Weed: Running Back
Canadian noise poppers deliver a lean set of loud, hooky guitar rock on their latest.
Capsule Reviews
Girl Band: The Early Years EP
The Early Years EP offers a mercifully short set of unrelentingly pummeling dance rock from these Dublin noiseniks.
Tearjerker: Stay Wild
The Toronto trio’s third full-length delivers on the promise of their Hiding EP and expands their playbook in subtle ways.
Basement Jaxx: Angel Is Coming EP
If Junto was the sound of everything we loved about Jaxx hitting the pavement, this EP is the sound of street cleaners scraping up the remains.
In Sonitus Lux: The Equinox Session
By smacking a piece of metal with a pair of mallets and with Kevin Dunn's help, E. Serson Brannen has made a fine piece of music free of category.
Valley Hush: Don’t Wait
Detroit group crafts evocative collage of electronica, pop, and indie rock on second EP.
The von Trapps: Dancing in Gold
The great-grandchildren of Maria and the Captain hold their own as indie folk virtuosos in Dancing in Gold.
Andre Bratten: Math Ilium Ion
Norwegian house producer Andre Bratten returns with an album heavy on rhythm, light on the obvious.
Various Artists: Classic American Ballads
Moral evil, natural evil -- hard times. That's the purview of Classic American Ballads.
Stubborn Son: Birthright
Birthright shows potential but overall Stubborn Son must continue to work to distinguish themselves from the crowd
The Shoe Birds: Southern Gothic
Mississipi band’s long-delayed debut doesn’t really take flight.
The Bohannons: Black Cross, Black Shield
Black Cross, Black Shield may sound dark, but it's anything but.