REVIEW: FUNERAL PARTY – THE BOOTLEG EP (2008)
Adding another gift under the dance punk tree this holiday season, Funeral Party unveiled their first EP early December. Despite the genre being dominated by the likes of The Faint or, stretching, Jaguar Love, few have garnered such early overseas notice like these Californi
Review: Laura Marling – My Manic And I EP
This year’s Mercury Prize in the UK was given to Elbow‘s The Seldom Seen Kid (Geffen Records, 2008). While it is a fine album who’s flourishes grow subtly over time, it failed to immerse the listener as the melodious music of Laura Marling does. Laura is a young folk singer-songwriter f
REVIEW: FOUR STAR ALARM – SELF-TITLED EP (2006)
Small, yet gearing up to start setting them off with their upcoming debut album, Four Star Alarm is one of the few Chicago punk bands that has risen through dozens of Chicago punk denizens to treat those who listened with a remarkable debut EP. The self-titled EP (Thick Records, 2006) is a
REVIEW: KISS KISS – KISS KISS EP (2005)
Kiss Kiss emerged out of New York, releasing Reality vs. The Optimist on Eyeball Records in 2006. Their EP (Eyeball Records, 2005) depicts a rougher dose of their mad scientist experimental debut. The five piece descends from a neo-Vincent Price sonic castle enveloped i
REVIEWS: LOS CAMPESINOS! – EPS (TWEEXCORE AND SOCKETS)
Los Campesinos! just released their first full length, Hold On Now, Youngster…, throughout the world today to threaten the dominance of Vampire Weekend on top of the indie pop darling charts. While one quickly lost a bit of critical momentum once they hit radio stations in America,