My first experience with The Atlas Moth was last September at Lee’s Palace. They were the opening act and put their melodic sludge metal on display. While I felt their set was a bit on the long side, as theRead more…
Guilty Simpson – The Simpson Tape
Unlike most “mixtapes” these days, The Simpson Tape is an actual tape released for Stones Throw’s “cassette store day” popup. It features 5 tracks produced by Oh No b/w the instrumentals. It is also available as a download. Although itRead more…
Moist – Glory Under Blackened Skies
As far as 90’s revivals go, Moist has to be one of the most unlikely. Three albums with EMI (the excellent “Silver” and “Creature” and the not-quite-so-good “Mercedes Five and Dime”) capped by a compilation of singles and rare tracksRead more…
Diverse – One AM
Released in 2003 One AM is fire from beginning to end. With production from RJD2, Prefuse 73 and Madlib and guest raps from Lyrics Born, Jean Grae and Mos Def it’s a very impressive debut. Unfortunately the follow up albumRead more…
Electric Wizard – Time To Die
Just in time for Halloween, doom metal kings Electric Wizard have unleashed another album. As with any of their records, it’s pretty much a given that it’ll contain huge, sludgy, Sabbathian riffs baked over slow and thunderous dirges lasting tenRead more…
J-Live – Around The Sun
J-Live is a rapper that I always enjoy listening to. His style has very little fanfare. In the case of Around The Sun the album cover is simply a photo of his face. It was released in April this yearRead more…
Buck 65 – Neverlove
Neverlove is Buck 65’s much touted divorce album. I talked briefly about Neverlove on my last post where I talked about the other release Buck release on the same day titled Laundromat Boogie. Compared to Laundromat Boogie there is aRead more…
Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
For their third album, the quartet from Torrance, California have progressed without the sacrifice of the charm that made them so endearing in the first place. 10 quick blasts of punchy, hooky melodic punk that induces loud sing-a-longs and raucous pogoing,Read more…
Abandoned Pools – Somnambulist
Abandoned Pools is the project of Tommy Walter, either best known as the former bassist of Eels (circa 1996-1997) or the guy who wrote the theme songs for Clone High. Walter has bounced around over the past fifteen years orRead more…
No Joy – Wait To Pleasure
The shoegaze revival thing can feel really played out at times. There seems to be no shortage of bands willing to adopt the pattern of layering waves of distortion over barely decipherable vocals oohing and aahing. It can be hardRead more…