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Dum Dum Girls’ New EP “End of Daze,” contains far more than petty B-SidesThe California-based indie rockers are back with a new EP and lead singer Dee Dee provides a longer strain of lyrical vulnerability and musical exploration than on their recent LP Only In Dreams.
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Curtis Sindrey | September 25, 2012
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The South Won’t Rise Again With Band of Horses’ New LP “Mirage Rock”Southern rockers Band of Horses have created a very twangy feeling on their new LP, something is missing.
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Aesthetic Magazine | September 19, 2012
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The Vaccines Come of Age with new LPBritish indie rock darlings The Vaccines effectively explore the feeling of teen angst on their sophomore release Come of Age. From their initial sassy, jaded sound, they’ve matured and evolved from their garage rock influenced past.
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Sarah MacDonald | September 16, 2012
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Mother Mother creates dark danceable magic with new album “The Sticks” Vancouver-based dance pop rock outfit Mother Mother are known for brutally honest lyrics and layered composition, and it’s with their new LP The Sticks that they come full circle.
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Sarah MacDonald | September 11, 2012
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The xx return with a hushed and meticulous new album in “Coexist” With their debut album, the xx delivered an impressive, fully realized product. Coexist proves that was no fluke.
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Colin Rabyniuk | September 9, 2012
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The poetry is alive and well on Rah’s Rah’s new album “The Poet’s Dead” Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, Rah Rah is less youthful on their new album The Poet’s Dead, instead opting to display more maturity in their sound.
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Chiara DiAngelo | September 8, 2012
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What’s old is new again with Dinosaur Jr.’s new album “I Bet On Sky” Dinosaur Jr., the ambivalently cool late-80s Massachusetts set, release their 10th studio album I Bet On Sky with hints as to why being apathetic and loud kind of ruled.
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Sarah MacDonald | September 7, 2012
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Snowblink shows their unwavering strength on their new album “Inner Classics”Signing to the illustrious Canadian record label Arts & Crafts earlier this year, Toronto-based Snowblink are back with their sophomore album, Inner Classics and their beautiful folk sound.
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Laura Stanley | September 3, 2012
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The Sheepdogs’ new LP of groovy 70s inspired tunes has an expiration dateDid we expect too much from Rolling Stone Magazine darlings The Sheepdogs? Maybe. Everyone may dig it but their brand of 70s style rock has an expiry date.
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Sarah MacDonald | September 1, 2012
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An infectious new album from Animal CollectiveThey are messy, mellow, loud, and incredibly self-aware. Animal Collective’s ninth studio album, Centipede Hz, comes on the heels of the critically acclaimed Merriweather Post Pavilion and the result is different.
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Sarah MacDonald | August 30, 2012
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