Label: Sudden Death Released: October 7, 2008 DOA is DOA and will likely always be, God bless them, DOA. If you’re expecting something other than aggressive politico-punk from these guys, guess again. They still wrap up left-wing politics into simple, heartfelt songs whose anger and outrage never overarch their equal doses of life and fun. DOA has always managed to… Read more »
Label: Ramseur Records Released: July 22, 2008 The Avett Brothers’ breakthrough album, last year’s Emotionalism, was a work whose broad influences were felt throughout and whose quiet ambition made it both huge and intimate at the same time. The Second Gleam, while keeping to the Avett’s signature sound, doesn’t share its predecessor’s breadth. Instead, it focuses on intimacy and gentle… Read more »
Label: Kranky Released: November 10, 2008 This CD took me back to a sunny spring afternoon in high school, when the promise of summer vacation filled the air with excitement. I was driving down a little side street in Albuquerque when my friend Dave put on Poland by Tangerine Dream. I immediately made fun of Dave and his pretentious music,… Read more »
Label: Epic Released:October 7, 2008 What should we expect from a live recording of a band within a year of its own demise, a band who had recently dismissed its heroin addicted drummer and was already splitting apart at the seams in the wake of its own internal turmoil? Will it show the band burning out or fading away? With… Read more »
Label: Kranky Released: October 27, 2008 The first time I listened to Original Darkness, I wondered what in the world I’d write about it. Now that I’ve listened to the CD a half-dozen times, I wonder how I can possibly say everything I want to say within the confines of a record review. My notes alone are nearly 600 words,… Read more »
Download Free Pastepunk / Beartrap MP3 Compilation with 25 new, unreleased and rare songs. ——————————————————-* 25 new, unreleased and rare songs from De La Hoya, Jena Berlin, Look Mexico, Pomegranates, Scream Hello, Nakatomi Plaza, Broadway Calls, Jumpercable, La Dispute, more!——————————————————- In punk rock, stating that you’ve been around for a decade is essentially admitting that you’re an ancient vessel amidst… Read more »
Label: Manhattan Records Released: August 5, 2008 Carrie Rodriguez’s voice is beautiful. It’s dynamic and full and she can be sultry, powerful and breathy at will. It is, as it should be, the centerpiece and strength of this album. She has the kind of voice that could lead her down any musical road she might choose and it seems more… Read more »
THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY ANNOUNCE U.S. DATES The Cross Of My Calling out November 25 on Vagrant/American (October 9, 2008) – Sweden’s The (International) Noise Conspiracy today announce select performances in the U.S. in mid-November. The band will be opening for Taking Back Sunday in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco just a few days before their latest disc,… Read more »
ALL TRACKS PERSONALLY SELECTED BY CARLOS SANTANA Title arrives in stores October 14th of Columbia/Legacy A decade after their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (in January 1998), the hypnotic power of Santana – to mesmerize crowds of tens of thousands in the world’s biggest stadiums, or to cast the same spell on a single listener in… Read more »
Here’s a match made in heaven. Unlike so many 70s rock throwbacks, Buffalo Killers mix it up with soul like no one since…the Black Crowes! Cincinnati psychedelic blues trio, Buffalo Killers, will hit the road thisfall once again supporting the Black Crowes on a 14-date tour of the U.S.The Buffalo Killers new album “Let it Ride” (produced by The Black… Read more »