Gilla Band Embody Current Zeitgeist with a Noisy and Agitated LP
Gilla Band emerge as spokespersons for our age of solipsism, dissecting and lampooning these proclivities. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, we’re doomed.
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Cor de Lux Explode on ‘Year of the Horse’
North Carolina’s Cor de Lux level up in every way with their third release, Year of the Horse, an exhilarating blast of noise rock with heart.
Chat Pile Survey the Wreckage of Contemporary Life
Oklahoma noise band Chat Pile mix more melody into their bleak message on another powerful, unsettling collection, Who Loves the Sun.
Truck Violence Reckon with Darkness on New Album
Rising Canadian noise rock band Truck Violence’s sound coheres on their sophomore release, The weathervane is my body.
’68’s ‘They Are Survived’ Is the Sound of Two Against the End
For 13 years, ’68 made noise rock that was, essentially, about how life-affirming it is to make songs. With They Are Survived, they say goodbye at full volume.
OOIOO and Lightning Bolt Create a Deliriously Off-Kilter LP
THE HORIZON SPIRALS / THE HORIZON VIRAL brings together two legendary experimental artists, OOIOO and Lightning Bolt for a delirious ride.
A Place to Bury Strangers Discuss Their Resurrected Songs
A Place to Bury Strangers resurrect lost obscurities for a record that paints a map of their past and future simultaneously. Oliver Ackerman describes the process.
Stuck’s New LP Is Bizarre and Surprising in a Good Way
Stuck crank up the intensity in melody and harmonic texture, layering dominant melodic lines over a foundation of chords and central themes.
Evil Island Deliver Catchy Noise on “Tiger Baby”
Evil Island features three members of the Blood Brothers, and the rotting apple doesn’t fall far from that tree.
Indianapolis Punks D.R.L.N. Reach New Heights
D.R.L.N. have gotten closer than ever to capturing their live experience on the singles they have released recently.
Noise Rock Band Unsane’s Chris Spencer Is Committed
The lead singer of the New York noise institution Unsane, Chris Spencer, talks about the reissue of their classic Occupational Hazard.
Shiner’s Allen Epley Discusses Balancing Life and Art
Everyone in Shiner is focused on their new album, which is another stellar release, sure to please longtime fans and likely to convert some new ones.