Review by Noah Mallin
Kim Deal has had a helluva life away from The Pixies, the band in which she first found fame. The Breeders was originally a side project with Tanya Donnely of Throwing Muses (and later Belly). Their 1990 debut Pod is an indie classic, mixing rubbery rhythms and spiky songforms on songs like [...]
Black Francis: “Yer in me power…” Compiled by Noah MallinLast week brought us a new album from ex-Pixie Kim Deal’s band The Breeders; This week brings us ex-Pixie Black Francis (nee Frank Black) and his new album, the awesomely rocking Svn Fngrs. As we all know, two weeks of ex-Pixies albums means five more weeks [...]
Compiled by Noah Mallin
Here are some of the interesting new music choices this week. As always, if the vids show up as not available hit refresh in your browser.R.E.M. mark the box labeled crunchy guitars on their new album Accelerate. Here’s the video for “Supernatural Superserious” and no, that’s not Moby:
The Annuals slide their Wet [...]
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Kills veiled threat…
The Kills come back for more with new album Midnight Boom and they’ve discovered the ol’ poppy poppy by adding some boopy- boppy. I mean to say their embrace of electronic flourishes enhances their new found delight in melody. Oh hell, judge for yourself with new video for the first single “U [...]
Kaki King
Kaki King is kind of the Joe Satriani of indie folkie guitarists. Like guitar wankster Satriani she’s at the point in her career where she has to write actual songs and sing and she delivers on the new album Dreaming of Revenge. Here’s the light-trail-happy video for “Pull Me Out”:
Pioneering indie rapper Del Tha [...]
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