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Irk
New Leeds based noise/math 3 piece Hard hitting heavy vocals and muddy guitars, “Bread and Honey” the debut EP from Irk is for the fans of the heavier side of our beloved genre. FFO Meshuggah, The Jesus Lizard, Zu, These … Continue reading
New Band: Orbit Shifter
Check out instrumental math-rock duo Orbit Shifter. Chicago based band influenced by 90’s Don Cab, Hella, Piglet, Storm & Stress, and King Crimson. They’ve played shows with Victor Villarreal, The Para-Medics, and Options, and will be playing shows with the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicago, instrumental, Math Rock, Max Headroom, orbit shifter
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Sonic Anhedonic
Brighton collective and record label Sonic Anhedonic have recently released their 2 debut records. The first coming from Yndi Halda, Bermuda Ern and SASO drummer Oli Newton via the Pseudonym The Lunchtime Sardine Club. Not only a debut for the … Continue reading
Front Bottoms – Talon of The Hawk Stream
New Jersey’s Front Bottoms have been climbing the indie hierarchy since 2008. Through a cult-like fan base, an abundance of critical reviews, and an extensive touring schedule with bands like Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack, they finally reached the … Continue reading
Cloud – Free Single
Audio Antihero are offering up a free single from their new signing, Los Angeles via Boston via New York artist CLOUD. His richly layered Alt. Pop is fitting in quite nicely with your resident “Specialists in Commercial Suicide”…the “Mother Sea” … Continue reading
Giraffes? Giraffes! Split
Finally new material from math-rock two-piece Giraffes? Giraffes! in the form of a single song on a 10″ split with Goddard. Although only one song on the release it’s a 10 minute epic guitar and drum battle titled “In the Middle … Continue reading
Sigur Rós – Kveikur stream
Stream the new album from Sigur Ros here
Hop Along
New track from Hop Along, Sister Cities, featuring 2/3rds of the now (sadly) extinct Algernon Cadwallader. Watch this video of recording footage with Frances talking about her and the bands creative process. Visit this site, to see/read more from this … Continue reading
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Tagged algernon cadwallader, hop along, sister cities
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múm
Icelandic experimental “folktronica” group múm have a new single, “Toothwheel”, from the forthcoming LP. They are also playing in London as part of the Ja Ja Ja Festival at the Roundhouse, celebrating everything Nordic. Listen to the new single here
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Tagged folktronica, iceland, ja ja ja festival, mum, toothwheel
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Delta Sleep
New Release from Delta Sleep, 6 track album “Management” available via Big Scary Monsters. Also upcoming supporting tour, check out the dates below.
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Tagged Big Scary Monsters, delta sleep, management
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Efterklang
Efterklang are to release a performance of their 4th studio album Piramida. As with Performing Parades it is a live recording with an orchestral accompaniment. I saw the show live at the Barbican in London a couple of months ago and … Continue reading
Suffer Like G Did – BEOW
New single from chaotic instrumentalers Suffer Like G Did
Suns of Satan
Danish Label Father Figure Records, home of Dad Rocks!, have signed duo Suns of Satan. Don’t let the name put you off they are not some (delete where appropriate) death/black/grunge/drone/thrash metal band. Suns Of Satan is the musical outlet of danish-norwegian composer, singer … Continue reading
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Tagged dad rocks!, denmark, father figure records, sons of satan
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Samh – Spin Us Still
New release from Samh “Spin Us Still” is out now. Pick up your copy here
Her Stems Spiral
Her Stems Spiral is an avant-garde/shoegaze project started by Shannon Lawlor of the Johannesburg based post-rock band Eyes Likes Mirrors. It was created as an entity to explore the realms of experimental and unconventional song-writing. Dreams, or the unconscious mind … Continue reading
Selectric
Selectric are a “Sorta mathy, sorta jazzy, sorta funky and sorta not funky” 7-piece from London. They have a 3-track download, recorded by Tom Morley from Suffer Like G Did, on bandcamp. It displays competent song-writing skills combined with great musicianship. There is much … Continue reading
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Tagged I'm Watching You and NOT Blinking!, london, selectric
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The Little Unsaid
Dig For the Promise, the new album from The Little unsaid, is out 29th April available to pre-order here. If you can’t wait that long (or will have forgotten) you can listen to the full record below. He is having … Continue reading
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Tagged dig for the promise, st pancras old church, the little unsaid
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Samh – Spin Us Still pre-order
You can pre-order sam hodgson’s wonderful (trust me I’ve heard it) debut(ish) album Spin Us Still over on bandcamp here
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Tagged huddersfield, samh, spin us still
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Appleseed Cast – Illumination Ritual
Appleseed Cast’s new album was released yesterday, but i’ve only had chance just now to post about it. Illumination Ritual can be streamed via pitchfork here
Ikestra
Ikestra have released their debut album through newly formed leeds based label Destroy All Records, also home to Mahogany Hand Glider Who are just about to release a new EP April 29th.
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Tagged bless the fat, detroy all records, ikestra, leeds, mahogany hand glider
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The Speed of Sound in Seawater
The Speed of Sound in Seawater have released an acoustic EP to raise funds for a full-length
Chalk
Chalk Album sampler
The Lunchtime Sardine Club
Oliver Newton’s (Yndi Halda, SASO, Bermuda Ern) solo project
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Tagged Bermuda ern, oliver newton, SASO, the lunchtime sardine club, yndi halda
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Owen
New track from upcoming Owen album. Bad Blood is taken from Mike Kinsella’s 7th studio album, L’Ami du Peuple, to be released 2/7/13. Which will join an impressive and ever growing diverse back catalog from the Chicago based math rock … Continue reading
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Tagged bad blood, chicago, L'ami du Peuple, mike kinsella, owen
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Iron and Wine – Ghost on Ghost Stream
Iron and Wine‘s 5th studio album, Ghost on Ghost, is released today through 4AD. Far removed from the bedroom recordings of Sam Beam and his acoustic guitar 12 years ago, this album like the previous, Kiss each other clean, has … Continue reading
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Tagged 4AD, ghost on ghost, iron and wine, sam beam
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Names
Chaotic math-rockers ‘Names’ are from Montreal and have shared the stage (and a band member) with fellow city-men and in amongst the clouds favorite Gulfer. The 3-piece have a short EP available at their bandcamp, it’s a rough and raw … Continue reading
samh
New track from the upcoming samh album, Spin us still, due for release next month You can find out more here. Or listen to other stuff here and here
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Tagged huddersfield, samh, spin us still, tay derru, Turtle Bus
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John Smith
I know I’ve been posting a lot of John Smith recently but he’s fucking amazing so no excuses needed. Here is a video of him covering a song which is massively popular on the web right now, Jasmine by Jai … Continue reading
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Tagged great lakes, jai paul, jasmine, john smith, lisa hannigan, salty and sweet
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LOL
Season 17 Episode 3: D.W gets the Tera Melos Hello Merch LP Bundle pre-order package. Buster gets X’ed Out. Reblogged from themathrockblog Listen to the three new tracks from the upcoming album here
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Tagged arthur, tera melos, the math rock blog, x'ed out
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The Wolf Notes
London based alternative folk inspired acoustic indie group The Wolf Notes come from all over the the globe, New York via Abu Dhabi and Zurich, to Northern Ireland and France. Songs are scarce, mostly existing in videos of live session … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, brand new, folk, indie, iron and wine, london, static bleed, taking back sunday, the wolf notes
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Their/They’re/There
Three math-rock heros have come together to form an exciting new group Their/They’re/There. Pioneer Mike Kinsella (Owen, American Football, Cap ‘N’ Jazz), Evan Weiss (Into.Over.It.) and Matthew Frank (Loose Lips Sink Ships) have been promising material for a while and … Continue reading
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Tagged american football, cap'n'jazz, evan weiss, into over it, loose lips sink ships, Math Rock, mathhew frank, mike kinsella, owen, their/they're/there
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Vasco Da Gama – New Track
Stream a new track from Vasco Da Gamma, taken from new EP ‘Geography’ out April 22nd. It’s called ‘Tonight We Will Eat Something That Has Two Colours In It’ and you can listen to it here
The Yacht Club
The Yacht Club is the solo effort of Marcus Gooda (Glass Mazes/The Marlows) from London/Norwich. Drawing influence from TTNG, Pennines and Into It Over It he has just released his first attempt at a solo album and pretty damn good … Continue reading
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Tagged into it over it, Math Rock, pennines, the yacht club, ttng
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Woodland Blue
The aforementioned Cordelia Gartside features on the first track of the indie-folk debut EP from, also brighton-based, Woodland Blue. Safe House is really quite good, have a listen below.
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Tagged brighton, cordelia gartside, safehouse, woodland blue
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Cordelia Gartside
Just found this video (through john smith) of this beautiful brighton-based bombshell, Cordelia Gartside. She has a 4-track EP out here.
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Tagged brighton, clockwork owl sessions, cordelia gartside, john smith
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John Smith – Great Lakes out today
Fourth studio album Great Lakes is self-released today by the acoustic-guitar master John Smith. Playing at London’s southbank centre tonight should be a treat for all involved (including me) as John makes his way round the UK for the first … Continue reading
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Tagged daytrotter, great lakes, john smith, southbank centre
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The Little Unsaid – Single Release
The First single from upcoming sophomore album Dig For The Promise was released today. Titled “Midnight On An Island” the single promises much for the the full release out 29/04/13 Have a listen
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Tagged dig for the promise, midnight on an island, the little unsaid
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Appleseed cast
Fucking ay, just heard appleseed cast are to release a new album, their first since the brilliant 2009 record Sagmartha. You can listen to Great lake derelict the first track to be leaked from Illumination Ritual. Album is out april … Continue reading
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Tagged appleseed cast, greal lakes derelect, illumination ritual
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Be right back
So its been quite some time since I last posted, this therefore may turn into a large one. I’m going to try to update on what i’ve been listening to (both old(ish) and new(ish)), some new bands and releases plus … Continue reading
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Deftones
New song “Leathers” from upcoming studio album number seven “Koi No Yokan” out November 13th Does not disappoint. Eagerly awaiting the LP. Download the track for free here
Caspian – Walking Season
New album from post-rockers Caspian released today
Fatoumata Diawara
Yet another great Malian musician
Dinosaur Jr.
From the new album
Quarter Mile Thunder
Check out that natural reverb! Wonderful
Efterklang – Full Album Stream
Stream the new album in full here
This Town Needs Guns – New Track
New track, new album on the way and not forgetting the new line-up, This Town Needs Guns head out on UK tour! Always a great show and now with Henry, from the also great but now seemingly defunct Pennines, this is … Continue reading