Stugots, "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"
This is from an EP called Soupy Sales, a slab of fun, guttural noise rock. This tune, the closer to that EP, is different, as it's a cover, was recorded live, and is just kind of a straightforward rock song....
Powerrun, "Pulse of the Night"
As someone who actually lived through the 80s, I have a real mixed opinion of stuff like this. Yes, there's a nostalgia that tugs at me, and some of these sounds are genuinely fun. At the same time, it also...
Serpent Column, "Pantheoclasm"
The other day, Plague Rages Podcast was complaining that there's no great term for this sort of band, which isn't really death metal, not tech death, just really out there, chaotic, and dissonant. I proposed "omnicore", and honestly, that's not such a...
Queens of the Stone Age, "Un-Reborn Again"
This comes from the most recent QotSA album, Villains, where they worked with producer Mark Ronson. The result is a little bit of a different feel to things. It's a slick, glossy record, full of moves that I...
Vampire Weekend, "Unbelievers"
Vampire Weekend's third album was a return to form to my ears. Contra was a little bit too scattered, and sounded a little bit tired, and just didn't quite hang together. But Modern Vampires of the City had some of that ineffable...