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'Meat Bones Chemicals Electricity' Is Eamon Ra's Love Letter to '60s Psych-Pop
The new album from Seattle's Eamon Ra, Meat Bones Chemicals Electricity, is a pitch-perfect throwback to a golden age of youthful innocence and killer hooks.
06 Mar 2020
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Eddy Current Suppression Ring Return with 'All in Good Time'
Australian garage rockers Eddy Current Suppression Ring return after nine years with a surprise album, but the excitement doesn't last too long.
27 Feb 2020
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Scantron's 'Electric City' Is a Four-Song Blast of Engaging Garage Rock
Philadelphia garage rockers Scantron continue their "single-slinging" tradition on the satisfying, riff-heavy new EP, Electric City.
19 Feb 2020
Music
Black Lips Create a Killer Country Record, Infused with Lo-fi Garage Rock
Black Lips concoct a lustful mix of cocaine country, psych stomp, and honky-tonk fire and brimstone on Sing in a World That's Falling Apart.
31 Jan 2020
Music
Dune Rats Strike Back with More Grown-up Sound on 'Hurry Up and Wait'
Dune Rats are, without a doubt, a rebel-rousing bunch whose call-outs, curse-outs, and amateurish stunts have earned them mass appeal with an audience just as eager to stick it to the man alongside them.
31 Jan 2020
Music
Ghost Funk Orchestra Offer Up 'A Song for Paul' and One for Isaac As Well
The mastermind of the Ghost Funk Orchestrahonors the spirit of his grandfather -- and the spirit of Isaac Hayes -- on A Song for Paul.
03 Oct 2019
Music
Costa Rica's Las Robertas Celebrate the "Thunder Rider" (premiere)
Dreamlike, psychedelic and infectious, the new single from Costa Rica's Las Robertas will make you grab your dancing shoes and head to the desert.
17 Sep 2019
Music
'Infest the Rats' Nest' Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard go full metal to craft a brutal warning against ecological destruction on their 15th studio album, Infest the Rats' Nest.
20 Aug 2019
Music
Bleached Sneak Up on You with Their Brand of Power Pop
Bleached's Don't You Think You've Had Enough? is a summer record with big sing-along power pop songs that deliver.
15 Jul 2019
Music
The Black Keys Celebrate the Electric Guitar on 'Let's Rock'
The Black Keys loudly rock out with Let's Rock, an album celebrating the directness and enjoyment of the electric guitar.
09 Jul 2019
Music
'Help Us Stranger' Is a Rousing, Welcome Return for the Raconteurs
On their first album in more than ten years, Jack White's acclaimed foursome the Raconteurs are back with a solid collection of songs.
08 Jul 2019
Music
Swamp Blues Band Bark Create a Testament to Living Life to the Fullest with 'Terminal Everything'
For Bark, the question isn't whether life's glass is half-full or half-empty; the point is to drink it all in deeply because it's the only glass we get. This is music that celebrates life despite its necessary pains and setbacks.
28 Jun 2019
Music
Guitar Wolf Is Still Loud and Fast and Hungry in 'Love and Jett'
Guitar Wolf, Japan's answer to the Ramones, has proudly kept their shtick going for 32 years, and the ravenous pack doesn't let up in their latest, Love and Jett.
25 Jun 2019
Music
Los Coast Delivers Bold Flavors, Sounds via Their Debut 'Samsara' (album stream) (premiere)
A sprawling and deeply conceptual work, Los Coast's Samsara touches on personal, social, and philosophical dilemmas while never losing sight of its basic purpose, to move the heart and the feet.
10 Jun 2019
Music
The Atom Age Take Listeners on a "Walk Through Walls" (premiere)
Punk/garage outfit the Atom Age deliver a potent new video in "Walk Through Walls".
04 Jun 2019
Music
Stef Chura's 'Midnight' Is a Scorching, Emotive Indie Rock Masterstroke
Midnight fulfills Stef Chura's promise. Broad in scope, its 12 songs cover a range of moods, tones, and energies.
04 Jun 2019
Music
The Jacks Put Rock and Roll Back on Display With "Walk Away" (premiere)
Los Angeles' the Jacks deliver music meant for the stage directly from the garage. Raw, filled with attitude and meant to be sung along with, "Walk Away" gives taste of their debut EP.
Jedd Beaudoin
16 May 2019
Music
Swedish Rock 'n' Rollers, Royal Republic Return with "Anna-Leigh" (premiere)
With "Anna-Leigh", Sweden's Royal Republic have created kind of neon-suited, '80s pop-rock inspired, party starter that's only desire is to please the eardrums.
16 May 2019
Music
Reigning Sound's 'Abdication... For Your Love' Gets a Welcome Reissue
Reigning Sound's 2011 album, Abdication... For Your Love, reissued on Merge, is a tour de force of grassroots rock and soul.
02 May 2019
Music
On 'It's Real', Ex Hex Take a More Nuanced Approach to Songwriting
It's Real proves that Ex Hex can draw influences from different eras of rock music and spin them into something that sounds like only them.
17 Apr 2019
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White Denim Keep Their Weird Boogie Punk Hybrid Intact on 'Side Effects'
On Side Effects, Austin's White Denim continue to mine an odd combination of retro styles to create a record that is wildly and refreshingly unpredictable.
29 Mar 2019
Music
People Are Going Bananas: An Interview with Cherry Glazerr
Cherry Glazerr's singer, main songwriter, and guitar player Clementine Creevy is not one of those artists who wishes everyone would leave her alone. She's made a big rock star album in Stuffed and Ready and she's having a blast playing sold-out shows.
Jennifer Kelly
15 Mar 2019
Music
Ardent Sons Give Up on Love via "Take Me Down Easy" (premiere)
Flamin' Groovies drummer Tony T. Sales leads new outfit, Ardent Sons, which gathers the best of blues, garage rock, and soul on "Take Me Down Easy".
07 Mar 2019
Music
The Woolly Bushmen Ask the Eternal Question, "What You Doin' to Me?" (premiere)
Garage-cum-rockabilly outfit the Woolly Bushmen issue new LP, In Shambles, on 10 May. Fans of spirited, rollercoaster rock 'n' roll rejoice.
Jedd Beaudoin
13 Feb 2019
Music
Cherry Glazerr Perfects Noise Pop Blend on the Incendiary and Vital 'Stuffed & Ready'
With its personal perspectives on the effects of the current cultural zeitgeist, Cherry Glazerr's Stuffed & Ready is not simply a great rock record, but an important document in the early days of 2019.
01 Feb 2019
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Death Valley Girls Have a Cool Garage Rock Sound But Need Better Songs
Death Valley Girls' Darkness Rains is a stew of bad attitude, crunchy guitars, and simple, pounding drums. But occasionally the band throws in a twist, which at least perks up the ears a bit.
19 Nov 2018
Music
Brits in Hot Weather #8: Amethysts, Peakes, Farai, Bessie Turner, and Pizzagirl
Featuring the atmospheric, dark pop of Amethysts, the spacious electropop of Peakes, the caustic grime meets post-punk of Farai, the sparkling garage-rock of Bessie Turner and the '80s synthpop influenced Pizzagirl.
13 Nov 2018
Music
Washer Get Straight to the Point with "Super Pop" (premiere)
The indie punk sucker punch kicks off the DIY duo Washer's new split 7" with Brooklyn compatriots Bethlehem Steel.
30 Oct 2018
Music
Crack Pipes, Legendary Austin Soul/Garage Outfit Returns With First Album in 11 Years, 'Fake Eyelashes' (album stream)
You may not have a volume knob that reaches high enough for how loud the Crack Pipes' Fake Eyelashes needs to be played. Keep America dirty.
Jedd Beaudoin
18 Oct 2018
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Ron Gallo Celebrates a 'Stardust Birthday Party' by Being in the Now
Ron Gallo has discovered the secret to happiness even though he struggles to behave accordingly. It's simple: just be in the present moment.
12 Oct 2018
Music
Handsome Jack Sings the Praises of "City Girls" (premiere)
The urban sounds of garage rock meet up with some country picking on Handsome Jack's meditation on the differences between the middle of town and the middle of nowhere.
18 Sep 2018
Reviews
The Dirty Nil's 'Master Volume' Fully Embraces the Power of Rock Music
If rock music is going to have a renaissance, then the Dirty Nil have shown that they are ready for the those first, all important, recovery breaths.
14 Sep 2018
Music
White Denim Continue to Jam on 'Performance'
White Denim's Performance is a no-frills record that plays to the band's strengths while reminding listeners just why they're so damn good in the first place.
22 Aug 2018
Books
Don't Quit Your Day Job, Brother Wayne: MC5 and 'The Hard Stuff'
This rock memoir reads like Kramer set up an AA meeting and then didn't want to stand up and give his share.
07 Aug 2018
Music
Spider Bags Climb to New Heights of Unbridled Fury on 'Someday Everything Will Be Fine'
Someday Everything Will Be Fine is the best album yet from Spider Bags. It's an effort that pays loving homage to Dinosaur Jr. and other assorted acts that influenced their lurching brand of guitar-fueled madness.
03 Aug 2018
Music
Sonny Falls Examines Addiction With "Flies" (premiere)
Chicago band Sonny Falls tackles issues related to substance abuse and the damage done by it on "Flies".
30 Jul 2018
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