A power trio that possess ludicrous technical prowess as well as rhythmic dexterity, daring to challenge The Police and Talking Heads for their thrones.
Hired hands from Sigur Ros, Múm, and The Black Heart Procession help Jimmy Lavelle create his best work, and one of this year’s most devastating records.
How many Fear Factory clones does the world need, especially now that Dino-less Fear Factory themselves are an unsatisfying clone of their former selves?
Most Americans don’t know McDick about the conflict in Northern Ireland, but we can appreciate the brains and balls it takes to write insightful punk songs.
Porcelain looked to finally shed Sparta’s existence in contradictions. But alas, the negatives continue to haunt the positives in everything the band touches.