The Black Lips brand of Superman psyche-rock blows the mind once again with their Arabia Mountain release (Vice Records). It’s gotten to the point where these guys can just basically sit at the table and whip out a record on demand. I mean, who do they think they are??
When you throw the sophomore release of Montreal’s The Stills in your computer, and if you use RealPlayer, the genre description for the band is listed as Post-Punk. After the release of their Vice debut Logic Will Break Your Heart in 2004, which featured many opportunities for a raucous, dance-off, including “Ready For It” and […]
Power house drumming, fuzzy lint-covered brash guitar, bullhorn whooping lyrics and stabilizing bass are what compile to result in the Pathers latest release, Things Are Strange, released on Vice Records. A tad Jesus Lizard, a bit Tool, this five-piece from Brooklyn is heavy, almost hardcore, not too garage or punk. By avoiding any major genre […]
When I was a wee lass I noticed the odd ability for a British music artist to sing with what would be considered, a “normal” accent, or maybe an American accent, but during a given interview the sound of their banter was so, well, British. Not so The Streets. They never lose the sound of […]
The title of this CD alone rang so true it made my head spin. It’s the epiphany level of realization, when logic overtakes emotion when making one of life’s many decisions, and although your heart may ache, you know in your heart that this decision is the best thing for you. Basically, logic can just […]
