Author Josh Frank

September 7, 2009 0

Legendary for their confrontational and bizarre music, Osaka’s own Boredoms are a cult phenomenon, and deservedly so. Over the span...

Vandaveer: Divide & Conquer

September 3, 2009 0

Vandaveer is the project of Mark Charles Hedinger, a singer and multi-instrumentalist. Influenced by his long family history and a...

Still Life Still: Girls Come Too

September 2, 2009 0

Toronto’s latest contribution to indie-rock is the puzzlingly-named Still Life Still, who’ve delivered an ambitious debut album with gentle melodies...

Vulture Whale: Vulture Whale

September 1, 2009 0

The dirty South has never sounded quite as dirty as on Vulture Whale’s basic and vicious eponymous debut. With British...

Starfucker: Jupiter

August 25, 2009 0

Short but sweet, Jupiter is the second album from the shockingly prolific Starfucker. In a world inundated with harsh and...

None More Black: Hometown Punk

August 21, 2009 0

Jersey punk outfit None More Black took their name from a line in This Is Spinal Tap, and, at times,...

The Penelope(s): Priceless Concrete Echoes

August 21, 2009 0

In the grand tradition of alternative bands humping New Order’s leg, The Penelope(s) have struck with an album that sounds,...

Emiliana Torrini: Italian Ice

August 12, 2009 0

Half-Icelandic and half-Italian, singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini is all soul. Everyone’s heard bands from Iceland, but influences reach far beyond the...

Chris & Thomas: Chopped Liverpool