Cold Showers

June 14, 2011
Cold Showers


Is this the first, great new band of 2011? Hailing from Los Angeles, Cold Showers hit a nerve that leaves me paralyzed with fear and loathing. Moments of aggression and transcendence transform the songs from mere sound to rich sonic narratives:...
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Counting the reasons why we love: Noah and the Whale

June 6, 2011
Counting the reasons why we love: Noah and the Whale


To me, the best bands are those that defy description. They don’t fit into neatly defined boxes, designed by mainstream alternative media. Noah and the Whale is such a band. Formed in Twickenham,...
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Your New Favorite Band: Sweet Jane

May 30, 2011
Your New Favorite Band: Sweet Jane


Having just opened for Suede during their three night stay in Dublin, Sweet Jane already have a growing roster of tourmates that would make any band jealous. To date they’ve opened for TDOA faves Black Rebel Motorcycle...
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The Next Big Thing: Bubblegum Lemonade

May 24, 2011
The Next Big Thing: Bubblegum Lemonade


Bubblegum Lemonade formed in Glasgow as a vehicle for the indie pop recordings of Lawrence “Laz” McCluskey. Deriving the project’s name from the title of a Mama Cass album, McCluskey’s project is rooted in bubblegum pop and...
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Your New Favorite Band: Fireflies

May 16, 2011
Your New Favorite Band: Fireflies


Fireflies is Lisle Mitnik. He grew up in the tundras of New England playing classical piano and one day moved to California to go to school and decided to start writing songs. He bought a Portastudio and started...
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Your New Favorite Band: Rökkurró

May 9, 2011
Your New Favorite Band: Rökkurró


Hatched in a dim lit attic in Reykjavík, at the dawn of 2006 Rökkurró’s five founding members began conversing in smooth tones, drawing inspiration from the silky sun-rays that crept through the windows. The result of this covenant...
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You Really Ought To Know: Libyans

May 3, 2011
You Really Ought To Know: Libyans


Remember our rants, telling you that punk is dead? That no band embodies the spirit and integrity of bands like Black Flag, Fugazi and The Descendants? This is our mea culpa. Haling from Boston, Libyans are the...
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Get In Line For: Francis International Airport

April 24, 2011
Get In Line For: Francis International Airport


Austrian band Francis International Airport take delicate guitar melodies and transform them into multi-layered instrumental masterpieces. Their second album, “In The Woods” exhibits a band who have more time, technical expertise and sophistication to create a...
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Your New Favorite Band: Running

April 19, 2011
Your New Favorite Band: Running


You want indie? I’ll give you some f-ing indie. Meet Running. They’re from Chicago and like they’re hometown heroes Big Black, they make a cacophonic noise that has a brilliant sense of anti-melody and rhythm deeply embedded. In...
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Get In Line For: Those Darlins’

April 15, 2011
Get In Line For: Those Darlins’


Those Darlins are a garage country band from Murfreesboro, TN. The ladies went live in 2006 and attracted immediate attention for their rowdy, cheerfully sarcastic, and sometimes boozed-fueled show, and for their unique interplay of distinct personalities....
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A Place To Bury Strangers: The Interview

April 11, 2011
A Place To Bury Strangers: The Interview


The wall of sound dies away, lower and lower, leaving scarred guitars rickashaying ghostly unmanned reverb in a looming fog full of static energy. You can’t stop feeling like your moving, still vibrating from the sonic...
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!!!: The Interview

April 8, 2011
!!!: The Interview


!!! (or more commonly referred to as the more Google-friendly, chk chk chk), makes weird music. A hybrid of disco funk that makes you want to shake your stuff, and punk energy that may result in some black eyes to...
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