Triad
Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice & Made Out of Babies
Label: Neurot Recordings
Release Date: 05/16/06
Triad is a collection of split 7 inches from Neurot Recordings. It’s basically three bands with similar members and different sounds. Red Sparowes (as you should already know) deliver brooding, tense post-rock [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stadium Arcadium
Label: Warner Brothers
Release Date: 05/09/06
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a mainstream pop band, but they’re a really good one. I think these guys are brilliant, but maybe that’s because I’ve been digging them since fifth grade. [...]
Mr. Nogatco
Nogatco Rd.
Label: Insomniac
Release Date: 04/25/06
Kool Keith is Mr. Nogatco. Kool Keith is also a lot of other people- I think he’s schizophrenic. One of those people is Dr. Octagon. Nogatco is Octagon spelled backwards. Nogatco Road is [...]
The Sound the Hare Heard
Various Artists
Label: Kill Rock StarsRelease Date: 05/02/06
The Sound the Hare Heard is a compilation of brilliant songs by talented people. The biggest names on here are Sufjan Stevens and Colin Meloy, but that’s a good indication of [...]
Discover America
Psychology
Label: Tooth and NailRelease Date: 04/26/05
I understand that record reviews are most often for new CDs. And okay, so this album came out a year ago. If it happens to be a ridiculously underrated record that got little-to-no attention, [...]
Pearl Jam
Self-Titled
Label: J RecordsRelease Date: 05/02/06
It’s time to find that old flannel, strap on those combat boots and proceed immediately to Relative for this “sounds-so-good-you’ll-slap-your-momma” release from the Seattle legends. Tight songwriting, loud guitars, wailing solos and a wailing Vedder all [...]
Wooden Wand
Harem of the Sundrum & the Witness Figg
Label: 5 Rue ChristineRelease Date: 05/09/06
This is the CD all of your cooler friends were already listening to. This is the second time Harem of the Sundrum & the Witness Figg had been [...]
Deerhunter
turn it up faggotLabel: Stickfigure
Release Date: 06/28/05
Attn hunters of deer, please check yourself.
Attn fans of Deerhunter, please check out Relative Theory’s handcrafted & loaded shelves .
Relative now stocks the Deerhunter s/t debut album (aka: “turn it up faggots”) and the Deerhunter/ Hupcap City spilt 7”. Both are cheap and highly recommended for listeners seeking something [...]
DeVotchKa
Curse Your Little Heart
Label: Ace Fu
Release Date: 05/02/06
Of all the records you’ve never heard, this is the best one.
DevotchKa - Venus in Furs | mp3 |
Extra Golden
Ok-Oyot System
Label: Thrill JockeyRelease Date: 05/09/06
Summer love.
Happened so fast.
Does anyone have an electric powered jeep? If so I will personally install a cd player in that mamma jamma so we can go ride the dunes and listen to this electric [...]
