Mike Delano – Page 55 – Lollipop Magazine

Whirr – Pipe Dreams – Review

April 15, 2012

Don’t let the term “neo-shoegaze” fool you. This Bay Area crew will lower your blood pressure in the best way possible with their Cocteau Twins-like hum.

Diabulus in Musica – Sceneries of Hope – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Spanish five piece Diabolus in Musica mix anthemic female-fronted metal with some keyboard wizardry on “Sceneries of Hope.”

Royal Dead – Dark Harvest – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The Royal Dead take a detour from their pyschobilly roots. The Denver band hasn’t lost its dark outlook, though, on the moody and atmospheric “Dark Harvest.”

Torche – Harmonicraft – Review

April 15, 2012

Critical darlings Torche find a way to both sound incredibly heavy and sound like Foo Fighters. No complaints here.

Useless ID – Symptoms – Review

April 15, 2012

This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”

Caustic – Carpe Rectum – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

As if that title isn’t enough, this is the artist who brought you “Love That Taint,” “Another Fist in the Ass” and “Digital Mangina,” so c’mon people.

Unsane – Wreck – Review

April 15, 2012

Unsane have brought their uncompromising noise rock to ultra-cool record labels: Matador, Amphetamine Reptile, Ipecac, and now Alternative Tentacles.

Angelspit – Static – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Aussic electro mavens Angelspit have toured with the likes of Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, Sisters of Mercy, and, just last year, Lords of Acid.

The Qualia – Guess I Lied – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Thoughtful synth-popsters The Qualia have an Interpol-like air of dark confidence about them on “Guess I Lied.”

Borknagar – Roots – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The big, Earth-moving sounds on Borknagar’s Urd carry oversize themes as well, from planetary creation to cosmic unrest. “Roots” is among the many bright spots.