Male Bonding
Nothing Hurts
(Sub Pop)
SOUNDS LIKE: Brit trio's debut of washed out, garage rock that's fast, noisy and a little punk but this is Sub Pop and nothing's very hard to swallow
FREE ASSOCIATION: "Year's Not Long" single and video is a delightful play on the band name
FOR FANS OF: Japandroids, Thermals, Buzzcocks, white boy thrash
Far
At Night We Live
(Vagrant)
SOUNDS LIKE: Sacramento quartet's big reunion record after some disbanding ten years ago is a power-rock tour de force with touches of metal and screamo emo
FREE ASSOCIATION: Should be perfect for teenagers and soundtracking WB moments
FOR FANS OF: Live, Weezer, Our Lady Peace, The Verve Pipe
Transmit Now
Downtown Merry-Go-Round
(Silent Majority Group)
SOUNDS LIKE: Blistering MTV-supported power-pop from Orlando's debut is a horrendous mix of computers, auto-tune, power chords and sunshiny angst
FREE ASSOCIATION: That cover is a total farce, that ecstatic pony must be on drugs
FOR FANS OF: Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World
Windsor For The Derby
Against Love
(Secretly Canadian)
SOUNDS LIKE: Hushed and atmospheric rock from local boys via Austin and Tampa, they practice simple, ambient chamber rock that makes you want to nap
FREE ASSOCIATION: This is so chill, let's just rest our eyes for a minute or two
FOR FANS OF: Tortoise, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, The Notwist on 'ludes
Toy Soldiers
Whisper Down the Lane
(Mad Dragon)
SOUNDS LIKE: Local folks make a bluesy, folk rock record that feels sun and bourbon-soaked and also par for the course for a Mad Dragon record
FREE ASSOCIATION: Some of the finer moments feel reminiscent of Zeppelin's blues joints
FOR FANS OF: Hoots & Hellmouth, the Swimmers, Wilco x DeVotchka
Paul Weller
Wake Up The Nation
(Island/Yep Roc)
SOUNDS LIKE: The Jam and Style Council legend's been making solo records for almost two decades, this one's full of punchy, upbeat little bursts of rockness
FREE ASSOCIATION: Takes you back to swinging '60s London then right back to now
FOR FANS OF: Stone Roses, Billy Bragg, Kinks, legends aging gracefully
Holy Fuck
Latin
(Young Turks)
SOUNDS LIKE: Try to hate these knob twisters and tweakers, the music speaks for itself on this one - energy, rhythms and funk emerge out of the noise
FREE ASSOCIATION: Singing feels overrated, it's not necessary or missing here
FOR FANS OF: Kraftwerk, LCD Soundsystem, Can, sweaty dancing with lazers
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
(Universal)
SOUNDS LIKE: Bouncy, synthy and scuzzy electro tempered by Alice Glass' wispy and haunting voice and you've got yourself a buzz band
FREE ASSOCIATION: 52 minutes of feeling like you're in an '80s acid flashback in a good way
FOR FANS OF: New Order, Ladytron, Health meets Pet Shop Boys
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