One thing that’s sort of amazing to me is that, with all of the accolades and internet buzz and fan mania that’s happened with Justin Bieber, the kid’s only really released two albums. Of course, the industry loves to milk teen sensations for all they’re worth before their bubble bursts (see: Hanson & New Kids On The Block,) so there’s already been the acoustic album, the remix album, and the Christmas album. That said-it looks like there is some legit […]
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The Singles Bar: JK Flesh’s “Knuckledragger”
Evil and hypnotic are the two words that immediately come to mind after hearing the latest offering form Justin K Broadrick. “Knuckledragger”, the first taste of JK Flesh’s debut Posthuman (Due on April 30th through 3by3 Music) is sure to appease fans craving a return to the Godflesh sound. At first listen, it’s the perfect combination of Streetcleaner and the Selfless EP and sounds absolutely nothing like his recent Jesu recordings. If you’re a fan of Jesu, this is probably […]
The Singles Bar: Spineshank “Anger Denial Acceptance”
Great things are coming for Spineshank in 2012! Wait, you didn’t know they were back? Where have YOU been? In any case, they have a new album (Anger Denial Acceptance out June 19th), a new label home (Century Media) and of course, a brand new song to whet fans appetites. “Anger Denial Acceptance” is everything fans have come to expect from Spineshank and more. Picking up where “Dead To Me” left off on Self Destructive pattern, “Anger…” is a dark slab that […]
The Singles Bar: Bear In Heaven “Sinful Nature”
This song owns me right now. I randomly found out about this Brooklyn band because of a SPIN SXSW sampler I downloaded and am now blessed with the diamond in the rough that is Bear In Heaven . Listening to “Sinful Nature” (Off the upcoming I Love You, It’s Cool full-length) is sure to put your musical mind into overdrive. There’s bits of My Morning Jacket mixed with VNV Nation mixed with Pet Shop Boys mixed with Animal Collective with a hint of […]
The Singles Bar: Split Cranium “Tiny Me”
What an Isis-y week or two I’m having. First there was the first single from Marriages echoing the late great Boston band, I found out about this band called Kerretta (More on them later), the new Harborlights album was released and now there’s something from mastermind Aaron Turner himself in the form of Split Cranium . Split Cranium (Debut due on Hydra Head on March 20th) is sure to throw some Isis fans. It’s heavy, it’s fast, and it is decidedly not […]
The Singles Bar: Constants “Sunrise”
What a difference a few years makes. After If Tomorrow The War, Constants phenomenal 2010 album, I was expecting their next release to be a bludgeoning monster considering this one was produced by the legendary Justin K. Broadrick. What we get with “Sunrise”, off of June’s Pasiflora record, is a lot closer to Echo & The Bunnymen and The Sisters of Mercy than Jesu or Godflesh, That’s not to say that “Sunrise” isn’t a great song because it is. Will […]
The Singles Bar: The Fades “Joy” vs “I Love Punk Rock”
The Fades are coming at you strong in 2012. As an incredible way of following up the massive “Meccano” single off the upcoming Ragnarok full-length, The Fades let you, the fans, pick the next single in a battle royale of epic proportions! In one corner you have “Joy”, a poppy rocker that’s the obvious choice as a next single. It’s got a great melody throughout and a drumbeat that reminds me of “Jesus Christ Pose” (Which is awesome, of course). […]
The Singles Bar: The Melvins “The War On Wisdom”
Yes! You don’t get much more The Melvins than “The War On Wisdom” off the upcoming The Bulls & The Bees free EP due in March (Which is preceding their next full-length, Freak Puke, due in June on Ipecac). This one is very much in the vein of Houdini and Stoner Witch in my humble opinion. The riffs from King Buzzo are solid as always and Dale Crover is still criminally underrated in the drumming department. If you doubt me, […]
The Singles Bar: Norah Jones’ “Happy Pills”
Norah Jones is back with a new single. Check out “Happy Pills,” which was produced by Danger Mouse!
The Singles Bar: Regina Spektor’s “All the Rowboats”
Moscow-born singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, last seen eking into our Top 100 of the 00’s list for her album Begin To Hope, has a new record on the horizon; music fans who like their idiosyncratic songsmiths served with a heaping side of pop smarts should already be hip to Spektor’s sublime brand of off-kilter piano-pop. But never fear: until Ms. Spektor’s What We Saw From the Cheap Seats arrives in late spring, you can nourish yourself on a steady diet of her previous records and What We […]
The Singles Bar: Marriages “Ten Tiny Fingers”
If there was one word to sum up the sound of Marriages debut single “Ten Tiny Fingers” it would easily be this: Haunting. Featuring three members of Red Sparowes, Marriages slims down the Sparowes song length and adds vocals courtesy of Emma Ruth Rundle making for a compelling five and a half minutes that’s more a sonic journey than just a song. On first listen, it seems like Marriages could even be filling the void left by Isis. If the intertwining […]
The Singles Bar: Torche’s “Kicking”
Sonic Serenity. That’s what should be going through your mind when “Kicking”, the latest from Torche “kicks” in. It’s everything fans already love about Torche and a great indication that their upcoming full-length Harmonicraft (Due April 24th) is going to be well worth the wait since their last full-length, Meanderthal, was unleashed in 2008. “Kicking” has the bite of Meanderthal but is streamlined and under the three minute mark like most of 2010’s Song For Singles. But boy do those […]