The Tallest Man on Earth
The Wild Hunt
(Dead Oceans)
SOUNDS LIKE: An initially grating collection of songs strummed and sung by a high, raspy-voiced Kristian Matsson ends up being a beautiful set of Americana gems
FREE ASSOCIATION: These songs are about everything and nothing, total growers
FOR FANS OF: Bon Iver, M. Ward, Nick Drake, Dylan
Nice Nice
Extra Wow
(Warp Records)
SOUNDS LIKE: Experimental Portland, OR duo bring it on pretty much their first proper LP of noisy, percussive, guitar-hazy nearly pop freak rock
FREE ASSOCIATION: They're daring you to keep listening for the good stuff, and it's in there
FOR FANS OF: Deerhunter, Battles, Liars, Gang Gang Dance
Zs
New Slaves
(The Social Registry)
SOUNDS LIKE: Super-experimental quartet with drums, strings and guitars, they make catchy weirdo wordless noise music heavy on the ambience
FFREE ASSOCIATION: Think Animal Collective's weirder days without loops or voices
FOR FANS OF: Tortoise on drugs, feedback, amorphous rhythms
Circa Survive
Blue Sky Noise
(Atlantic)
SOUNDS LIKE: Philly boys' third LP of tame emo-metal is more listenable than a lot of other punkish rock except for Anthony Green's voice; brutal
FREE ASSOCIATION: This should be the soundtrack to a B-grade vampire movie/TV show
FOR FANS OF: Saosin, Mars Volta, Fall Out Boy, Placebo
Coheed and Cambria
Year of the Black Rainbow
(Columbia)
SOUNDS LIKE: The fifth and final installment in this epic Armory Wars saga is as mystifying and confusing as ever; solid prog metal but what is it about?
FREE ASSOCIATION: We're supposed to enjoy these individually, right? Impossible
FOR FANS OF: Saves the Day, AFI, At the Drive-In, metal opera
Plans and Animals
La La Land
(Secret City Records)
SOUNDS LIKE: The Montreal trio's sophomore is a more electrified, filled out sound adding saxophones and more electricity to their meandering folk-rock sound
FREE ASSOCIATION: "Tom Cruz" and "American Idol" reveal an L.A./U.S. influence; the worst kind
FOR FANS OF: Mountain Goats, Rogue Wave, Okkervil River
The Kissaway Trail
Sleep Mountain
(Bella Union)
SOUNDS LIKE: Spaced out pretty chamber rock from Denmark full of gentle guitars, keys and bass with restrained vocals and perfect orchestration
FREE ASSOCIATION: Danish Arcade Fire that would fit perfectly on a Spike Jonze movie
FOR FANS OF: Shins meets MGMT, Bloc Party, Hamlet
Frightened Rabbit
The Winter of Mixed Drinks
(Fat Cat)
SOUNDS LIKE: Boring Scots' third LP is what happens when you get acclaim for a quiet, acoustic record, then add more sounds and band members
FREE ASSOCIATION: Not all Scottish voices are this warbly and annoying are they?
FOR FANS OF: The Frames, the Twilight Sad, the Clean, overindulgence
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