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YOB
YOB Clearing The Path To Ascend Neurot Recordings When the metal world focuses their adoration on a band, telling them you’re not crazy about it is much like telling your fiancée you hate his/her...
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Earth
Earth Primitive And Deadly Southern Lord Earth has been standing on the periphery of metal for as long as I can remember. Sure, their early works could be argued into the doom metal genre, but since...
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Shellac
Shellac “Dude Incredible” Touch And Go Where has the bloody time gone? Has it really been seven years since that last Shellac record? And has it really been fourteen years since their career highlight...
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Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan Band “Pantom Radio” Vagrant Records Weird, Vagrant Records put this out? Since when have they attempted to put out good records? I applaud their efforts. Lemme start this off by saying...
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Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore “The Best Day” Matador Growing up a white teenager who was into underground music in the 90s, it really felt like you were supposed to like Sonic Youth. If you were into any kind of...
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The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips “With a Little Help From My Fwends” Warner Bros. I can’t stand The Flaming Lips. I think they’re boring, abuse gimmicks, are massive dorks, their music has zero balls, zero angst and...
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Dirt Dress
Dirt Dress Revelations EP Future Gods / Lollipop Records Well, from the sounds of this new EP the LA post-punker’s known as Dirt Dress have done grown up! Gone is the band that was sloppy and full of...
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Smashing Pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins “One And All” single BMG “One And All” is the second single that’s been released from the upcoming “Monuments to an Elegy” album from The Smashing Pumpkin. I left the S off on...
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Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris “Motion” Columbia I’m not too big on DJs so I figured I’d just listen to one song from this album and review that. I just didn’t wanna bite off more than I can chew (when it’s somehthing...
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Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins “Drum + Fife” Single BMG Records This is the third single to be released from Billy’s forthcoming Smashing Pumpkin record. A couple weeks ago I reviewed “One And All” and maybe...
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Dej Loaf
Dej Loaf “Try Me” single This songs been on repeat since it came into my life last week. With it’s slowed down beats and Dej Loaf’s raw-as-fuck lyrics, “Try Me” is infectious. Dej Loaf – “Try Me”...
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Nickelback
Nickelback “No Fixed Address” Republic If you’re like most people, hating Nickelback is something of a social necessity. You can respect someone in every other way but if it’s revealed at any point...
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Panda Bear
Panda Bear “Meets the Grim Reaper” Domino If you’re calling yourself “Panda Bear,” and you’re not doing it because you’re paid to be a sports mascot or the new neighbor on Sesame Street, you’d...
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Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin “Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2 EP” Warp You waited 14 years for a new Aphex Twin record and last year homeboy finally dropped Syro. Well, wake up cuz three days ago it’s...
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Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance” Matador So, apparently, Belle & Sebastian are still doing music. News to me, man! File that under “Shit I Did Not Expect to Be True,” along...
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Purity Ring
Purity Ring “Another Eternity” 4AD So, this one time, I took a bath with Purity Ring. No, don’t ask me how it happened. The whole thing is a blur to me, too. I’d been moving house, and I was almost...
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The Dwarves
Just when you were starting to lose faith in rock n’ roll, Blag The Ripper and his almighty Dwarves show up on the scene with their ninth (and dare I say) their best album ever!? Fuck, that’s a huge...
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Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius “Too Bright” Matador This is the third album from Perfume Genius, who is Mike Hadreas, a Seattle songwriter. I’m may be a little late to this party, but hey, at least I finally made it....
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Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse “Strangers to Ourselves” Epic Growing up a young punk rocker in the early 90s in the Pacific North West, specifically the cultural wasteland known as northern Idaho, the only two bands...
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly” Top Dawg Entertainment / Interscope / Aftermath Considering the amount of reviews and think-pieces this record has spawned since its surprise early release a...
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Cross My Heart Hope to Die
Cross My Heart Hope to Die “Vita E Morte” EP Alpha Pup Records Cross My Heart Hope to Die is the eclectic art collective/multimedia project of veteran producer DJ Muggs (who’s helmed some of my...
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds “Chasing Yesterday” Sour Mash This is Noel Gallagher’s second solo album since the demise of his stadium rock band, Oasis, in 2009. It’s not the collaborative album...
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Dej Loaf
Dej Loaf “We Be On It” single IBGM/Columbia This is Detroit rapper Dej Loaf’s new single. “Try Me” it’s not. Not to say it’s bad, cuz it’s not. It’s passable, but that’s about it. I was kinda hoping...
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NiGHTMARE BOY
NiGHTMARE BOY “HATE” EP Acid Bird NiGHTMARE BOY is the solo project of Barrie-James O’Neill, from the band Kassidy, whom I won’t pretend I’ve ever heard (fuck you, I read the press release). Barrie...
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The Eeries
The Eeries “The Eeries EP” Interscope Records Wow, I gotta hand it to these kids… I haven’t been this offended by someone’s musical output and pandering cries to become famous since Paris Hilton made...
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The Great Sadness
The Great Sadness “The Great Sadness” EP Self Released This five song EP is one of the best things I’ve heard lately! Introducing The Great Sadness from the magical land of Los Angeles, fronted by...
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Bully
Bully “Bully” EP StarTime International/Columbia Bully is a Nashville four-piece that takes the best bits of 90’s college rock, grunge, and pop-punk, melding it all together to make their own brand of...
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Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit” Mom & Pop / Marathon Artists / Milk! I’m a little late to the Courtney Barnett party, but at least I made it! I honestly...
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Dead Sara
Dead Sara “Pleasure To Meet You” Pocket Kid Records Dead Sara are a four-piece grunge-flavored alt-rock band from Lost Angeles, CA, consisting of members Emily Armstrong (vocals), Siouxsie Medley...
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Muse
Muse “Dead Inside” single Warner Bros. / Helium-3 So… this is the lead single off Muse’s seventh album that comes out in June. I had no idea these jokers had seven albums; that’s fucked! I’ve honestly...
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Mojave Lords
Mojave Lords “UNFUCKWITHABLE” Last Hurrah Records Mojave Lords were born in the dry desert of Joshua Tree, California, at the now-infamous Rancho De La Luna recording studio, where several of my...
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Various Artists
Various Artists “Whatever Nevermind” Nirvana Tribute Comp Robotic Empire Nirvana is one of those bands that doesn’t cover well, which made this 14-song Nevermind tribute (14 because of “Endless,...
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Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie “Kintsugi” Atlantic I’ve been trying to listen to the new Death Cab for Cutie record for over a week now. The key word here is “trying.” It’s not a good sign that I get so bored...
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Blur
Blur “The Magic Wands” Parlophone 2015 will surely go down in history as the year brit-pop behemoths Blur returned to the fold with their first new studio album since 2003’s lackluster “Think Tank”,...
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg “Bush” Doggystyle / i am OTHER / Columbia Thank god that whole Snoop Lion crap is over; that shit was embarrassing for everybody. Aside from that, the other changes I picked up on while...
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A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky "At Long Last A$AP" Polo Grounds/RCA My introduction to Mr. Rocky was his first couple singles ("Purple Swag" & "Peso"), which were labeled "cloud rap" & "druggy rap" by lazy music...
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Bully
Bully “Feels Like” Columbia I’ve already sung my praises for Bully’s nostalgic sound HERE & HERE, but I’m digging this full length so I figured I would risk repeating myself. Bully is a four-piece...
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DMA’s
DMA’s “DMA’s EP” Mom+Pop Music/IOHYOU If these guys would have come out 10-12 years ago, I would have been SO into them. Not that I don’t like them now, but back then I was obsessed with ANYTHING that...
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The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers “Born in the Echoes” Astralwerks Veteran electronic music pioneers The Chemical Brothers are back, with their eighth full length album, “Born in the Echoes.” Although this new...
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Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre “Compton: A Soundtrack” Aftermath/Interscope I gotta say, when Dr. Dre announced that his “grand finale” and first new album in 16 years would be coming out, I really didn’t expect much. I...
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Beach House
Beach House “Depression Cherry” Sub Pop/Bella Union I know plenty of people who like Beach House; some of whom might even say they REALLY like Beach House. That being said, I don’t know anyone who...
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Winkie
Winkie “Come To My Party” American Primitive When I imagine the party that Winkie is referring to in the title of their sophomore album, I picture one where everything is happening in sexy slow...
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Isaac Gracie
Isaac Gracie “Songs From My Bedroom” EP Buried Crowns Ltd / EMI I hate reviewing EPs. I normally avoid them. But this one is so good I had to breakdown and give it a review. But who really cares what...
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Jacuzzi Boys
Jacuzzi Boys “Happy Damage EP” MAG MAG Records Well, damn. I never thought this would come to fruition. Yet, here I am writing a Buddyhead record review. I am Alex. It’s nice to meet you all. Getting...
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Bleached – Welcome the Worms
Bleached – Welcome the Worms (Dead Oceans) Second album from the Clavin sisters; Jennifer and Jessica of Mika Mike and a rhythm section consisting of Micayla Grace on bass and Nick Pilot behind the...
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Sheer Mag
Sheer Mag iii EP STATIC SHOCK / WILSUNS RC After concluding four days of working on a short film, I was the lucky recipient of a free case of Lagunitas from the DP for a job well finished. Couldn’t...
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The Strokes
The Strokes “Future Present Past” EP Cult Back in the day, I’d know a new Strokes album was released because a copy would arrive in the mail to review months before. Man, those sure were the good old...
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Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane “Everybody Looking” Guwop Enterprises / Atlantic Now I wanna start this by prefacing that I am in no way a Gucci Mane expert (I’m not going to pretend I’ve heard all of Gucci’s albums),...
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Mrs. Magician
Mrs. Magician “Bermuda” Swami Records Apologies for the radio silence over the last few months. I’ve been hampered by a stupidly busy work schedule. I am somewhat returning with a belated review of...
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Jacuzzi Boys
Jacuzzi Boys “Ping Pong” Mag Mag Yep folks, more Jacuzzi Boys. Ah you’re welcome. So what we have here is “Ping Pong”, Tropical Goth at its finest. I snagged this release at their most recent SF...
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