Rock
Album Review : Paul Gilbert’s ‘Behold Electric Guitar’
I first discovered Paul Gilbert when I was a freshman in high school. Somewhere around 1988 or 1989 I picked up the Racer X album Second Heat and I was immediately blown away by the incredible Mr. Gilbert. I wasn’t as blown away by Racer X, but man could Paul Gilbert play. My admiration for …
Album Review : Papir’s ‘VI’
Papir are one of the premier three-piece rock bands working today. The trio of Nicklas Sørensen, Christoffer Brøchmann Christensen, and Christian Becher Clausen have been working their sound into a tight, ethereal crunch for close to ten years now. Part fuzzed-out blasts of psych and post-rock, while other moments glimmer and shine with daydream bliss, …
Track: Exiled – Lita’s Place
Up and coming indie rockers Exiled have released their latest single, “Lita’s Place”. The band, all of whom are still students with roots in Bristol and Sheffield, have recently been tipped by BBC Introducing in Sheffield and compared to Circa Waves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. The influence of both of these can clearly …
Track: Dommengang – Wild Wash
California trio Dommengang are set to release their new album, No Keys, on May 17th through Thrill Jockey and have unleashed a pulsating new single ahead of its release. “Wild Wash” certainly demonstrates the band’s penchant for blues infused psych-rock as Dan “Sig” Wilson’s guitar work howls throughout, all the while the band embark on a …
Album Review: Mountain Goats – In League With Dragons
Listening to the new Mountain Goats album can make you ponder genre. We’ll doubtless tag this as an indie album review. But of course what we might think of as US indie music never really came fom the same place as its UK counterpart. Yes, it can be literate and clever. Yes, there’s more than …
Track: Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine, plus new album news
Bruce Springsteen has announced that his first new studio album in five years (and his 19th in total), Western Stars, is to be released on June 14th, via Columbia Records. From it, he has released the first glimpse of the record, a track called ‘Hello Sunshine’. Influenced by California pop record from the 60’s and …
See: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes reveal new video for Anxiety
With the release of new album ‘End of Suffering’ almost upon us, out on May 3rd via International Death Cult, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have revealed the new video to accompany ‘Anxiety’. Following on from the launch of their online initiative #abetterplaceforyouandme, set up in conjunction with mental health charity CALM to provide a …
Say Psych: Premiere: Love In Elevator – Breeders
Love in Elevator are an Italian rock band formed in 2004 in Venice. The band’s line-up includes founder Anna Carazzai (lead vocals, guitar), Federico Mellinato (bass guitar) and Andrea Volpato (drums, percussion, synth, backing vocals). BSM is pleased to present their new single ‘Breeders’ taken from forthcoming LP Lies to Stars, set for release on 18 April via the …
Meet: The Liza Colby Sound interview
The Liza Colby Sound will be heading out on the road this spring and bringing their signature rock n roll sound to Europe. The NYC rockers will be kicking off their European tour in Sweden and covering 5 countries over 15 dates with their sinful blend of classic rock, soulful vocals and dive bar swagger. …
See : Thumper release video for “Down”
Dublin based pop punks THUMPER (always in capitals) are back with a track; (You’re Bringing Me) Down, and have released this video – At 7 minutes, it ‘s both a gleeful lo-fi pop nugget and an over the top extravaganza in riffage. There’s a 3 minute radio version as well, but you’ll probably only want …