Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair, the critically acclaimed debut full-length from La Dispute (Grand Rapids, MI), will finally receive the vinyl pressing it deserves, courtesy of the venerable No Sleep Records. Originally released as a CD in November of 2008, the 2xLP is being pressed on brown / black and clear / black color ways, with each color limited to 500 and a total…
Produced within the four walls of a former DDR radio station in East Berlin, The Rakes are set to release their third album, ‘Klang’, digitally on October 20th in the US. The album has been available as a UK import since March. It’s been over two years from their previous album, ‘Ten New Messages’ (2007), and a debut, ‘Capture/Release’ (2005), that was compared to the fame of The Libertines, While…
Eric Frederickson is a Christian singer-songwriter that is slightly different from the typical Stephen Curtis Chapman / Matthew West clone in that a sense of electronic noise is accompanying eir at all times. However, “Something Else†suffers from a compressed recording that sounds as if the entire disc is being played on a lower-grade mp3. Still, even while this might cause a problem for the average listener, Eric’s music shines…
Wax Tailor is back with his third album ‘In The Mood For Life’ which encompasses his immediately identifiable sound of Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul, Funk and 60s Pop blended into melancholic melodies which associated him with the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, Avalanches, etc with his debut album ‘Tales of The Forgotten Melodies’. The new album shows an evolution in production and song-writing, resulting in a denser, more organic sound.…
Unearth to release “The March†special edition! On November 10th, 2009, fans will be able to get their hands on the new deluxe version of Unearth’s latest album, The March! The album will come with a bonus DVD featuring a tour documentary entitled, The Three Day March, with footage shot by acclaimed director, Doug Spangenberg (Lamb Of God, Every Time I Die, Job For A Cowboy), during Unearth’s recent tour…
Once THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER finishes up their run of dates with Bodom they will hit the road for their first headline run in concurrence with the release of Deflorate, the Michigan metaler’s 4th full-length studio album. For their headline run, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be taking out Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust, and Trap Them on a month long trek across the US. “On the behalf of my mates in…
I always found myself getting into synnth-pop, but never Erasure. I only had one of Erasure’s albums, though – 1991’s Chorus on tape, meaning that I never really listened to it. “No Doubt†is an interesting choice to start off this disc, as the atmosphere still retains that late eighties/early nineties mall quality to it, as well as a slight tinge of depression put on the synths, a fact that…
Pulverised Records is proud to announce the new signing of Gothenburg death metallers THE COLD EXISTENCE! Said Pulverised A&R manager Calvin Chiang, “THE COLD EXISTENCE approached us some time ago and what we heard on their latest album Sombre Gates totally caught us off guard! We have confidence that the third full-length will slay everything else they have done in the past!†THE COLD EXISTENCE’s upcoming studio album will be…
Papercuts’ You Can Have What You Want is the newest phase in Jason Quever’s ongoing pop investigations. The relatively earthbound happy-sad pop of Mockingbird & Can’t Go Back is now launched into the vault of the skies. Here Quever delves further into epic, hazy pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass & Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum rhythms. Intact from those earlier efforts are Quever’s sense of arrangement and drama, as well as…
Portland has been the home of some up-and-coming bands of the current era. Off the top of my head, both The Epoxies and Adeline Records’ The Soviettes come to mind. The Epoxies are impressive because no other band can even begin to claim a similar sound – the first track on “Stop The Future†“Radition†mixes together Save Ferris, Bif Naked, Devo, and even The Network to start the disc…
Spiral Beach released their new album, The Only Really Thing, September 22 on Sparks Music/Tommy Boy. Hailing from Canada, the young band has already toured with Spinto Band, Sloan, The Hidden Cameras & Tokyo Police Club. The Only Real Thing was produced by Mike Olson, of The Hidden Cameras and The Arcade Fire.
The songs on this CD come down to us from a world long gone. Between 1930 and 1935, Sam, Lonnie and Armenter Chatman, the three sons of slaves who along with Walter Vinson made up the core of the Mississippi Sheiks, created some of the most memorable blues rants and square dance hollers ever conjured up. Whether bent in prayer or bloody eyed in the throes of howling lust, the…
God Dethroned will be assaulting North America for the first time since 2007 on the headlining War Propaganda World Tour 2009 in support of their newest album, Passiondale. Henri Sattler and co. will embark on the coast to coast campaign starting on September 30th. Joining the march will be Abigail Williams, Augury and label mates, Woe Of Tyrants! The tour is being sponsored by MetalSucks.net, SMNnews.com and MetalInjection.net. MetalSucks and…
There are a lot of individuals that cal themselves Epoxies fans. This is a great way to hear the band when they were much smaller of a band, back when they weren’t on Fat Wreck. However, The Epoxies still had a style that blended Tron and X-Ray Spex. The first track on this EP is “Need More Timeâ€, and one would be confused to hear that the track actually came…
New York based multimedia and hip-hop recording artist Bisco Smith is proud to reveal his newest project, The Broadcast. The album, produced from start to finish by J.Vegus, with all art and design by Smith himself, is Bisco Smith’s fifth release and will be available this fall. To reflect the new chapter in his musical progression, Bisco Smith has decided to make the switch from his long time moniker Bisc1,…
Paste’s Band Of The Week : http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/band-of-the-week-the-builders-and-the-butchers.html Daytrotter Sessions : http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/the-builders-and-the-butchers-evidencing-the-raw-new-hell-castle-concert/20030448-3737826.html NPR Song Of The Day : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105818961 RCRD LBL : These guys are infamous for riotous live musical performances- the kind that explodes sweaty southern roots gospel music throughout the room until everyone feels warm, gooey and swampy inside…Really, if you haven’t seen it yet, see it soon. ” My Old Kentucky Blog : “…their music harkens back to…
“There will be a time when I’ll be back one dayâ€, a line from the opening track to “Good Thingsâ€, seems odd considering that soon after the album was released, Soundtracks was found dead in his apartment. Epic’s rich vocals look to be a mixture of Billy Bragg and Roger Daltrey; even if the album was slated to be released in 1997, Epic’s style of Spartanly-created music (doing much of…
Swirling noise Brooklynites, Vivian Girls have confirmed the release of their sophomore album via the ever wonderful In The Red label on September 8th, 2009. Released almost exactly a year after In The Red’s reissue of their self-titled debut, the new album, Everything Goes Wrong promises to be slightly longer than the 22 mins their debut clocked in at with the band having taken their time and recorded it in…
With his warm, evocative vocals and distinctive charisma, Jason Castro has already earned bountiful acclaim and a fervent fan following. The Texas-based tunesmith – best known as the third runner-up on the 2008 season of Fox’s American Idol – is now hard at work on his hugely anticipated debut album, set for release on Atlantic Records later this year. Among Castro’s creative collaborators are producer/songwriter Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Tori…
THE ACCUSED 9/26/2009 Satyricon – Portland, OR 10/1/2009 The Distilery (21+) – Sacramento, CA 10/2/2009 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA 10/3/2009 Vixens – Sparks, NV 10/4/2009 Club Vegas (21+) – Salt Lake City, UT 10/5/2009 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO 10/6/2009 OFF 10/7/2009 The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK 10/8/2009 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX 10/9/2009 The Compound – Corpus, TX 10/10/2009 Emo’s – Austin, TX 10/11/2009 Walter’s On…