Chief Tail | Chief Tail
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"Chief Tail coagulated in the winter of early 2019 with one mission- putting a sense of danger and the unknown back into underground rock’n’roll for your gruesome...
Bombay Bicycle Club | Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
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"Bombay Bicycle Club’s fifth album Everything Else Has Gone Wrong is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the British band’s acclaimed number 1 charting, Mercury Music Prize nominated...
bauwaves | u r everything
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"bauwaves is a new Austin, TX band featuring Lew Houston, former singer/guitarist for beloved late-'00s Austin-DIY-scene stalwarts Wild America (featured on Matador’s Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010...
Anti-Flag | 20/20 Vision
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"Anti-Flag is a political punk band, which is obvious from their name alone. But over the course of 12 albums across more than 25 years together, they've...
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead | X: The Godless...
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"Five years on from the release of their previous record, Austin’s beloved art-rock heroes …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead return with their...
Algiers | There Is No Year
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"In the FBI file on the American rock ‘n’ roll band Algiers — which given their prior penchant for repping the Black Panthers, Malcolm X, Angela Davis,...
Power Trio | Three Recent Synth-Based Releases That Will Push Your Buttons
Believe me, I'd love to tell you I planned this. But like most things in my world, it just kind of happened. I was rooting through some recent email...
Rory Gallagher’s Check Shirt Wizard Tops Today’s Album Annoucements
What's your definition of a good day? Mine includes any afternoon when I hear about the imminent arrival of a new Rory Gallagher live album. Case in point: The...
Moby’s All Visible Objects Tops A Tidal Wave Of New Album Announcements
Thank you sir, may I have another? I've been reflexively spouting that like a gibbering dipshit all day — thanks chiefly to the onslaught of new album announcements clogging...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Jan. 14, 2000
Two decades ago, albums and compilations from The Sopranos, Jesus Lizard, Veal and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about...
Pearl Jam’s Gigaton Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Mondays are pretty much always a bitch. But Pearl Jam have made this one a little easier to get through by announcing that their 11th studio album Gigaton will...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Short List: Four Releases I...
In the market for some new sounds? Here are four of your best bets this week (in alphabetical order):
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
X: The...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Long List: 120 Releases On...
There are more than 120 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • On TV
Stormzy storms The Tonight Show, Coldplay heat up Ellen, Mitski and Rainbow Kitten Surprise go to the Limits and more. Set your PVRs for these musical moments:
Monday
Saint Motel |...
Albums Of The Week | 1: Beach Slang | The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak...
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"American rock & roll mainstay Beach Slang have released their most accomplished new album to date The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City. While James Alex has always...
