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Japanther» Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt

2008 » Wantage

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Yet another response to what the punk rock kids do when they get bored - too much talking and not enough rocking. When Japanther rocks they tear that shit up, straight up soul-doubt, I-hate-my-mom-and-dad style suburban punk rock, fucking brilliant. Wh...

Dec 8th 2008, 14:25 :: admin

The Sound of Animals Fighting» The Ocean and The Sun

2008 » Epitaph

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Hell fuck yeah! Portishead meets John Zorn at a Mr. Bungle show - the sounds of waking the dead and inviting them to dance to this eclectic set of sexy, murderous, and brainy grooves. A young girl reciting a monologue in a foreign tongue serves as the ...

Dec 8th 2008, 14:22 :: admin

OhGr» Devils In My Details

2008 » SPV/Synthetic Symmetry

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There was a time when just mentioning the name Skinny Puppy would seem to evoke dread and disgust in those who had heard their records or seen them live. That was another time, though; this reviewer was not much of a fan of Skinny Puppy or industrial, ...

Dec 8th 2008, 14:21 :: admin

Raphael Saadiq» The Way I See It

2008 » Columbia

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Temptations disciple Raphael Saadiq just beat out 007 and ice cubes in a cool contest. His throwback style has more soul than a shoe factory. Soda fountains think this guy has retro down pat … you get the point. The man is fly, and on The Way I ...

Dec 8th 2008, 14:18 :: admin

Fucked Up Friends» Tobbaco

2008 » Anticon

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The infamous Tom Fec is frontman for Black Moth Super Rainbow, and goes by the alias Tobacco. Fucked Up Friends, Tobacco's latest batch of largely instrumental jams, mixes a variety of synths, live & sampled drums and a '70s video game aesthetic to...

Dec 8th 2008, 14:16 :: admin

• Jake One » White Van Music

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:14

• Bring Me The Horizon » Suicide Season

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:12

• Monkey » Journey to The West

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:10

• I Set My Friends on Fire » You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:08

• Dead to Me » Little Brother

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:06

• Lenka » Lenka

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:04

• Punchline » Just Say Yes

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:02

• Saosin » The Grey EP

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 14:00

• Midatlantic » The Longest Silence

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 13:58

• Two Cow Garage » Speaking in Cursive

  posted Dec 8th 2008, 13:56

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