London-based Black Manila cite hardcore early garage, specifically The Pretty Things, as a major influence, but "Fiasco" touches on ferocious art-rock and sneering punk as well. Over repetitively hypnotic guitar strums, nasally
New Tracks
"Langour" is a sultry track from Candy Empire, an Estonian four-piece that recall the raucous garage-rock sound of The White Stripes with a darkly brooding Brit-pop emphasis. As for the latter, predominantly featuring
Los Encantados are a rising Brooklyn-based six-piece with a knack for throwback, summer-friendly rockers. They incorporate their love of surf-rock and throwback pop like Jonathan Richman or Little Joy, who recall the
"Scientists" is a crisp folk-pop track from The Sons, a five-piece from Derby, UK. They've been around since 1994, when Paul Herron met Ken Reeves at the University of Derby, and they've
Of Montreal dropped the music video for “Spiteful Intervention”, which makes viewers feel as if they dropped some acid. Here, we see frontman Kevin Barnes, but not before a pulsating blob of autumnal colors
Rob Holliday has performed with names as big as The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, and Gary Numan, and despite this his head is still screwed on (pretty) tightly. In 2012, Sulpher will release their first material since
endoflevelbaddie make game changin’, genre-crossing electronic music with elements of 8-bit electronica and credible hip-hop packed tightly within. This is interesting stuff that takes Kingston-Upon-Hull’s sound out of the gutter and (near enough) into the stars.
In real life, The Underground Man licenses music to independent films and TV, though by the charming acoustic pop of "Hey Love" you'd assume he writes commercial jingles too. It's a concisely
New Albums
An immersive, atmospheric work shaped by stillness, Ocoeur‘s new album Greener Grass, Clearer Water explores nature’s fragility and renewal. The album blends
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An eclectic ten-chapter journey from Czech composer and keyboardist Otto Orany, 10 Blue-Penciled Stories features a hybrid ensemble of saxophone, clarinet, oboe,
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A captivating blend of intricate harp arrangements and melodic folk-pop, Stephanie Babirak‘s new album Rotten Fruit masterfully explores morality and identity. The
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The awakening final chapter of The Dialectic Series, Kayze‘s Renaissance is an enveloping electro-pop and hip-hop triumph. Blending ethereal synths with driving
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