8 apanese collective or commune if you prefer, that combines their various influences, from krautrock and experimenta…
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Daughters – You Won’t Get What You Want
9 fter eight years of hiatus and some line-up changes underground noise-rock antiheroes Daughters are back with an un…
HALEY – Pleasureland
9 ome artists stand out for their audaciousness and attitude, and HALEY is definitely one of them. You have may known…
Value Void – Sentimental
8 entimental is Value Void’s pummeling to the heart of youthful reflectance and city doldrums. Solemn is the heart of…
Adrianne Lenker – Abysskiss
8 ecorded in about a week, abysskiss, the second studio effort by Adrianne Lenker outside of Big Thief, is a marvelou…
Author & Punisher – Beastland
8 he man-machine cacophony of Tristan Shone was once an intriguing side-show attraction, a crushing amalgamation of s…
Tim Hecker – Konoyo
8 he grandmaster of sonic manipulation is back with Konoyo, and right off the bat we can see that his brand of peacef…
Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar
9 fter Dies and Swallow B/W Sweet, Gouge Away has signed with Deathwish Inc. and recorded their new album Burnt Sugar…
Sumac – Love In Shadow
8 ot so much an evolution as an amalgamation, Love In Shadow pulls together plenty of what made SUMAC’s three compone…
Anne Malin – Fog Area
9 he overwhelming feeling you get upon first listen of this creepy, beguiling, challenging album is that Miss Malin w…
Cursive – Vitriola
10 he eighth album proper from Omaha, Nebraska native alt-rockers – and the first since 2006 to feature the original …
Fucked Up – Dose Your Dreams
9 his utterly bonkers release from the miscreant punk rockers from Canada defies almost all attempts at pigeonholing …
Gazelle Twin – Pastoral
10 astoral, the new studio effort by Gazelle Twin, is one of the strangest and most exciting albums released this yea…
Human People – Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears
9 uman People, an all- female New York four-piece, are undoubtedly a band to keep an eye on: combining the laid-back …
Dilly Dally – Heaven
9 uccess is a dream for many young artists, but achieving it doesn’t always lead to true happiness. Canadian rockers …