Indian Jewelry is a “noise” band from Houston, TX. Totaled is their fourth or fifth album (it’s hard to say because of name changes). It’s their second album on We Are Free and was released May 11th. (Yeah, a while ago.)
Archive for the ‘Album Reviews’ Category
Indian Jewelry – Totaled
On August - 26 - 2010
How to Destroy Angels – Self-Titled EP
On June - 1 - 2010
How to Destroy Angels is a new band consisting of Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig, and Nine Inch Nails’ producer Atticus Ross. Their first EP was released free via e-mail today, June 1st.
Massive Attack – Heligoland
On May - 18 - 2010
Massive Attack is an electronic duo. Heligoland is their fifth full-length album, and first since 2003. It was released February 9th.
Deftones – Diamond Eyes
On May - 12 - 2010
Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento, California(if you didn’t know). Diamond Eyes is their sixth album, and first since a car accident left their bassist Chi Cheng in a coma. It was released May 4th.
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Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
On May - 11 - 2010
Flying Lotus is a laptop musician in a style which I would liken most to instrumental hip-hop. Cosmogramma is his third full-length album and second for Warp. It was released May 4th.
Yeasayer – Odd Blood
On May - 8 - 2010
Yeasayer is an ‘experimental’ rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Odd Blood is their second full-length album and first for Secretly Canadian. It was released February 8th.
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Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
On May - 7 - 2010
Folksy, avant-garde singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom’s triple album Have One On Me is her third full-length. It consists of 18 songs totaling about two hours overall. It’s also arguably her most diverse effort, bringing in a variety of other instruments across different tracks to accompany the harp playing she’s known for.
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Caribou – Swim
On May - 4 - 2010
Caribou(Dan Snaith) is an electronic artist from Ontario, Canada. Swim is Snaith’s third album as Caribou, having previously called himself Manitoba before the threat of a lawsuit. This is his second album on Merge. It was released April 20th.
MGMT – Congratulations
On April - 28 - 2010
MGMT is essentially two guys that met in college who ended up writing music together. The two main members write all of the songs, but they tour as a 5-piece band. Congratulations is their second full-length album, both being on Columbia Records, and was released April 13th. It was recorded in California and produced by Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3
Red Sparowes – The Fear is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer
On April - 27 - 2010
Red Sparowes is a five-piece instrumental band from Los Angeles featuring members of Isis and Pleasure Forever. This is their third full length album, and first for Sargent House. It was released April 6th.
