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Kaada & Patton 2007-04-20 11:22:00 Romances (2004) 01. Invocation (2:53)02. Pitie Pour Mes Larmes (5:31)03. Aubade (11:17)04. L'Absent (3:04)05. Crepuscule (4:10)06. Viens, Les Gazons Sont Verts (6:59)07. Seule (2:59)08. Pensee Des Morts (4:37)09. Nuit Silencieuse (3:19) link Mike Patton and fellow Ipecac resident Kaada's collaboration Romances dwells in the twilight zone where spooky and seductive meet. Both artists' work reveals a love of cinematic music: Kaada is an award-winning film music composer in his native Norway, and Patton has paid homage to great horror scores on Fantômas' Director's Cut. Romances is just as filmic than that album -- actually, the affection for the spooky, evocative and arranged is the biggest romance going on here -- but it is less noisy and intense, and more obviously melodic and playful, than Director's Cut. "Invocation"'s creepily whimsical melody and choral voices, for example, recall Danny Elfman's work more than Fantômas' grislier sound. Patton's fondness for over-the-t
Tomahawk 2007-04-20 11:00:00 Mit Gas (2003) 01. Birdsong (5:11)02. Rape This Day (3:12)03. You Can't Win (4:50)04. Mayday (3:32)05. Rotgut (2:52)06. Capt. Midnight (3:10)07. Desastre Natural (2:58)08. When the Stars Begin to Fall (2:55)09. Harelip (3:30)10. Harlem Clowns (3:40)11. Aktion 13F14 (4:57) link Tomahawk combines the rockist tendencies of Faith No More with the weirdo prog freakout of Mr. Bungle, two of Tomahawk vocalist Mike Patton's more popularly received projects. The band is actually the project of former Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, and on Mit Gas, the band's second album, he drops his prior fight for melodic lead, letting Patton growl, sustain, babble, stutter, croon, and yowl through each precision-stopped, layered track. Maybe all those nights of getting booed off the stage while touring with Tool (after the 2001 self-titled release) taught them a thing or two about indulging star power. With John Stanier (formerly of Helmet) and Kevin Rutmanis (the Cows, the Melvins) also on board
The Pretenders 2007-04-20 10:37:00 Loose Screw (2002) 01. Lie To Me (2:24)02. Time (3:59)03. You Know Who Your Friends Are (3:30)04. Complex Person (2:47)05. Fools Must Die (2:36)06. Kinda Nice I Like It (3:38)07. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (3:29)08. I Should Of (4:04)09. Clean Up Woman (3:25)10. The Losing (4:51)11. Saving Grace (3:20)12. Walk Like A Panther (4:42)13. Complex Person(Spanish Version) (2:57)14. I Wish You Love (10:33) link The Pretenders' eighth studio album, Loose Screw, is their first on an independent label after 20 years with Warner, but the switch hasn't made any difference in the group's style. It may have seemed to listeners that later albums softened the band's mainstream rock sound in an attempt to restore commerciality, especially when professional songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly began writing with group leader Chrissie Hynde. (They co-wrote the Pretenders' comeback hit single, 1994's "I'll Stand by You.") But in fact, the Pretenders have always mixed hard rock songs with ba
Madness 2007-04-20 10:17:00 The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 (2005) 01. This Is Where (0:31)02. Girl Why Don't You? (3:05)03. Shame & Scandal (2:53)04. I Chase the Devil AKA Ironshirt (3:21)05. Taller Than You Are (2:27)06. You Keep Me Hanging On (3:10)07. Dangerman AKA High Wire (2:43)08. Israelites (3:03)09. John Jones (3:28)10. Lola (3:22)11. You'll Lose A Good Thing (2:43)12. Rain (2:55)13. So Much Trouble In The World (3:45) link What does a veteran band do when it's some 25 years into its career and wants to record a new album but doesn't have any new original songs? Why, record a covers album of course! And that's exactly what Madness
, the kings of British ska revival, have done for their ninth studio album, 2005's The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1. It's their first new album since 1999's Wonderful, but they've been active in the interim, playing gigs on a regular basis. This means that the group sounds supple and professional, even if the lack of new songs in six years does suggest that the band
Pizzicato Five 2007-04-19 14:05:00 Made in USA (1994) 01. I (1:51)02. Sweet Soul Revue (5:19)03. Magic Carpet Ride (5:14)04. Readymade FM (0:14)05. Baby Love Child (3:32)06. Twiggy Twiggy/Twiggy vs. James Bond (4:04)07. This Year's Girl #2 (5:15)08. I Wanna Be Like You (4:11)09. Go Go Dancer (4:35)10. Catchy (7:12)11. Peace Music (3:51) link Godfathers of the Shibuya-kei scene, Tokyo kitsch-pop deconstructionists Pizzicato Five originally began taking shape as far back as 1979, when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitaro Takanami first met at a local music society meeting. Agreeing to form a band, they soon recruited fellow society member Ryo Kamamiya; their search for a suitable vocalist proved frustrating, however, and only in late 1984 did they settle on singer Mamiko Sasaki. The first Pizzicato Five single, "Audrey Hepburn Complex," followed a year later, and in 1986 the group issued their debut LP, Pizzicato Five in Action; a slew of subsequent records established them among the most popular acts in Ja
Julee Cruise 2007-04-19 12:54:00 The Voice Of Love (1993) 01. This Is Our Night (4:08)02. The Space For Love (3:24)03. Movin' In On You (4:04)04. Friends For Life (4:44)05. Up In Flames (4:40)06. Kool Kat Walk (6:23)07. Until The End Of The World (5:33)08. She Would Die For Love (6:07)09. In My Other World (4:47)10. Questions In A World Of Blue (4:47)11. The Voice Of Love (3:14) link On her follow-up, Julee Cruise
once again worked with David Lynch as lyricist (and percussionist!) and Angelo Badalamenti as musical creator, with results that on the one hand continue Floating into the Night with little variation, and on the other introduce just enough difference into the brew. Ultimately Voice of Love is a continuation more than anything else -- though who loved Floating will adore this; those who hated it could easily avoid this, and so forth. As a sequel, though, it's still good enough stuff. Like Floating, Voice is, to an extent, a semi-soundtrack for Lynch's work: the queasy jazz-noir drones of "Up in Flames" a
Jello Biafra with Nomeansno 2007-04-19 09:25:00 The Sky Is Falling, and I Want My Mommy (1991)01. The Sky Is Falling, and I Want My Mommy (Falling Space Junk) (3:15)02. Jesus Was a Terrorist (2:34)03. Bruce's Diary (5:20)04. Bad (2:18)05. Ride the Flume (2:37)06. Chew (8:46)07. Sharks in the Gene Pool (6:35)08. The Myth is Real/ Let's Eat (5:44) link After working with Canadian punks D.O.A. on his previous collaboration album, Jello Biafra hooked up with fellow Canucks and Alternative Tentacles signees Nomeansno for an abrasive, brilliantly skewed thrash of a record, The Sky Is Falling, and I Want My Mommy. Nomeansno, with their angular art aggression, makes for a more distinct vehicle for Jello than D.O.A., bursting with power and screwy inventiveness both. The title track alone is worth the price of admission; Jello's rant about nuclear satellites and paranoia perfectly is matched by the music, and in ways the track serves as the missing link between an older style of punk and the work of un
Jello Biafra with D.O.A. 2007-04-19 09:24:00 Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors (1990)01. That's Progress (3:14)02. Attack of the Peacekeepers (2:44)03. Wish I Wish in El Salvador (2:54)04. Power Is Boring (2:49)05. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (4:49)06. Full Metal Jackoff (13:56)link The first of Jello's post-Dead Kennedys collaborations was a barnburner; hooking up with Canada's legendary DOA ensured all the punk power that fans could want would be there in a big way. Even though Joey Keithley and company aren't quite as agile as Jello's ex-bandmates -- everything here is more brutally Motorhead in feel than the nervous aggro and sometimes restraint of the Kennedys -- this album can't be faulted for sheer crunch. Jello himself is in fine voice throughout, tackling his favored targets with the frenetic bile that he's made his own. Some of the songs have become outdated -- "Wish I Was in El Salvador" is very much of the '80s -- but "Attack of the Peacekeepers," memorably tarring NATO's forces as "the joke brigade,"
Jello Biafra & The Melvins 2007-04-18 13:24:00 Never Breathe What You Can't See (2004) 01. Plethysmograph (4:50)02. McGruff the Crime Dog (4:18)03. Yuppie Cadillac (4:31)04. Islamic Bomb (6:19)05. The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism (4:35)06. Caped Crusader (6:08)07. Enchanted Thoughtfist (4:19)08. Dawn of the Locusts (5:13) link For Never Breathe What You Can't See, Jello Biafra has stowed his spoken word pulpit behind the enormous amplifiers of the Melvins. But his reinsertion as a frontman hasn't dulled his political haranguing or biting cynicism -- on the contrary, it seems to have invigorated him. With Buzz Osborne's guitar walking point, the Melvins deploy a hybrid of full-bore Dead Kennedys revivalism and their own brand of sludgy metal. Their fans might wish for a little more of the latter, as the white phosphorous punk/hardcore screeds outweigh the more purely Melvins moments. Still, Osborne does unleash a particularly sticky, damaged blues guitar line on "Caped Crusader," and there are pieces of the Melvins' signa
V/A - Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg 2007-04-18 12:04:00 GreatJewishMusic
: SergeGainsbourg
(1997)01. Elysian Fields - Les Amours Perdues (3:29)02. Mike Patton - Ford Mustang (2:41)03. Wayne Horvitz & Robin Holcomb - Bonnie and Clyde (5:08)04. Cyro Baptista - Là-Bas C'est Naturel (5:30)05. Kramer - 69 Année Érotique (4:17)06. Ikue Mori - Pauvre Lola (2:49)07. Fred Frith - The Ballad of Melody Nelson (2:05)08. Jon - Les Sucettes (2:44)09. Ruins - L'Homme à Téte de Chou (3:18)10. Anthony Coleman - Ce Mortel Ennui (4:10)11. Eszter Balinat - Un Poison Violent, C'est ca L'Amour (5:05)12. David Shea - Initiales B.B. (3:48)13. Eyvind Kang - Sous Le Soleil Exactement (3:44)14. Steve Beresford - Couleur Café (3:07)15. Blonde Redhead - Le Chanson de Slogan (3:47)16. John Zorn - Contact (2:20)17. Cibo Matto - Je T'aime, Moi Non Plus (4:21)18. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Intoxicated Man (3:31)19. Shelley Hirsch - Comic Strip (1:59)20. Franz Treichler - Requiem Pour Un Con (5:00)21. Marc Ribot - Black Trombone (3:45) link The music wo
Fantômas 2007-04-18 10:34:00 Suspended Animation (2005)01. Fantomas - 04/01/05 April Fool's Day (0:35)02. Fantomas - 04/02/05 International Children's Book Day (USA) Battle Of The Flowers (France) National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (USA) (2:10)03. Fantomas - 04/03/05 Megalisia (Roman) Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day (USA) (1:46)04. Fantomas - 04/04/05 Er Tong Jie Children's Day (Taiwan) A Drop Of Water Is A Grain Of Gold Day (Turkmenistan) (1:33)05. Fantomas - 04/05/05 Festival Of The Sweeping Of The Tombs (China) (0:33)06. Fantomas - 04/06/05 Sorry Charlie Day (USA) Plan Your Epitaph Day (USA) (2:25)07. Fantomas - 04/07/05 Motherhood And Beauty Day (Armenia) No Housework Day (USA) (1:09)08. Fantomas - 04/08/05 Moharram (India) Hana Matsuri Flower Festival (Japan) (1:09)09. Fantomas - 04/09/05 Day Of The Amazon Goddess (Brazil) (1:17)10. Fantomas - 04/10/05 Soul Sunday (Haitian Vodou) Feast Of The Rivers And Seas (Egypt, Sumerian) (2:20)11. Fantomas - 04/11/05 Eight Track Tape Day (USA) (2:17)12. Fa
Bad Religion. 98-02 2007-04-17 10:47:00 No Substance (1998) 01. Hear It (1:50)02. Shades Of Truth (4:02)03. All Fantastic Images (2:09)04. The Biggest Killer In American History (2:15)05. No Substance (3:05)06. Raise Your Voice! (2:56)07. Sowing The Seeds Of Utopia (2:01)08. The Hippy Killers (3:01)09. The State Of The End Of The Millennium Address (2:22)10. The Voracious March Of Godliness (2:28)11. Mediocre Minds (1:57)12. Victims Of The Revolution (3:17)13. Strange Denial (3:02)14. At The Mercy Of Imbeciles (1:34)15. The Same Person (2:49)16. In So Many Ways (3:04) link Granted, the title No Substance is clearly intended as a put-on, yet there's more than a kernel of truth to it as well -- with each successive release, Bad Religion
seems more and more to be simply going through the motions, bludgeoning listeners with a streamlined punk attack that carries increasingly little weight. Tracks like "The Biggest Killer in American History," "Sowing the Seeds of Utopia," and "The State of the End of the Millennium Address" a
Bad Religion. 93-96 2007-04-17 09:04:00 Recipe For Hate (1993) 01. Recipe For Hate (2:03)02. Kerosene (2:42)03. American Jesus (3:17)04. Portrait Of Authority (2:45)05. Man With A Mission (3:11)06. All Good Soldiers (3:07)07. Watch It Die (2:35)08. Struck A Nerve (3:47)09. My Poor Friend Me (2:43)10. Lookin' In (2:04)11. Don't Pray On Me (2:43)12. Modern Day Catastrophists (2:47)13. Skyscraper (3:15)14. Stealth (0:42) link Punk veterans Bad Religion
don't rely on bankrupt laurels, nostalgia, or a facade of long-expired cool. LP after LP, they just set vicious hooks, a blitzkrieg attack, and potent lyrics to soaring singer Greg Graffin's piledriving passion. It's easy to take them for granted, to view Recipe as just another red-hot LP (ho hum) by the last and best band to survive the '80s L.A. punk explosion. And on first listen, it's tarnished by their previous mild malaise: everything sounds alike, and some exit the boat here too quickly. But then the beautiful sonic smack starts to sink in, and the luxurious melod
Elbow 2007-04-16 10:10:00 Leaders of the Free World (2005) 01. Station Approach (4:22)02. Picky Bugger (3:07)03. Forget Myself (5:22)04. The Stops (5:03)05. Leaders of the Free World (6:11)06. An Imagined Affair (4:44)07. Mexican Standoff (4:01)08. The Everthere (4:14)09. My Very Best (5:34)10. Great Expectations (5:05)11. Puncture Repair (1:48) link When Doves headed to the studio for the recording of their third album, 2005's Some Cities, they returned home to Manchester. With that kind of scenic inspiration and emotional attachment, Some Cities resulted in Doves' best of their career at that moment. It is mere coincidence that their musical mates, Elbow
, have done the same for their third album, Leaders of the Free World. Such a coincidence is a bit comforting in the respect that Elbow do not stray from what they have previously done. Despite being cast as a gloomy bunch on their first two albums -- 2001's Asleep in the Back and 2004's Cast of Thousands -- Elbow trudge on as an emotional band. Singer/s
Tuxedomoon 2007-04-16 09:29:00 Ship Of Fools (1986) 01. Atlantis (5:03)02. Reeding, Righting, Rhythmatic (4:53)03. Break The Rules (4:10)04. A Piano Solo (2:54)05. Lowlands Tone Poem (1:55)06. Music For Piano + Guitar (1:50)07. An Afternoon With N (2:29)08. The Train (4:50) link Divine (1982)01. Entracte (1:22)02. Mata Hari (4:42)03. Anna Christie (3:05)04. Grand Hotel (3:47)05. Entracte II (1:34)06. Ninotchka (4:41)07. Conquest (3:54)08. Queen Christina (7:17)09. Camille (5:43)10. Freudlose Gasse (4:00) link Tuxedomoon was an avant-garde, electronic-oriented collective whose music ranged from new wave pop to jazz fusion to more experimental synthesizer soundscapes (usually including saxophone and violin), which were frequently married in concert to performance-art shows. Tuxedomoon was formed in San Francisco in 1977 by two electronic music students at San Francisco City College, Blaine L. Reininger (keyboards, violin) and Steven Brown (keyboards, other instruments). Brown's local theater connections supplied
Laika 2007-04-16 08:50:00 Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing (2003) 01. Girls Without Hands (5:00)02. Falling Down (5:18)03. Alphabet Soup (4:08)04. Barefoot Blues (3:50)05. Leaf By Leaf (4:40)06. Diamonds & Stones (3:47)07. Dirty Bird (3:20)08. Fish For Nails (3:18)09. Oh (4:13)10. King Sleepy (4:25) link One common path for a band to take over the course of their career is to test-drive a musical formula for an album or two, and then transcend their sound by broadening themselves, experimenting with new genres, sonics, and lyrical inspirations. Such is the path for great bands as diverse as The Clash, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur, and the Beastie Boys. For Laika, their fourth full-length album Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing seemingly has them taking the path in reverse. Laika streamlined their recording process for the album, with lead singer/songwriter Margaret Fiedler, producer/engineer/songwriting partner Guy Fixsen, and drummer Lou Ciccotelli doing most of the playing and recording the
Lounge Lizards 2007-04-16 08:26:00 Big Heart (live in Tokyo) (1986) 01. Big Heart (6:50)02. Hair Street (5:18)03. Fat House (4:38)04. It Could HAve Been Very , Very Beautiful (5:59)05. They Were Insane (8:42)06. The Punch and Judy Tango (12:57)07. Map of Bubbles (Short Version) (0:20) link Bandleader John Lurie really hit his stride with this live set, recorded in Tokyo with perhaps the strongest incarnation of the Lounge Lizards
. The passionate, furious vibe is set from the outset on the title track, featuring the slashing guitar of Marc Ribot and the funky bass of Erik Sanko. But Lurie's more sentimental side comes through his sax on the doleful "It Could Have Been Very, Very Beautiful." In all, the disc represents what is great about the Lounge Lizards: a serious band that doesn't take itself too seriously. The Lounge Lizards (1981) 01. Incident on South Street (3:26)02. Harlem Nocturne (2:07)03. Do the Wrong Thing (2:42)04. Au Contraire Arto (3:27)05. Well You Needn't (1:59)06. Ballad (3:26)07. Wangling (3:02
Nirvana 2007-04-15 20:12:00 With the Lights Out (2004) Disc One 01. Heartbreaker (Live, 1987 (First Nirvana
Show)) (3:00)02. Anorexorcist (Radio Performance, 1987) (2:45)03. White Lace And Strange (Radio Performance, 1987) (2:09)04. Help Me I'm Hungry (Radio Performance, 1987) (2:42)05. Mrs. Butterworth (Rehearsal Recording, 1988) (4:05)06. If You Must (Demo, 1988) (4:01)07. Pen Cap Chew (Demo, 1988) (3:02)08. Downer (Live, 1988) (1:43)09. Floyd The Barber (Live, 1988) (2:33)10. Raunchola / Moby Dick (Live, 1988) (6:25)11. Beans (Solo Acoustic, Undated) (1:33)12. Don't Want It All (Solo Acoustic, Undated) (2:26)13. Clean Up Before She Comes (Solo Acoustic, Undated) (3:13)14. Polly (Solo Acoustic, 1988) (2:30)15. About A Girl (Solo Acoustic, 1988) (2:45)16. Blandest (Demo, 1988) (3:56)17. Dive (Demo, 1988) (4:51)18. They Hung Him On A Cross (Demo, 1989) (1:57)19. Grey Goose (Demo, 1989) (4:36)20. Ain't It A Shame (Demo, 1989) (2:02)21. Token Eastern Song (Demo, 1989) (3:21)22. Even In His Youth (Demo, 1989) (
Corrosion Of Conformity 2007-04-15 11:35:00 In The Arms Of God (2005) 01. Stone Breaker (5:17)02. Paranoid Opioid (6:31)03. It Is That Way (5:17)04. Dirty Hands Empty Pockets (Already Gone) (4:51)05. Rise River Rise (5:06)06. Never Turns To More (8:16)07. Infinite War (3:47)08. So Much Left Behind (5:19)09. The Backslider (6:30)10. World On Fire (4:02)11. Crown Of Thorns (2:33)12. In The Arms Of God (7:01) link Prior to Corrosion
of Conformity
's 2005 release, In the Arms of God, many fans wondered if the group was over. After all, it had been a long time since the band had issued a studio set (2000's America's Volume Dealer). During this extended break, singer/guitarist Pepper Keenan did double duty in Down (2002's Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow), and of course, had a much publicized tryout for the vacated bass position in Metallica (as seen in the indulgent Some Kind of Monster docu-film). But now COC is ready to roar once more, and the group does so on their eighth studio album overall. Joining Keenan once more are o
Alkaline Trio 2007-04-15 11:11:00 Good Mourning (2003) 01. This Could Be Love (3:48)02. We've Had Enough (2:51)03. One Hundred Stories (3:41)04. Continental (3:28)05. All On Black (4:00)06. Emma (2:42)07. Fatally Yours (2:16)08. Every Thug Needs A Lady (3:19)09. Blue Carolina (3:28)10. Donner Party (All Night) (2:45)11. If We Never Go Inside (3:47)12. Blue In The Face (3:05) link Good Mourning is the handsome if dark-eyed offspring of the deliberately melodic From Here to Infirmary LP and Alkaline Trio's more raucous earlier work. Whether or not the band "sold out" (or whatever) when Infirmary arrived with the stamp of ambitious indie Vagrant, the set nevertheless seemed forced. For Good Mourning, Derek Grant replaces Mike Felumlee behind the kit, joining the grating-like-gouda voices and ringing guitars of Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano on the AT's second Vagrant outing. It's an album that kills with catchiness. Though "This Could Be Love" details the steps a jilted lover would take to off him, Skiba's melodic sen
Atari Teenage Riot 2007-04-15 10:40:00 The Future of War (1997) 01. Get up while you can (3:29)02. Fuck all! (3:09)03. Sick To Death (3:41)04. P.R.E.S.S. (4:19)05. Deutschland (has gotta die!) (3:03)06. Destroy 2000 Years of Culture (3:52)07. Not your Business (2:32)08. You can't hold us back (4:01)09. Heatwave (2:44)10. Redefine the Enemy (3:59)11. Death Star (5:24)12. The Future of War (3:45) link Berlin hardcore dissenters Atari
Teenage Riot were among a new generation of German techno artists (also including ATR's Alec Empire, EC80R, Speed Freak, DJ Bleed, etc.) who sought to reconnect music with political radicalism through ever more challenging, experimental hybrids, engaging everything from speed metal and acid to jungle and hardcore punk. Formed in 1992 by Empire, Hanin Elias, and Carl Crack, ATR's controversial first single, "Hunting for Nazis," was released by German techno stronghold Force Inc. that same year (Force Inc. owner Achim Szepanski is also known for his commitment to political radicalism). Subsequ
PJ Harvey. The Peel Sessions 2007-04-15 09:00:00 The Peel Sessions
(2006) 01. Oh My Lover - Peel 29.10.91 (3:55)02. Victory - Peel 29.10.91 (3:33)03. Sheela-Na-Gig - Peel 29.10.91 (3:24)04. Water - Peel 29.10.91 (4:30)05. Naked Cousin - Peel 02.03.93 (4:09)06. Wang Dang Doodle - Peel 02.03.93 (3:20)07. Losing Ground - Peel 05.09.96 (3:00)08. Snake - Peel 05.09.96 (1:56)09. That Was My Veil - Peel 05.09.96 (3:07)10. This Wicked Tongue - Peel 10.11.00 (3:46)11. Beautiful Feeling - Peel 10.11.00 (3:55)12. You Come Through - Peel 16.12.04 (3:18) link Part of a series commemorating the second anniversary of legendary BBC DJ John Peel's death, PJ Harvey
's The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 feels like a thank you and goodbye to a longtime friend. It should almost go without saying that these performances are great. As good as PJ Harvey's albums are, her concerts are even more striking, and her rapport with Peel just adds to the intimacy and intensity of these songs. The tracks from the October 1991 session that kick off the album account for
Gogol Bordello 2007-04-14 19:10:00 Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike(2005) 01. Sally (3:03)02. I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again (3:46)03. Not A Crime (4:31)04. Immigrant Punk (3:45)05. 60 Revolutions (2:58)06. Avenue B (3:08)07. Dogs Were Barking (4:53)08. Oh No (2:59)09. Start Wearing Purple (3:43)10. Think Locally Fuck Globally (4:23)11. Underdog World Strike (5:24)12. Illumination (3:52)13. Santa Marinella (5:28)14. Undestructable (4:53)15. Mishto! (6:51) link These "gypsy punks," as the band jubilantly describes itself, were once precisely that, a spectacular clash of cultures that smashed the exuberance of Ukrainian gypsy music and the pounding rhythms and exhilarating fire of Slavic folk, with the roar of punk rock. That was then, but now globalization has got them in its grip, and GogolBordello
set about crashing through national boundaries, reconnecting the cultural links borders have severed. If a fire and fury for life fed the soul of the gypsy, the Slav, and the punk, it also lay at the heart of hard roc Read more:Gogol Bordello
We Are Scientists 2007-04-14 18:12:00 With Love And Squalor (2006) 01. Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt (3:13)02. This Scene Is Dead (3:44)03. Inaction (2:32)04. Can't Lose (3:32)05. Callbacks (2:02)06. Cash Cow (2:36)07. It's A Hit (3:27)08. The Great Escape (3:19)09. Textbook (4:01)10. Lousy Reputation (2:35)11. Worth The Wait (2:44)12. What's The Word (3:18) link While Keith Murray (vocals/guitar), Chris Cain (bass), and Michael Tapper (drums) don a nerdy math-chic look, their glossy indie rock sound is all style. With Love and Squalor marks the band's major-label debut release for Virgin. Sure, fans of Bloc Party, the Killers, the Rapture, and Franz Ferdinand will most likely take to this snazzy 12-song set; however, We Are Scientists offer one element that the rest of the pack does not: more substance than shtick. With Love and Squalor is accessible enough for mainstream alternative rock fans, but also slick enough for those indie rock loyalists who still worship the Smiths. Album opener "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hur
A Silver Mt. Zion 2007-04-13 09:44:00 Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward (2001) 01. Sisters! Brothers! Small Boats Of Fire Are Falling From The Sky! (9:07)02. This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen (5:47)03. Built Then Burn (Hurrah! Hurrah!) (5:41)04. Take These Hands And Throw Them In The River (6:59)05. Could've Moved Mountains... (11:00)06. Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk With You (4:48)07. C'mon Come On (Loose An Endless Longing) (8:06)08. The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes (6:54) link For their sophomore release, A Silver
Mt. Zion has expanded and changed their name, adding three more members to make the original trio of Efrim, Thierry, and Sophie from Godspeed You Black Emperor! a sextet at their core, plus the addition of a huge horn section (one heavily overdubbed contributor on trumpet and trombone) and various others lending vocal, atmospheric, percussive, and textural support. The three new members -- Becky, Jessica, and Iain -- fill out the band's sound with a denser string presence, which crea
Ministry 2007-04-22 07:18:00 Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & the Way to Suck Eggs (1992) 01. N.W.O (5:32)02. Just One Fix (5:11)03. TV II (3:05)04. Hero (4:13)05. Jesus Built My Hotrod (4:52)06. Scarecrow (8:22)07. Psalm 69 (5:30)08. Corrosion (4:56)09. Grace (3:05) link Easily one of the most anticipated albums from that year, especially after Nine Inch Nails had helped bring industrial metal to the mainstream with the success of the overtly Ministry
-worshipping Pretty Hate Machine, Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & the Way to Suck Eggs represented the high point of Alain Jourgensen and Paul Barker's incarnation as loud-as-hell electro-thrashers. The pump had been primed the previous year with the fierce "Jesus Built My Hot Rod," featuring Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers on vocals ranting over a galloping molten explosion of beats and feedback. Presented in a slightly edited version here, it's still the high point of the album, while a reworked version of its B-side, "TV Song" (here called "TV II" and
M83 2007-04-22 06:56:00 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (2003) 01. Birds (0:54)02. Unrecorded (4:12)03. Run Into Flowers (4:09)04. In Church (3:58)05. America (3:06)06. On a White Lake, Near a Green Mountain (4:44)07. Noise (3:54)08. Be Wild (3:19)09. Cyborg (3:48)10. 0078h (4:01)11. Gone (6:07)12. Beauties Can Die (14:37) link On the list as one of the most radiant keyboard albums, M83's absurdly lush Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts combines a small arsenal of antiquated synths and drum machines with a shoegaze aesthetic to create a giant starburst of sound and analog miasma. A French duo comprised of Nicolas Fromageau and Anthony Gonzalez, the pair's songs seem to evolve from one major chord to the next with tremendous velocity, always accumulating dense new layers of sound along the way. The keyboards throb, quiver, arpeggiate, and drone with such unbridled intensity that there's rarely any space (or need) for anything else. But while the shrill analog thrash of "America," the frenzied
Sick Of It All 2007-04-21 10:33:00 Built To Last (1997) 01. Good Lookin' Out (1:54)02. Built To Last (2:01)03. Closer (2:56)04. One Step Ahead (2:08)05. Us vs Them (3:05)06. Laughingstock (2:42)07. Don't Follow (2:02)08. Nice (2:42)09. Busted (1:38)10. Burn 'Em Down (2:55)11. End The Era (3:06)12. Chip Away (2:02)13. Too Late (2:00)14. Jungle (8:10) link Built to Last proves exactly that, as it seems there is no end in the near future for hardcore veterans Sick of It All. Once again offering a solid package of fast-paced hardcore punk, the New York natives succeed in churning out a handful of new streetwise anthems, including "Closer," "Us vs. Them," and "Burn 'Em Down." Built to Last writes another chapter in Sick of It All's lengthy career. Call To Arms (1999) 01. Let Go (1:09)02. Call To Arms (1:48)03. Potential For A Fall (2:29)04. Falter (1:14)05. The Future is Mine (2:05)06. Guilty (1:33)07. Falling Apart (2:04)08. Sanctuary (1:56)09. Morally Confused (1:50)10. Hindsight (2:27)11. Martin (2:47)12. Pass th
The Presidents Of The United States Of America 2007-04-21 07:49:00 II (1996) 01. Ladies And Gentlemen Part I (1:37)02. Lunatic To Love (2:57)03. Volcano (2:58)04. Mach 5 (3:16)05. Twig (2:37)06. Bug City (3:05)07. Bath Of Fire (3:03)08. Tiki God (2:53)09. L.I.P. (3:20)10. Froggie (3:10)11. Toob Amplifier (1:22)12. Supermodel (2:50)13. Puffy Little Shoes (5:00)14. Ladies And Gentlemen Part II (3:13)15. Magic Johnson Dream (Uncredited Track) (0:54) link Presidents
of the UnitedStates
of America
were one of the most unlikely success stories of the post-grunge alternative rock scene in Seattle. Where the rest of their Seattle brethren traded in heavy guitars and heavy angst, the Presidents rejected torment for humor, writing short, simple, and absurd punk songs that relied more on goofy attitude than sludgy riffs and tormented screams. It was a formula that worked, as the group's self-titled debut album became a double-platinum record much to the surprise of many critics, music industry insiders, and the band itself.Childhood friends Chris Ballew (lea
Dead Kennedys 2007-04-21 07:29:00 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980) 01. Kill the Poor (3:04)02. Forward to Death (1:22)03. When Ya Get Drafted (1:22)04. Let's Lynch the Landlord (2:11)05. Drug Me (1:55)06. Your Emotions (1:19)07. Chemical Welfare (2:54)08. California Uber Alles (3:00)09. I Kill Children (2:03)10. Stealing People's Mail (1:33)11. Funland at the Beach (1:48)12. Ill in the Head (2:44)13. Holiday in Cambodia (4:33)14. Viva Las Vegas (2:37) link A hyper-speed blast of ultra-polemical, left-wing hardcore punk, and bitingly funny sarcasm, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables stands as the Dead Kennedys' signature statement. As one of the first hardcore albums, it was a galvanizing influence on the musical and attitudinal development of the genre, also helping to kickstart the fertile California scene. The record's tactics are not subtle in the least; Jello Biafra's odd warble and spat-out lyrics leave no doubt as to what he thinks, baiting his targets of conservatism, violence, overbearing author
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