Gang Gang Dance Rawwar

Published Sep 11, 2007

Judging by this three-track EP, the band’s first release since their 2005 debut, they’re headed in the right direction. After releasing a DV...

Tiny Vipers Hands Across the Void

Published Aug 16, 2007

The Minimalist would have been an appropriate title for this album, the debut from Tiny Vipers, the alter ego of Jesy Fortino. As an acousti...

Black Bonzo Sound of the Apocalypse

Published Aug 16, 2007

Everyone loves a little prog rock. You may not know it (or be willing to admit it) but you do. In fact, progressive rock has probably had an...

Dandi Wind Yolk of the Golden Egg

Published Aug 16, 2007

This is a battle cry, and anyone familiar with Dandi Wind will have already taken-up arms. Kicking off with "The Battle of Verdun,” the albu...

The Dilettantes 101 Tambourines

Published Aug 14, 2007

Founded by Joel Gion, formerly of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Dilettantes tackle nostalgic ’60s pop. Comparisons to the Byrds and the...

Christy and Emily Gueen's Head

Published Aug 07, 2007

On a humid and sticky night, Gueen’s Head is like a gentle breeze coming in through the open window. Simplicity is a delicate thing and this...

Jackob Olauson Moonlight Farm

Published Jul 18, 2007

There’s something comforting about the Swedish, something foreign yet familiar about this nation of people whose culture seems to fit so eas...

Adam Franklin Bolts of Melody

Published Jul 18, 2007

This debut solo release from Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin diverges from his shoegazing roots and at times, dips its toe into the pool of adu...

Jana Hunter There's No Home

Published Jun 20, 2007

This second full-length from Jana Hunter is as stunning and peacefully brilliant as her first. Like any solid sophomore attempt, There’s No...

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo

Published Jun 20, 2007

The Japanese super-group release their second blistering album in two months, this time using the Buddhist faith as inspiration. "Nam Myo Ho...

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso Chrystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars

Published Jun 20, 2007

The latest from the reigning masters of psychedelic jam bands consists of only three tracks, albeit three typically blistering, aura alterin...

Blitzen Trapper Wild Mountain Nation

Published Jun 12, 2007

Their name sounds more like a German U-Boat than a six-piece from Portland, OR but somehow Wild Mountain Nation, their second full-length, i...

YACHT I Believe in You. Your Magic is Real

Published May 23, 2007

The era of the one-genre musician is disappearing. What was once a simple case of "us vs. them” has been mashed-up into a definition-defying...

Xiu Xiu / Luyas Club Lambi, Montreal QC April 11

Published Apr 19, 2007

It was a calm night on what is usually one of Montreal’s busiest streets, inside the atmosphere was eerily similar. As the crowd trickled in...

Ola Podrida Ola Podrida

Published Apr 18, 2007

David Wingo, the backbone of Ola Podrida, makes his living as a film composer, most notably working with director David Gordon Green on All...

Black Moth Super Rainbow Dandelion Gum

Published Apr 17, 2007

Black Moth Super Rainbow make music for the future — the future the world imagined back in 1965 where people drove electric cars, the moon w...

White Flight White Flight

Published Apr 17, 2007

Imagine playing guitar in an emo band at a time when the genre was defined by the likes of the Get Up Kids and Sunny Day Real Estate, before...

Gang Gang Dance Retina Riddim

Published Apr 16, 2007

Gang Gang Dance have toured a lot of countries, countries where the sea crashes upon the rocks, school kids bash instruments on street corne...

Pterodactyl Pterodactyl

Published Mar 23, 2007

The ratio of good to bad bands coming out of Brooklyn seems to be somewhat disproportionate. This is most likely do to the brain drain-like...

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists Living with the Living

Published Mar 23, 2007

Ted Leo rarely disappoints. In a climate of do-it-yourself enthusiasts Leo is one of the originals, turning out punk rock with a political a...