Bane
Bane The Note [5] If the all the insider speculation is correct, and this really is the final album by this most respected of hardcore crews, then Bane and their fans can rest comfortably knowing they went with the best of their career. Sure, the last track is titled “Swan Song,” and the morose-sounding “End...
Lake Trout
Lake Trout Not Them, You [3] Lake Trout originated as an electronically enhanced jam band, and their songs have evolved into dense aural Rorschach tests, containing hints of progressive pop, psychedelia and new wave. Like most something-for-everyone acts, Lake Trout occasionally succumb to blandness on Not Them, You: Ed Harris’ guitar leads chime, slide and...
CocoRosie
CocoRosie Noah's Ark [4] Quite possibly the only consistently compelling album ever to feature unicorns and a rainbow on its cover, Noah’s Ark showcases the vivid imaginations and cat-powered voices of CocoRosie’s two sisters, Bianca and Sierra Casady. Taken one tune at a time, the precious backdrops (piano and programmed percussion accented by bells, equestrian...
Throw Rag
Throw Rag 13 Ft. And Rising [3] The third release from Salton Sea’s Throw Rag cranks the Macho Quotient considerably with rockabilly swagger and cock-rock sleaziness on 13 Ft. And Rising. Parts of the album are a bit overcooked-writing a song with the chorus “Don’t give a fuck” is the easiest way to indicate that...
Orange
Orange Welcome To The World Of… [2]Orange aspire to young-and-dumb punk majesty that doesn’t necessarily require Shakesperian wordplay and Bacharachian melody; however, Welcome To The World Of… is tuneless and excessively dunderheaded, even by Rancid-disciple standards-from frontman Joe Denman’s overly affected vocals to the bon mots he’s speak-singing. To answer the question posed by the...
Criteria: Always The Basement, Never The Bride
Stephen Pedersen pursued law school and watched with mixed feelings as his close friends in the Omaha music scene gained prominence and acclaim. Now, with an admirable new album and band in tow, he’s trading legal briefings for basement rocking, hoping to put CRITERIA on the map.
Story: Kyle Ryan
In one sense, Criteria...
The Bled announce 2006 headlining tour with Since By Man, more
Vagrant's resident post-metalcore maestros the Bled, currently on a European tour, have announced their first headlining tour of 2006 in support of their 2005 full-length Found In The Flood. The tour, running from Feb. 24 to April 9, will traverse the entire country (and with what looks like a week of downtime between their Detroit...
Facedown Records sign Flee The Seen
Christian hardcore label Facedown Records has signed female-fronted post-hardcore quartet Flee The Seen. The Kansas City-based band will release their debut LP, Doubt Becomes The New Addiction, on March 14, 2006, via the label. You can hear tracks off the release at the band's MySpace page, or if you live around their home base, you...