3658 Results for "m83"
Mae - (e)vening
Mae (e)vening With (e)vening, Norfolk, Virginia’s Mae are not only rounding out the trilogy started with (m)orning and continued with (a)fternoon (both released in 2009) but also their career; while the members may have since gone their separate ways, they have left fans with one of the strongest releases of their 10-year existence. As […]
Darker My Love
Darker My Love 2 [4/5]
There are no hidden touchstones on the aptly titled second full-length from California-based dream weavers Darker My Love. With a lineup including ex-Nerve Agents Tim Presley (guitar/vocals) and Andy Granelli (drums, also formerly of the Distillers), the quintet sublimate all kinds of lush psych rock and anthemic Britpop, dropping kaleidoscopic […]
Throw Me The Statue
Throw Me The Statue Creaturesque [2.5/5]
In spite of the vandals-in-the-museum images Throw Me The Statue’s name conjures up, the group’s lite-touch approach to indie rock sounds more like Could You Please Pass Me The Statue or something even less subversive. Deceptive naming is the least of the band’s worries on the spotty Creaturesque, […]
Rhinoceros - They Are Coming For Me
They Are Coming For Me This Buffalo, New York-based straight-edgers like their hardcore old school. Their sound predates the Hatebreed worship of their Eulogy labelmates, all the way back to the glory days of Sunday matinee shows at CBGB. Vocalist Joe Riverside has a harsh, ranting style descended from East Coast legends like Agnostic Front's […]
Of Mice And My Chem
Look, I'm not totally clear on what's considered privileged information at the AP skyscraper. I'm sure there are lots of things (like Scott's love of Journey and my love of pretty much any band I love–Soundgarden, Chevelle, Silverchair) that the higher-ups would prefer didn't get out. But here's the thing: My life is so utterly […]
My Brightest Diamond
My Brightest Diamond A Thousand Shark’s Teeth [3.5/5]Like an aborted sneeze or an unconsummated affair, the second proper release from My Brightest Diamond-the shimmering showcase for singer/songwriter Shara Worden-frustrates somewhat, retreating from the rocking thrust of her debut (especially for fans of her rip-shit-up live shows). But it’s also true that embellishing Worden’s transcendent pipes […]
Call Me Lightning
Call Me Lightning Soft Skeletons [3.5/5] When did it become en vogue to jerk off with your guitar? Call me as un-hip as the nameless protagonist of Billy Joel’s “It’s Still Rock ’N’ Roll To Me,” but sometimes you’ve got to call bullshit on the trends. Milwaukee’s Call Me Lightning do just that, with better […]
My American Heart
My American Heart Hiding Inside The Horrible Weather [2/5]
After debuting in 2005 with an arsenal featuring little more than by-numbers melodic mod-emo, today’s My American Heart have their still-young tickers set on braver pursuits. Consider disc No. 2 growing pains. They regularly still sound like a poor man’s Armor For Sleep fronted by […]
The Postelles - ...And It Shook Me
The Postelles …And It Shook Me It’s easy to imagine the Postelles as freshly scrubbed, sweater clad and crisply coiffed like the album cover for some early-’60s vocal pop group. The New York quartet are definite pop aficionados, lifting liberally from the past half-century, ranging from punchy ’80s rock to doo-wop, power pop and adult […]
Woe, Is Me - Numbers
Woe, Is Me Numbers Rise/Victory www.riserecords.com
