,” he says. “It sort of came out of the gate pretty hot, surprisingly. None of us really expected that at all.” Despite their sudden popularity, Pallbearer try to focus on their music, not on the publicity. “It’s basically like we do with everything—try to take everything in stride, not have any expectations about what is coming next and just roll with it,” says Pallbearer bassist Joseph D. Rowland. … read more
Top 5: Foster Body
Foster Body’s debut album, Landscapes, which was released on cassette and digitally in March, captures the Salt Lake City–based, punk combo at a brilliant moment of process—merging strong aesthetic sentiment and live performance practice into a compelling vision for contemporary noise-punk. With eight tracks lashing across the album’s 20-minute duration, Landscapes is a quick yet thrilling listen. … read more
Review: The Transmission NOW – White Night
The Transmission NOW = The Replacements + FIDLAR + Face To Face … read more
