Marriages

Marriages, the Los Angeles-based rock trio, plays like a long fuse. The music is a…

“When The Water’s Hot” by Ezza Rose

Within the first few moments of opening track “Tele,” listeners familiar with the acoustic Americana…

“Individ” by The Dodos

Gentle fingerpicking, and soft, murmuring vocal harmonies; the muffled rumbling of drums, and carefully-controlled waves…

“Irreal” by Disappears

Irreal, the latest LP from Chicago-based Disappears, begins somewhere in a hole at the bottom…

“No Cities To Love” by Sleater-Kinney

“We sound possessed on these songs,” says Carrie Brownstein about Sleater-Kinney’s eighth album, No Cities…

IN THE VALLEY BELOW

In The Valley Below (Jeffrey Jacobs and Angela Gail) met in LA at a rock…

ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR

When the deep South produces alt-rock bands, they really do the hell out of it.…

DREAM POLICE

Side projects of bands that are already successful can be interesting specimens. Often overshadowed by…

FRANCISCO THE MAN

Sometimes you just want some rock. You don’t want the orchestral strings, the tinkling synthesizers…

“Bad Ideas” by Psychomagic

Psychomagic’s sophomore release Bad Ideas has a fuller sound and tighter execution of instrumentation. They…