We haven’t been shy about our love for Giraffes? Giraffes! in the past; the duo’s previous releases (2005′s SUPERBASS!!!! and 2007′s More Skin With Milk-Mouth) are both ambitious pieces of instrumental math rock that, while not polished, were raw in their display of competent composition and technical skill. More Skin‘s highlight was the epically climactic “When the Catholic …
2009′s self-titled record from the Tosin Abasi-controlled Animals as Leaders was a favourite among some of the Hearwax staff; all fans of his previous metalcore outfit Reflux were not only happy with the record, but stunned by its balance of technical precision and songwriting prowess. With assistance from Periphery‘s Bulb aka Misha Mansoor, Tosin had birthed …
Fuck the Facts‘s upcoming record, Die Miserable, is finally picking up steam. After announcing that the record will be out on October 11th, the band has unveiled the album’s cover, along with pre-order options. You can order the record here and see the cover below. The band has also posted “Drift”, the record’s opener. You …
Achenar – Super Death Explosion Kittens Achenar immediately bring the experimental noise of Hella to mind; their blend of spastic drumming, noisy electronics and sparse vocal stylings is reminiscent of an early, less-refined Zach Hill-driven group. So yes, Super Death Explosion Kittens sounds exactly like the title suggests. Don’t expect any rest from its insanity – save for …
Shortly after unveiling that they will be releasing a four-track EP next week, Circle Takes the Square have released “Way of Ever-Branching Paths” from that upcoming Rites of Initiation EP. You can listen to it on NPR. The band’s first full-length since 2003′s As the Roots Undo, entitled Decompositions Volume 1, is due out in November.
Toronto’s own The Weeknd has blown up in the last few months, following the release of his House of Balloons mixtape in March. He has now followed it up with Thursday, which he just released. The nine tracks on the tape clock in right around 50 minutes. Get it here.
While their last record seemed to take an eternity to come out, Junius are set to release their next record, Reports from the Threshold of Death, on October 25th through Prosthetic Records. Sweet. Thematically, the record continues right where The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist left off. Cool tidbit: Reports was the first album recorded at Will Benoit‘s Radar Studios, the …
Finally - Circle Takes the Square‘s long-awaited Decompositions: Volume 1 has a release date. Due out through the band’s Gatepost Recordings, Decompositions will be released in November (okay…not a total release date, but close enough). The bigger/better news is that CTTS is releasing Rites of Initiation, the first chapter from Decompositions, as a Digital EP on August 23 …
As promised, Mastodon have released “Curl of the Burl”, the single from their upcoming record, The Hunter. You can click the image above to purchase or preview the track on iTunes. My quick opinion, it sounds like a sludgy Queens of the Stone Age. I dig it. The Hunter is due out September 26th. edit: …
