The Minneapolis, MN-based quartet of Carroll was formed towards the end of 2011 when songwriter and vocalist Brian Hurlow started writing melancholic, shoegazer-based pop songs that caught the attention (and ear, of course) of his […]
Tag: The Joy of Violent Movement: The Best of 2012 List
As a band, Liars has a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers and for a sound that’s purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list was a […]
Last year, Jean-Philip Grolber, who records and performs under the moniker of St. Lucia released two EPs which were reviewed quite favorably by publications such as The New Yorker and NYLON, and across the blogosphere – in fact, […]
Canadian art rockers Yamantaka//Sonic Titan‘s YT//ST was one of the most unique albums i’ve heard in some time – in fact it landed at number 6 on this site’s Best of 2012 List. The band which really […]
“Led” by the boyish and mischievous Stuart Bogie, the septet of Superhuman Happiness may be one of the more accomplished bands in New York, if not the country, as members of the band have played […]
Released through Sub Pop Records, Metz’s self-titeld album landed on number 12 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, thanks in part to blistering, face-melting, sludgy power chords, pounding drums and howled vocals. When you […]
Landing at number 8 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, Boys Noize‘s Out of the Black was one of the more thrilling and interesting electronica/electronic dance music albums I had heard – although undeniably influenced by […]
With their Matador Records debut, Impersonator set for a May 21st release, Majical Cloudz, the collaborative duo of Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto continue where their 2012 EP, Turns, Turns, Turns left off – that is eerily sparse, minimalist […]
