13TH LP TAKES ON 70’S GLAM ROCK. STARTS OFF W/ BLACK SABBATH GUITAR RIFFS THEN TURNS TO DISCO. RAW, EDGY & HEAVIER THAN USUAL. PLAY: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 FCC: 3, 6, 8 RIYL: FOXYGEN, MGMT, TELEVISION, T. REX, SONIC YOUTH

ARCADE FIRE MEMBER (WIN BUTLERS BROTHER). MULTI-FACETED DEBUT. FRENETIC AMERICAN ROCK INSPIRED BY BOB DYLAN, THE BREEDERS, GHOSTFACE KILLAH.GARAGE-ROCK & PUNK-LEANING JAMS AND 80’S NEW WAVE W/ SYNTHS. PLAY: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 FCC: 1, 4 RIYL: ARCADE FIRE, PETER GABRIEL

DREAMY MELLOW SHOEGAZE W/ ACOUSTIC GUITARS, DISTORTION, LAYERS & SULTRY VOCALS. PLAY: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 RIYL: MAZZY STAR, TAMARYN

GRITTY ROCK’N’ROLL SUPERGROUP (MEMBERS OF DEER TOCK, BLACK LIPS, DEAD CONFEDERATE, LOS LOBOS). EPIC BAR-BAND ANTHEMS W/ 50’S COUNTRY 7 60’S BRITISH INVASION. HORNS, SYNTHS, ORGANS AND MULTIPLE VOCALS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 FCC: 5 RIYL: DEER TICK, BLACK LIPS

MODERN INDIE-FOLK/ROCK FROM L.A. W/ 70’S AM RADIO INFLUENCES. 16 GUEST MUSICIANS & VOCALISTS. HEARTFELT W/ CATCHY HOOKS. PLAY: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 RIYL: NEIL YOUNG, JACKSON BROWNE, THE SHINS

Noise filled psychedelic punk rock. Organs drone on and the guitars give feedback. New age garage rock fueled by drugged out jams. TRACKS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 RIYL: Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, the Velvet Underground, Black Moth Super Rainbow

Experimental rock music with a hint of soul coming from Robert Wyatt. There are moments were Wyatt channels Bowie, through the introduction the British Alphabet, or The Zombies as he adds some soul to the pop tune of Chelsea. Wyatt’s ’68 very much comes from the era, but much more experimental as the albums four […]

With a similar sound to his America, this album has a calmer side that features a lot more layers of sounds rather than a focus on percussion. Fans will be happy with this new addition to the album that keeps the perpetual, electrical noise party that is Dan Deacon going. Sampled, cartoonish voices are surrounded […]

“There’s a sneering, splitting toughness to the fraying riffs, inducing hairy moshes with menace. Touching on post-punk, psych sprawl & early 80s hardcore, we’ve seen punks, scene rats, skaters, skinheads, hardcore kids, druggies all digging this band.” RIYL: early Iceage, Cult of Youth, Jay Reatard, The Fall Play: 2, 4, 1, 6 FCC: #5 has […]

Garage surf rock with fuzzy and bouncing beats and bass. Complete with jangly guitars and driving drum beats. “Strap on your skates & turn up your speakers, because summer comes early this year” (hopefully that’s true). RIYL: early Wavves, Black Lips, PAWS Play: 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 9, 10 FCC: 5, 6

Goth rock with very droney and monotonous vocals. Revival of late 80s Goth rock (like the Cure, not Marilyn Manson) with soft vocals and repetitive lush, Cocteau Twins-like shoegaze guitar at times. Doomy and gloomy, but not really that sad. Songs 1 and 5 are purely instrumental. RIYL: early Cure, darker Cocteau Twins, Beach Fossils, […]

Features shimmering, dreamy soundscapes with droning shoegaze guitar. Looped drum beats with heavy reverb also used heavily. Breathy, tired male vocals tie the elements together to create noise pop at its best. RIYL: Stone Roses, DIIV, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth Play: 2, 7, 1, 6 FCC: none

Björk bears all in her 8th studio album, “this album places itself among the most human, emotionally candid, even functional art forms: the breakup album”. Goes through the life cycle of a failed relationship. Very singer-songwriter, however done in Björk’s eclectic style. RIYL: kind of incomparable but I guess Radiohead, St. Vincent, Ariel Pink, Animal […]

Chilled out instrumental hip-hop tribute to boom-bap. That means samples take the back seat to percussion and a low sub bass. The album has a relaxed feel with spacey, psychedelic undertones. Almost all instrumental but there is one rapper on track 5. Very Dilla and Madlib influenced. RIYL: Pete Rock, Tuamie, Dilla Play: 14, 13, […]