In a move to likely capitalize on the critical accolades of The Knife’s 2006 release Silent Shout (Pitchfork’s #1 of 2006. We liked it, too.), Mute is giving Silent Shout the super-duper re-release deluxe våldtäkt and skövling treatment. 3 discs of complete Knifeness, including the album you probably already have, as well as a previously […]

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To knick a phrase the NME misused with Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age is sort of a Guns N’ Roses it’s ok to like. Indie fetishists have a soft spot for Josh Homme’s muscular, psychedelic metal riffage, but so do crass Papa Roach fans. It’s a difficult line to straddle, where the wrong move […]

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This is the second release in The Social Registry’s limited 7″ Social Club. Sian Alice Group’s “Nightbird” is an expansive pop experiment, interweaving ethereal vocals with a lush and layered musical backdrop. Sian Ahern’s voice is precariously poised on the edge of seductive otherworldliness and shadowy allure. The music has an amorphous vagueness to it […]

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Is it time for 90’s nostalgia already? Dread. It could be worse, I guess. At least it’s not Collective Soul or something. Anyway, if you care, it’s Superdrag’s original line-up (Don Coffey Jr., John Davis, Brandon Fisher, and Tom Pappas), and the band has six shows scheduled for later this year. Tunes are up at […]

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If you haven’t been watching Flight of the Conchords‘ HBO show, then you’re definitely missing out. It’s ridiculously dry, subtle, absurd, and laugh out loud funny. I just fear not enough people are watching it to keep it around. It seems a little too smart and, perhaps, too niche, even for HBO. The following song […]

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According to Merlin over at trailofdead.com, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has a summer tour plotted for Europe, kicking off in Portugal on August 5. The shows mix club dates with traditional festival stops. The band is still supporting last fall’s So Divided on Interscope.

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Chin Up Chin Up is playing one of those sneaky, just-announced Spoon shows on Friday the 13th at Shuba’s in Chicago. Here’s the title track off Chin Up Chin Up’s latest record on Suicide Squeeze. Smart, jangly indie rock a la local predecessors The Sea and Cake, though less polished, Chin Up Chin Up operates […]

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