At their peak, Gang of Four stylized 1970s dissent into cutting post-punk. Sadly, the qualities that once made the English act so influential are gone on its ninth LP, and first since co-founding singer Jon King’s departure. The question posed by the record’s title is not one the band seems… Source: RollingStone Link: What Happens […]
Screaming Females started from the bottom of a New Jersey basement, but it wasn’t long before they were big enough to tour with bands like Against Me! and Garbage. The trio’s sixth album is a rocker’s delight, reviving the signature sludge of the Nineties on “Empty Head,” hightailing into thrash… Source: RollingStone Link: Rose Mountain
Bearded roly-poly Baltimore EDM dude Dan Deacon looks a little like a highly intelligent teddy bear — a perfect fit for his playful, complex music. Deacon’s previous works have included the high-octane 2007 album Spiderman of the Rings and a mischievous remix of Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop.” His latest features… Source: RollingStone Link: Gliss Riffer
Our guide to this week's album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Blur, Sleater-Kinney, Alt-J, and U2, plus brand new streaming music from the likes of Swervedriver, Death Cab for Cutie, and Of Montreal. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo Music Link: […]
Glam rock revivalists the Darkness will return with their fourth LP Last of Our Kind on June 1st, the band’s first album since their 2012 reunion set Hot Cakes. In addition to the new album announcement, the Darkness also unveiled the bloody animated video for first single “Barbarian,” a tale… Source: RollingStone Link: The Darkness […]
With Kim Gordon’s memoir, Girl in a Band, due out this week, snippets of the audio edition of the book have begun surfacing online. Rough Trade has posted a nine-minute stretch of the singer-songwriter talking about her formative years from the first chapter, and the retail chain has promised to post… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Kim […]
Earlier this month, fun. informed fans that – while they were not breaking up – the Some Nights band were going on an indefinite hiatus that will end “when we are inspired to do so.” With the Best New Artist Grammy-winning group on a break, singer Nate Ruess announced that he would momentarily leave… Source: RollingStone Link: Nate Ruess […]
“I’m not bossy, I’m the boss,” commands frontwoman Sadie Dupuis on the first cut off New England pop-punk outfit Speedy Ortiz’s upcoming Foil Deer. While she’s not the first alpha female to echo the sentiment, her confrontational enunciation and ironic cooing over the track’s grungy, dizzying guitars are Dupuis’ own… Source: RollingStone Link: "Raising the […]
The alluringly murky production on the Shakes’ new cut evokes the kind of schmutz-caked soul 45 you might discover in a rural junk shop that also sells M-80 explosives and candied hog jowls — the perfect funky feel for Brittany Howard’s beef-squashing plea. Over a guitar line that recalls James Brown’s… Source: RollingStone Link: "Don't Wanna […]
In their ’00s heyday, this Rhode Island noise-punk duo splattered audiences with quick, giddy blasts of DayGlo brutality — usually setting up on the floor right in the middle of the crowd rather than playing from a stage. They’re back after a six-year hiatus, hammering away like Sonic Youth gone speed… Source: RollingStone Link: "The Metal […]