BLAZE FEAT. SYBIL “WHEN I FALL IN LOVE” (REMIXES) Jellybean Soul From the soulful lovers of New York-based label JellyBean Soul comes the 2004 remixes of another classic melody. Originally released on Funky People Records in 1998, it features the sentimental lyrics and vocals of Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan (Blaze/Elements of Life) and the
BONGOLOVERZ FEAT. AN-TONIC “POWER OF MUSIC” Soulfuric Trax From the boys back east comes another punpin’ Latin bumper. Peak timing all the way, this Soulfuric Trax (think “Bulo”) release will move your body and floor. Produced by Groovemaster K., Daniel Garcia and Alexander Klaus (as the Bongoloverz), this record features the spoken word of Detroit
BOBBY & STEVE FEAT. BRYAN CHAMBER/BARBARA TUCKER “DEEPER IN LOVE” Zoo Groove Stereo Featuring the outstanding vocals of diva Barbara Tucker (who has worked with DJs like Vega, Morillo and Tenaglia), one of the industry’s most celebrated singers and Bryan Chambers (heard with Pet Shop Boys, Lionel Richie, and Cleptomaniacs), who has a numerous
Bloody Sign Vana Vigala Loits Ibex Moon Records Like their fellow death-metal countrymen Mercyless and Phazm, Bloody Sign manage to combine the speed with guttural heaviness while keeping things interesting the whole way through the disc. You might say they come across as sounding like a slightly less sepulchral and less down-tuned version of Incantation.
Bloodbath Nightmares Made Flesh Century Media Records Sweden is home to a lot of totally shitty bands these days. Bloodbath is not one of them. This band has actually existed for almost six years now. Don’t let the founding members’ more accessible full-time gigs (Edge of Sanity, Opeth) fool you—Bloodbath is a serious nod
Bring an extra pair of pants to this listening party, folks—you’re gonna need something to wrap your balls in after this debut album from Bone Sickness hits like a slamming scissor kick to the nuts. … read more
They’re like Vivian Girls, but more polished and with better singing, like Best Coast, but punk rock. Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of the all-girl punk band Mika Miko, join with Jonathan Safley and Sara Jean Stevens to form LA’s Bleached. … read more
Doubling their ranks and replacing “reading” with “bleeding” in their moniker means these Philadelphians become even more annoyingly aligned with Shields, Butcher and the other anglo-forefathers of pop-inflected sneaker gazing. … read more
While many listeners may expect to hear the overdriven Black Sabbath worship of Living With The Ancients, Blood Ceremony take a clear step toward their folk influences on The Eldritch Dark. … read more
Strange and inconsistent effects and backbeats on this album suck you into a lucid dreamscape of seemingly impenetrable auditory hallucinations … read more
In an alternate universe, BoySetsFire would enjoy the popularity that the endless stream of emocore (or scene, or whatever they’re called these days) bands receive. … read more
Blouse Imperium Captured Tracks Street: 09.17 Blouse = Beach House + Still Corners When I first heard this album, I could’ve sworn that I’d already heard it. The dreamy female vocals combined with a fairly simple upbeat indie rock sound seem pretty generic, but not necessarily in a bad way. Although nothing experimental or new
