Ultimate Classic Rock Hails The “Chaotic Noise” Of The New Melvins LP
Ultimate Classic Rock says that, on Melvins’ new album Tarantula Heart, “Buzz Osborne leads the band – this time featuring Ministry drummer Roy Mayorga and guitarist Gary Chester from Austin psych-rockers We Are the Asteroid – through some of the most rhythmic tracks of their nearly four-decade career. But chaotic noise rock remains Melvins’ Priority No.1. ‘Working the Ditch’ and ‘Allergic to Food’ play loose with a familiar template, […]
JJA Nominates Mary Halvorson
The Jazz Journalists Association has nominated Mary Halvorson for 2024 Guitarist of the Year. The Nonesuch Records website notes that “her new album, Cloudward, features eight new compositions she performs with her sextet Amaryllis—the improvisatory band that performed on her acclaimed 2022 albums Amaryllis and Belladonna: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam O’Farrill (trumpet). Laurie Anderson is featured on the […]
Everything Is Noise Approves Of Melvins’ New LP
According to Everything Is Noise, “The Melvins grab chaos and noise by their eight furry legs and wrestle them into submission on Tarantula Heart… While the opening track moves to and fro in terms of tone, the balance of the album is a more cohesive experiment with noise – the busier sonic elements deftly wrangled into a more streamlined, albeit […]
Outside Left Calls Woo’s Twin IPR Releases “Well-Executed”
Outside Left calls Woo’s Robot X and Xylophonics, “eclectically weird albums compiled from 4 track snippets and re-workings of material drawn from their archives and experiments down the years – ‘electronic uniqueness’, as they put it, or ‘experimental retro-futuristic electronica’, even… well-executed, impeccably presented, artefacts and examples of a weirdly out-there style that labels like Independent Project Records are a tailor made […]
AndersonVision Profiles Torn Boys’ 1983
AndersonVision has an overview of 1983, the album from Torn Boys. The site says, “1983 offers a comprehensive set of rare and previously unreleased studio and live tracks that chronicle the brief yet vibrant existence of Torn Boys. Known for their unique blend of dreamscape lyricism with synth-driven rhythms and eclectic guitar textures, the band’s members went on to shape […]
48 Hills Profiles Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum recently spoke to 48 Hills. According to co-founder Nils Frykdahl, “This technology of Zoom, the things that were sort of imposed upon us during the pandemic years, made it possible to organize [the band’s regrouping to record and release new album Of The Last Human Being and tour behind it]. That’s why every morning now we start […]
New Music From Bobby Bazini
With over a decade of success in the music industry, including multiple JUNO and ADISQ Award nominations, Platinum records, tens of millions of streams and sold-out shows Bobby Bazini made a triumphant return last year with his fifth studio album Pearl. “Maia” is the first single from Bazini’s follow-up four-track EP Stone of June, due out June 7 via Spectra Musique. Conceived […]
Music Connection Profiles Woo’s New Releases
In a recent blurb, Music Connection notes that “Woo is a cult UK project composed of brothers Mark and Clive Ives that has been active since 1975. Their ambient folk-jazz saw them experiment with electronic instrumentation at a time when few others were doing so — they might not get the plaudits of Kraftwerk or Tangerine Dream, but Woo were certainly pioneers.” Woo’s Robot […]
JB Hi-Fi Hails Tarantula Heart As (The) Melvins’ “Most Audacious” LP
(The) Melvins have had a long and illustrious career up to this point, so it means something when JB Hi-Fi calls their new album their “most audacious record to date.” The site says, “Tarantula Heart is exactly what you’d expect of a Melvins record: raw, uncompromising, and utterly exhilarating. The fact that it was essentially composed from scratch in […]
Woo Is Reviewed By The Answer Is In The Beat
The Answer Is In The Beat is out with a review of Xylophonics and Robot X, the two LPs from Woo that are at radio now via Independent Project Records. “Xylophonics is heavy on shimmering synths and bright, interlocked percussion,” the site writes. “It seems like it’s evoking the music of some distant tropical paradise, but it’s hard to imagine […]
Northern Transmissions Transmits foamboy’s “Exit Sign”
Northern Transmissions shared foamboy‘s “Exit Sign” in advance of the Portland duo’s new album, Eating Me Alive, on which the song appears. The site quotes bandmembers Wil Bakula and Katy Ohsiek about the record, the latter of whom said, “I am so happy with how this album turned out. Unlike our last release, which we created over email during the first year of […]
Gregory Ackerman Makes It On TopMusic.News
TopMusic.News says Gregory Ackerman’s single “Brand New Life” is a “banger…. This single exhibits not just his prowess in crafting edgy, indie melodic pop rock, but also his skill in embedding relaxing, slacker rock vibes that resonate with fans of dream pop and alt-rock pop. Such a versatile mix ensures ‘Brand New Life’ stands out […]
New Music From Melvins
Melvins, formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne – with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year – is a hugely influential band that has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music and forming a new subgenre all its own. They’ve released over 30 original albums, numerous […]
Torn Boys Have A Bandcamp “Essential Release”
Bandcamp says Torn Boys’ 1983 is an essential release and writes that “1983 makes a solid case that the group’s scant output warrants re-examination. Imagine a cross-wiring of Bauhaus and the Soft Boys and you’re close to approximating the group’s distinctly spooky take on ‘80s psychedelia. Frontman Jeffrey Clark’s doomy vocal style and skeletal, spiky guitar work make every second feel as ominous as a […]
David J Shares Video Clips From The Attic
David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) has released videos for both pre-release singles from Tracks From The Attic, his upcoming, career-spanning 3xLP release from Independent Project Records. Both clips are available on IPR’s Youtube page. See “Oh No! Not Another Songwriter!” here, and see “Small Death of a Broken Doll” here. David J will undertake a West Coast tour in […]
New Music From Rejoicer
Yuval Havkin, also known as Rejoicer, is inspired by the fusion of jazz and hip-hop. Born in Israel and raised in England, he has a background in classical piano but mostly learned his skills ”on the job” working with musicians he met in Tel Aviv, a local scene that nurtured a sense of community and emulation. […]
Spill Says Torn Boys’ “Music Is Great”
Spill Magazine has a review of 1983, the newly-released record from Independent Project Records and Torn Boys. Spill spills, “The music is great, and there are moments of real inspiration and ingenuity, such as ‘Fountain Of Blood’ which has a brilliant opening and goes into a fantastic song… Like New Order, they were able to combine guitars and synthesizers to great effect.” The […]
Flood Heralds The “Eccentric” Woo
“To call eccentric English brothers Clive and Mark Ives an enigmatic delight only scratches the surface of their work with Woo,” Flood writes. The site has a review of the band’s new releases on Independent Project Records, explaining that “Two of Woo’s latter-day archival efforts, 2016’s Robot X and 2017’s Xylophonics, have been cobbled together by Los Angeles’ Independent Project Records as a completely […]
SPIN Goes Deep With The “Austere and Surreal and Absurdist” Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
A recent SPIN article goes deep with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. “Eccentrics, rejoice,” the venerable magazine writes. “Sleepytime Gorilla Museum’s doors are open to the public once again! With their new album, Of the Last Human Being, the recently reactivated band returns to the road and to the maximalist, forward-thinking rock music that made them cult heroes in the 2000s… […]
Treble Zine Says “Burnout” By foamboy Is Essential
Treble Zine writes that “Burnout,” a standout track that’s included on foamboy’s new Eating Me Alive LP, is “essential.” According to the site, “Sublime pop—earworms that can make you hit repeat more than the refresh button on the doom-scrolling device of your choice—can materialize from the most quirky, nerdy places… Equipped with a full grooving band, foamboy encapsulates […]
