The band Ghostkeeper bills itself as bluesrock, but they’re far more experimental than that. Song by song, the band’s new album defies classification. At first, “Lady of the Sky” seems like a simple song, but as it moves along, you realize there’s no hook. And no real chorus, either. A song that’s catchy but doesn’t [...]

Wherein I prove once again that I like more music than I can possibly write intelligently about. ED HARCOURT-THE BEAUTIFUL LIE More moody soulrock from Ed. And catch him on tour with The Gutter Twins. What an amazing show that will be. Too bad he’s not coming to D.C. July 24 – Baltimore MD – [...]

Nico The Beast is an unknown rapper, for the most part, but you may have heard his work with Clean Guns on this site, perhaps as part of the Yadibox.com mixtape. That Beat Garden is doing its best to sustain the “conscious gangsta” style pioneered by Masta Ace and Bootcamp Clik, and kept alive by [...]

“Mommy, inside Pikachu smells like vagina!”

Why does “o” sound like the great album I always thought Tegan and Sara had in them, but they never quite made? I don’t know the answer to that question, but I do know that Tilly and the Wall have made their most accessible (and in my view, their best) album yet. As well as [...]

Heather McIntosh of Elephant 6 is the brains and backbone of The Instruments, who you’ve probably never heard of. But you should. Their music is mystical and unlike anything else you’ve heard. It’s dark, beautiful, pensive, provocative . . .. I try to describe a few tracks, but words truly fail. “Ode to the Sea,” [...]

Or unoffical. The bootleg before the album. Y’know which album I’m talking about–the one where he said he was gonna have a real controversial title and then after he got shitloads of publicity decided he wouldn’t have any title at all. Then he slapped it on the mixtape. The Nigger Tape-Nas P.S.: You can cop [...]

I’m overwhelmed with submissions, and something’s got to give. I’m going to have to get more selective about the bands I write about, but for now I’m going to give briefer mentions to a few neat sounds I’ve heard lately . . . ELUCID-”Step Careful” The kind and generous folks at Loosie offer another free, [...]