Fruit Bats
Fruit Bats The Ruminant Band [4/5]
Fruit Bats aren’t the only indie band whose latest record sounds like something dropped in from the tail end of the Flower Power era, when the hippies rediscovered country and the weed was kicking in just right. (Oh, hey, what’s up, Fleet Foxes?) Where a lot of new...
DevilDriver
DevilDriver Pray For Villains [4.5/5]
Those who remember Dez Farara’s nü-metal band, Coal Chamber, probably have a tarnished opinion of his latest group, DevilDriver. But with DD’s fourth album, Pray For Villains, any nü grudges against Farara need to be put to rest. Just as Machine Head’s The Blackening laid waste to their unfortunate...
Atreyu drummer to play first solo show
Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller will perform as a frontman for the first time as he plays his debut solo show on Jan. 14 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. Saller will be performing his own songs with a backing band that includes Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin, Aquabats guitarist Ian Fowles and Dead Country drummer...
Death Before Dishonor
Death Before Dishonor Better Ways To Die [4/5]
In all honesty, the tough-guy hardcore plied by the likes of Hoods, Sworn Enemy and Boston bruisers Death Before Dishonor ran itself ragged by failing to stir the pot. But seeing as how everyone else is into thrash metal and Motörhead these days, why not add...
Dead Swans
Dead Swans Sleepwalkers [3.5/5]
Dead Swans blatantly sound like a band born into modern U.S. hardcore; the only thing surprising about them is their English–not American–upbringing. Frankly, that’s fine with us, as a sound this fierce and full doesn’t come around often. Resembling a potent blend of Blacklisted’s …The Beat Goes On, Give Up...
Say Anything add new song to self-titled album download
Say Anything have included their song "Truth Serum" as a bonus track on the ThinkIndie version of their self-titled album. The song was previously released only as a 7-inch. Listen to a preview of the song here.
Cobra Starship - Hot Mess
Cobra Starship Hot Mess For a band who don’t take themselves too seriously, Cobra Starship run a no-nonsense operation. With Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester and American Idol’s Kara DioGuardi both claiming writing credits on the single “Good Girls Go Bad” and hot shot producer Kevin Rudolf behind the boards, that’s a lot of powerful fangs...
Broadway Calls
Broadway Calls Good Views, Bad News [4/5]
Broadway Calls are probably one of the only pop-punk bands both you and your older cousin whose Rancid CDs you “borrowed” 10 years ago will both like. Good Views, Bad News may be one of the most hook-ridden releases of the year. The album finds the Oregon-based...
Brian Bonz & The Dot Hongs
Brian Bonz & The Dot Hongs From Sumi To Japan [3.5/5]
Brian Bonz’s voice is so angelic that it sounds perfectly acceptable when the NYC schoolteacher sings, “I’m just next in line with the sharpest knife and the desire to make these children die” (“Dee The Dinosaur”). A disciple of the celebrated circle of...