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Reviews: Centuries – Taedium Vitae
Floridan Swedeath-ers play at misanthropy with latin song titles, stark imagery and the hum-drum casserole of D-beat, doom and crust topping most bearded blogger “best of” lists. … read more
Review: Crystal Stilts – Nature Noir
Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts are a tough band to pin down. At various times, they’ve used post-punk, psychedelic garage rock and indie pop jangle, often in the same song. … read more
Reviews: Bullbuckers – When Push Comes To Shove
I have been told that I was probably supposed to be high as fuck while listening to this album, but as it is, that warm, brass-heavy sexiness did the job even running on sobriety. … read more
Reviews: The Bronx – IV
After releasing two albums as their mariachi alter ego, these L.A. rockers have returned with a bit less snarl, but still plenty of swagger. … read more
Reviews: Bran(…)Pos – Den of Ordure and Iridescence
Although the production on this album was decent and obviously had a lot of thought put into it, I couldn’t help but sit there and think “why?” while my eyes glazed over as I listened to it. … read more
Reviews: Boys Noize – Go Hard EP
My favorite track, “Go Hard,” uses a sample off of Kreayshawn’s “Go Hard (La,La,La)” track from her Somethin’ Bout Kreay album. … read more
Reviews: Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
As a record, Tomorrow’s Harvest falls back into familiar sounds that have made them a touchstone in contemporary music: decaying, VHS transfer textures, drawn-out synth melodies, understated beats, the occasional guitar line or serrated arpeggio and obscure sampling of robotics long gone by. … read more
Reviews: Bill Baird – Spring Break of the Soul
A musical scrapbooker, Baird crafts and stitches together synth, folk, ambient, rock and just about any other genre you could think of. … read more
Reviews: Baroness – Live at Maida Vale
Collecting four tracks recorded live from Baroness’ 2012 album Yellow & Green, Live at Maida Vale showcases the band embracing their expansion beyond their sludgy origins. … read more
Reviews: Barbez – Bella Ciao
This record is billed as “A Celebration of Ancient Roman Jewish Music and The Italian Resistance Movement.” Yet it avoids feeling like an academic historical musical exercise. … read more