Review: Polvo – Siveria

Review: Polvo – Siveria
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Polvo was math-y before there was math rock, but the angular equations of their guitar riffs and drum rhythms seemed like some secret calculus, more subtle and organic then their successors. … read more

Review: Pink Mountaintops – Get Back

Review: Pink Mountaintops – Get Back
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Vancouver indie post-punk (for lack of a better term) band Pink Mountaintops’ past members include members of everything from experimental bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor to psych troupes The Warlocks to the heavy purveyors Black Mountain. … read more

Review: Pere Ubu – Carnival Of Souls

Review: Pere Ubu – Carnival Of Souls
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Pere Ubu = Rocket From The Tombs + Red Krayola – Devo … read more

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Review: Mecca Normal – Empathy For the Evil

Review: Mecca Normal – Empathy For the Evil
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Mecca Normal = Sleater Kinney + Beat Happening – Bikini Kill … read more

Review: Mike Hudson & The Pagans – Hollywood High

Review: Mike Hudson & The Pagans – Hollywood High
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Mike Hudson & the Pagans = The Saints + The Replacements – The Dead Boys … read more

Review: Melt-Banana – Fetch

Review: Melt-Banana – Fetch
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Fetch will have you scrambling after their lightning-paced rhythms and the frenetic phrasings of vocalist Yasuko Onuki, and Ichirou Agata’s guitar explorations—which are all over the place in terms of the fretboard and effects—that range from video game noises to natural sounds. … read more

Review: Moon Honey – Hand-Painted Dream Photographs

Review: Moon Honey – Hand-Painted Dream Photographs
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Baton Rouge, La. combo Moon Honey might lay to rest comparisons of that city with colorful New Orleans. Indie bands have dabbled with orchestral instruments before, but this product is psych rock with the theatricality of ’70s glam. … read more

Review: Lower – Seek Warmer Climes

Review: Lower – Seek Warmer Climes
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This Danish post-punk quartet has been critically aligned with other Scandinavian bands, most notably Iceage, but this unit seems to have a flair for a theatricality some of the others lack, due to singer Adrian Toubro’s vocal flourishes. … read more