Articles tagged with Alternative

Nirvana

Bleach: Deluxe Edition

A little reminder from Sub Pop: We had ‘em first!

The Jesus Lizard

Pure / Head / Goat / Liar / Down

Music for mouth breathers, rabid pigs, waxeaters, gladiators and dancing naked ladies:  You fail, millennium!

White Rabbits

It's Frightening

Brooklyn band's sophomore album is produced by Spoon frontman Britt Daniel.

Dredg

The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

Dredg's fourth album is supposedly inspired by Salman Rushdie. If that doesn't qualify it as art rock, nothing will.  

The Maccabees

Wall Of Arms

After a promising début and respectable sales, The Maccabees look to repliacte the success of old bandmate Jack Peñate with Wall of Arms.

St. Vincent

Actor

If not for Annie Clark's pixie-kissed beauty gracing its cover, one would think Actor was a collaboration between Walt Disney and H.P. Lovecraft.  

Peaches

I Feel Cream

Escort adventures, hermaphrodites, mullet jokes, and surgical sex enhancements - yep, must be time for another Peaches album.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

The Century Of Self

While attempting to revisit and reexamine their roots for their sixth release, The Century Of Self, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead records some pretty decent music.  Unfortunately, they forget to play it back.

Peter, Bjorn and John

Living Thing

Despite the title Living Thing, the newest offering from Swedish indie trio Peter, Bjorn and John doesn't breathe so much as click, buzz, and whir. Is there a heart beating beneath all the clanking sounds?

Cursive

Mama, I'm Swollen

It's often said that the process of ageing is more about regression than progression. Sadly, after nearly fifteen years in the quasi-spotlight, Cursive proves it's true for bands, too.

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