Peter WoodburnAcid Tiger have something to strut, for sure. Their self-titled debut, featuring Ben Koller from Converge on the drums, is a psychedelic mind trick — equal parts funky riffs, southern rock, and progressive rock all jumbled together in a mind...
Rooftops are a clever little band. Their debut album, A Forest of Polarity, contains song titles all comprised of the same letters — a nice and quirkly little trick that fits well on the nice and quirky little album. Although it is not...
Vee Hua 華婷婷“Get Out,” the first video from Circa Survive’s third album, BLUE SKY NOISE, debuted today. It’s a live/studio clip, so it’s not as conceptual as their past videos, but the song is raucous enough to continue to whet the...
"We don't have time to sit back and not pay attention." -- Tommy Rogers
There’s an episode on Season One of The Mighty Boosh where Vince Noir declares that it’s impossible to be unhappy in a poncho. I’ve yet to test this theory, but I have doubts as to its validity, based on some photos I’ve seen...
I put Portugal. the Man’s new album as one of my outside favorites. The Satanic Satanist is a brilliant soul-influenced album that really shows the Portland band is coming into its own. This is the absolutely bizarre video for the track...
The Satanic Satanist is a heart-warming pop effort that also relies on one's ability to connect with the softness and imagery of Gourley's lyrics. Interspersed also are more "nerdy" things -- covert as they may be -- that are inspired by...
The instrumental, post-rock landscape is a bit crowded as of late. But in just three albums, the Chicago/Seattle trio Russian Circles have cemented themselves at the top, and this fact is readily apparent in their fantastic new album, Geneva...