Posts Tagged ‘pitchfork’

US Doomsters Pilgrim Premiere New Track Via Pitchfork

Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012

The young Rhode Island trio Pilgrim premiere a new track via Pitchfork called Misery Wizard. Culled from their debut album, Misery Wizard, “the almost 11-minute title track gives an idea of what these guys do well: Heavy, expansive, classic-sounding sword & sorcery-inspired doom”, according to Pitchfork’s Brandon Stosuy. Listen to Misery Wizard HERE.

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Album of the day: Wold – Freermasonry

Posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: The catchall criticism for noise as a form of music is that, because it often seems so unordered and illogical, it must be simple and pedestrian. Play some for a cynic, and short of outright disapproval, you’ll probably be greeted with a categorical response: “I could ...read more

Worm Ouroboros: New Track Available For Streaming Via Pitchfork

Posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012

San Francisco dark ambient / chamber folk trio Worm Ouroboros premiere a new track via Pitchfork called Withered. Culled from  their sophomore album Come the Thaw, out March 20 on Profound Lore, “it’s the first to feature drummer Aesop Dekker of Agalloch (and the much missed Ludicra); as in the past, their ...read more

Loincloth: Pitchfork Streaming Entire Debut Album Now

Posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Just one week before being released into the general population via Southern Lord, Pitchfork is streaming Loincloth’s debut LP, Iron Balls Of Steel, in its entirety. Check out all sixteen blistering tracks of the outfit’s quirky, instrumental, tech-metal molestation RIGHT HERE. (or use the Souncloud player below) Compressing nearly forty minutes ...read more

Locrian & Mammifer collaboration Premiere New Track via Pitchfork

Posted on Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Dark Chicago trio Locrian and Mamiffer, the compositionally minded project of artist / pianist Faith Coloccia and husband, ex-Isis vocalist / guitarist Aaron Turner, premiere a new track via Pitchfork called In Fulminic Blaze. Culled from Bless Them That Curse You, the 51-minute album will be released on March 6 via Profound ...read more

Album of the day: Mount Moriah – Mount Moriah

Posted on Saturday, December 24th, 2011

As we move towards the end of 2011, here’s a worthy record that we overlooked the first time around earlier this year. Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: In a 2006 interview with Pitchfork, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle explained why he chose Bellafea as an opening act: “I took out good bands ...read more

Album of the day: The Men – Leave Home

Posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

As we move towards the end of 2011, here’s a worthy record that we overlooked the first time around earlier this year. Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: Nothing is sacred to the Men. For one, this Brooklyn quartet’s name is pretty much identical to that of fellow New Yorker JD Samson’s ...read more

Christian Mistress Premiere New Track Via Pitchfork

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 2011

Olympia metal merchants Christian Mistress premiere a new track via Pitchfork called Haunted Hunted. Culled from their sophomore album, Procession, the track highlights the band’s dual guitars, classic metal hooks, and the powerful, husky vocals of Christine Davis. Check it out HERE. Procession will be released on February 28th via Relapse ...read more

Album of the Day: Can – Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: Can have long been one of those bands that are more talked about than heard. They were enormously influential on certain kinds of forward-thinking rock artists (their fingerprints are all over Radiohead and the Flaming Lips, not to mention more more recent underground acts like Woods ...read more

Album of the day: Peaking Lights – 936

Posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011

As we move towards the end of 2011, here’s a worthy record that we overlooked the first time around earlier this year. Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: It’s difficult not to be overly descriptive when talking about the kind of music that Wisconsin dub-pop duo Peaking Lights make. The band’s amoebic, ...read more