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Moving Pictures: “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” by Queens of the Stone Age
In what is turning out to be a daily occurrence, Queens of the Stone Age have 0ffered up a new preview off of their forthcoming album ...Like Clockwork (Matador 6/4). Earlier today, live clips Later with Jules Holland were hopping around the internet. Yesterday, a video was released for an edit of the album track, "Kalopsia." Monday, a live clip from Belgian radio was making the rounds. That was the second time tracks from that appe...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: MCII by Mikal Cronin
Mikal Cronin MC II Merge Records Should the career arc of Mikal Cronin follow that of his frequent collaborator, the San Francisco, garage rock wunderkind, Ty Segall, his early 45s could start paying down your mortgage and get the kids off to college. I exaggerate, but MCII is such a leap in quality, similar to the one Segall made on his Drag Cit...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: Monomania by Deerhunter
Deerhunter Monomania 4AD Monomania Deerhunter's fifth album, Monomania, was announced with what was either the greatest press release ever or the most bullshit ridden piece of bullshit put out by an industry of bullshitters. How else does one interpret something like this? Mystery disc of NOCTURNAL GARAGE. rat tapes / NEW FORMAT is avant gar...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: Calendar Days by Dick Diver
Dick Diver Calendar Days Chapter Music Listening to the album Calendar Days by the Melbourne quartet, Dick Diver, is like eavesdropping on conversation between two close friends at a cafe as the pair go over life's curious demands. During its course, they cover both the big issues, dreams and aspirations, regrets and failures, and the little th...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: Paper Moon by Georgiana Starlington
Georgiana Starlington Paper Moon Hozac Records One can file Georgiana Starlington's Paper Moon along side other low-key folk albums by Mazzy Star, The Dutchess and The Duke, or Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell. One can also file Paper Moon under pleasant surprise. Nothing in the recorded history of the brother-sister duo, Jack and Julie Hines,...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: Silence Yourself by Savages
Savages Silence Yourself Matador This record is so fucking intense, and so fucking intense is an uncommon way to describe a post-punk record of any era, especially one released in 2013. Yet, Silence Yourself, by British newcomers Savages is all those things usually associated with post-punk records, like precise, moody and introspective, tense,...READ MORE
Watch Me: “I Appear Missing” by Queens of the Stone Age
About this new Queens of the Stone Age jam, "I Appear Missing," about the best I can say for it is that it's a new Queens of a Stone Age jam. I'm racking my brain here, and I can't remember the last time a ballad heightened my anticipation for a new release by a hard rock band. Racking...Racking...Racking...and I've got nothing. If you wanna get stoked about the new album, your best bet is to go back and replay the first single, ...READ MORE
Play Me: “Nail Polish” by BAMBARA
BAMBARA's approach to punk rock is like an everything bagel -- Keep throwing more and more stuff into the recipe and see what sticks once its cooked. The noise on a track like "Nail Polish" is relentless. There's the unhinged guitar screech and industrial clatter of A Place to Bury Strangers and the mad professor array of electronics used by the likes of Parts and Labor. The drums are big and booming and played at a breakneck pac...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: English Little League by Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices English Little League Rockathon Records Nostalgia has its limits. While the past ten years has seen practically every big name alternative rock and indie rock band round up the mates for another go at it, there has been a gathering sense of late that '90s nostalgia rock is nearing its end. Everyone seems to have a tenth or twentieth anniversary to celebrate. Or, in the case of the Dan...READ MORE
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The Rockometer: Floating Coffin by Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees Floating Coffin Castle Face Records Did you find The Flaming Lips' latest album, The Terror, lacking the the kind of wonderfully weird vibes Wayne Coyne and company had built their career upon? Yes? Well read on, because the San Francisco garage rock outfit, Thee Oh Sees have a dandy of a record for you. Featuring the same over-sized...READ MORE
Play Me: “It’s In You It’s In Me” by Sloan
The last time the long-running, Canadian power pop act, Sloan, came through Cleveland, they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1992 album, Twice Removed with a two set show which included the album from front-to-back and a second set of their greatest hits. Inspired by how well the anniversary tour was going, they mentioned how they'd record a new album and then do a similar event for the follow-up to Twice Removed, O...READ MORE
