Recent Articles in Album Releases
Virginia-based duo Outlands to Release EP Debut on October 8, 2012
Who knew Blacksburg, VA could inspire such beguilingly steamy sounds? Outlands, the Virginia-based dark disco duo, who go by first names Mark and Melissa, Outlands is about to release their self-produced and self-titled EP, which first sold out as a limited cassette release on ChillMegaChill Records.
Mark Crozer, ex-guitarist in JAMC, Releases New Album with Mark Crozer & The Rels
Mark Crozer, guitarist in the recently-reformed The Jesus & Mary Chain, founder of UK “supergroup” International Jetsetters and a solo singer/songwriter in his own right, has branched out with a new debut self-titled full-length from his new band, Mark Crozer & The Rels.
Animal Collective Album ‘Centipede HZ’ Out September 4th; US Tour to Follow
Experimental psychedelic and Baltimore-based band, Animal Collective, are premiering their new album,’Centipede Hz,’ live on Demand. The album is streaming live on animal collective radio…
Prince Rama’s Fantastical Concept of a Pseudo-Compilation Album, Top Ten Hits of the End of the World
Prince Rama has gotten all apocalyptic on us with their latest “cosmic disco” of a sprawling album, ‘Top Ten Hits of the End of the World’. Besides inventing ten bands that died during this mysterious apocalypse, Prince Rama have resurrected their ghosts of the future to perform the fall out of eclectic pop hits on the album…
Crime and the City Solution to Tour; First Shows in Over Twenty Years
I remember seeing them perform a semi-secret show in the basement of a Soho night spot as guests of NYC stalwart rocker Jessie Malin. The stirring, gritty and cathartic Australia-UK-Berlin-based post punk supergroup of sorts, Crime and the City Solution, will be playing their first live shows in over 20 years to coincide with the release of ‘An Introduction To… Crime & the City Solution…
22-Year-Old Wünderkind, Vessel, to Release ‘Order of Noise’ on Tri Angle Records September 24th
Vessel, aka, 22-year-old electro producer and musician Sebastian Gainsborough, may be barely past drinking age, but has already been challenging people with his alien-sounding, tribal/techno sound through a a series of 12” releases…
Jansport J – Doing The Sport
The way I stumbled upon the music of Jansport J deserves a short albeit self centered note: I woke up one day and found that in my head I kept hearing an extremely screwed (as in slowed down, you know) phrase “jaaaaaaaannnnnn….
TOY – ‘Motoring’ Video from Upcoming S/T Album on Heavenly Recordings/Cooperative
TOY is more than your average jingle-jangle, psychedelic Brit band since they’re led by the devilishly dapper Tom Dougall…
Teengirl Fantasy Announces Tour, ‘Tracer’ LP out in August
Teengirl’s continuing to move forward, releasing a second album, ‘Tracer,’ due out August 21. The popularity they saw at SXSW this past Spring certainly indicated an upcoming tour, though I do hope they put some more energy into the performance end of their shows…
Thee Oh Sees to Release ‘Putrifiers II,’ Announce Tour Dates
An amazingly grotesque aged dog with a man’s face is Thee Oh Sees’ chosen mascot for their upcoming ‘Putrifiers II’ (out September 11th on In The Red Records). I am reminded of the overly bath-salted gentleman who recently posthumously anointed the Miami Zombie, though reports are in that he didn’t actually swallow any face. But I digress…
