Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione twist out thick, sometimes jazzy, sometimes waltzing, syncopated and minor-key music, redolent of pantomime and German cabaret.
The “re-vocalizing” of Crowned in Terror. Original vocalist Johan Lindstrand proves he’s more dynamic, urgent, and emotive than the ex-At The Gates dude.
Reissue of Stiv Bators’ debut solo album from 1980. Disconnected is a power-pop album. That may seem strange if you only know Dead Boys’ Young Loud and Snotty.
An Austin supergroup. When you’ve got a unique sound like The Ends, it’s going to be an acquired taste, but it makes you a milestone band for comparison.
Here’s a band that’s firmly entrenched in the hardcore ethos of scream and blast away, but is happy to mix in a healthy portion of ’70s arena rock riff-o-mania.