Fifth studio album from Los Angeles, California s Bad Religion. Against The Grain was originally recorded in May 1990 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood and is considered one of the band s best albums. Includes the songs: Faith Alone, 21st Century (Digital Boy), Anesthesia, Against the Grain, God Song and Modern Man. Seveteen tracks in…
”Age of Unreason is Bad Religion’s 17th studio album and was co-produced by Carlos de la Garza. It is a timely work of immense power and one of their very best. Society’s step backwards has propelled the legendary band decidedly forward. The songs on Age of Unreason are both furious and meticulously crafted. There are references to contemporary…
Well here you have what s arguably the best album in Bad Religion s career. By 1989 the SFV four piece had perfected their brand of melodic punk rock. No Control, the follow up to 1988 s Suffer, brought the band critical acclaim and became one of their best selling releases. They set the stage…
Seventh studio album from Austin s Balmorhea. Clear Language comes nearly five years after the eclecticism of 2012 s Stranger and turns back to the simplicity of their 2007 debut. The music is light and gentle, with layers of sound introduced as the songs unfolds. Guitar, synthesizers and strings are joined by field recordings to…
Ben Bridwell and gang return with Why Are You OK, the South Carolina-based (formed in Seattle) indie rockers’ 5th studio album. Mirage Rock from 2012, Bridwell admits, is a creation from a “raw performance aspect,” but for Why Are You Ok, the band writes tighter, more polished songs: “with this one we really kind of…
Barrie is not a solo project. Happy To Be Here is a suitable title for the debut LP from the Brooklyn-based quintet, a group that thrives on collaboration and diversity. “The scaffolding of this album is moving to New York and finding these people that make up the band,” founder Barrie Lindsey says. New recruits…
3rd studio album from Basement. After the release of 2012 s Colourmeinkindness, the British band went on a hiatus (due to personal commitments and such…). Promise Everything comes almost five years after, and the 10-tracker is characterized by the group s keen mastery of catchy, very melodic rock. It should be noted that the members of…
Drop it! Super deluxe pressing of the original 1987 Robocop soundtrack by Basil Poledouris. This thing is just awesome. From the double silver colored vinyl with matching metallic silver tip-on gatefold jacket and freshly re-designed cover, this is easily the best looking version of this OST you can get your hands on. Basil Poledouris set the…
If you re not familiar with Battles brand of math rock (jaw-dropping) or their quasi all-star lineup (ex-Don Cab guitarist, ex-Helmet drummer, Anthony Braxton s son Tyondai), don t worry – Mirrored will get you up to speed real quick. The band s always been technically sound, but this record sounds like it cost about…
Seventh studio album from Baltimore s Beach House. The aptly titled 7 finds the dream pop duo shedding the past while moving forward into uncharted territory. They let got of previous restrictions, like only recording songs they could play live, and decided to not work with a producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3 s Sonic…
Fifth studio album from Baltimore s Beach House. Depression Cherry was recorded between November 2014 and January 2015 at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana. The record was co-produced by Chris Coady, who worked on their previous two records, 2010 s Teen Dream and 2012 s Bloom. Due to their dissatisfaction with the sound…
Beak split sides with… themselves? The latest offering from the Bristol trio of Geoff Barrow (of Portishead fame), Billy Fuller, and Matt Williams features 2 tracks from themselves as BEAK>, and 2 from their alter-ego <KAEB which allows for expanded band membership. Strange as it sounds, it makes sense after listening. The initial tracks as BEAK>…
Sophomore full length from Geoff Barrow s Beak> project. II (or >> ) continues the trio s exploration into the realms of modern kraut-inspired rock. With a bleak and minimal sound kit, Beak> are able to conjure the energies of krautrock pioneers such as Can, Amon Duul, and Neu!, all in one room and in one…
Okay… gonna choose my words carefully here because for some reason I feel like our review for the first Beak> record was *slightly* misinterpreted by Geoff Barrow (yo Geoff… we like the record!!). 7 years have passed since Barrow & co.’s stirring second album, and we were just starting to get restless before those lush represses…
Debut full-length, remastered and repressed! Geoff Barrow had long bemoaned the gross misinterpretation of Portishead’s music as fondue background music, and by the time he settled down with William Fuller and Matt Williams to form Beak>, he had a lot to get out of his system. The trio’s debut, played live without overdubs over the course of 12 days,…
Second major label album from SoCal slacker Beck. Odelay was originally released in 1996 and seems to be the point where it all came together for Beck Hansen. Working with the Dust Brothers on their first major project since the Beastie Boys Paul s Boutique, Beck tied together the various strains that were bubbling under…