January 2009 Archives

Rumored to be the brainchild of Robcore label head and Pinback member Rob Crow, Goblin Cock is focused, primed, and ready to pull the pin on the follow-up to their debut, Bagged and Boarded. This band is taking yet another brave step in the redefinition of true metal. Insound

Working on a Dream is not only a worthy album, but also an enjoyable one. But when you've built a career on inspiring nothing less than transcendence, is enjoyable really a worthy goal? When your fans have come to expect that feeling of epiphany, can you justify only giving them a glimpse of it? I get the feeling that driver would say no. Pop Matters

Working on a Dream is not only a worthy album, but also an enjoyable one. But when you've built a career on inspiring nothing less than transcendence, is enjoyable really a worthy goal? When your fans have come to expect that feeling of epiphany, can you justify only giving them a glimpse of it? I get the feeling that driver would say no. Pop Matters

Loney Dear's gauzy pop can be entrancing, but it's also incredibly easy to tune out: Let your mind wander, and the Swedish act's latest goes full blur. But like M83's Anthony Gonzalez, singer-songwriter Emil Svanängen has an affinity for pretty fuzz and a knack for subtly soulful melodies. At times, he even brings them into focus for you: The gorgeous title track (sample lyric: "I'm slumbering to music / My limbs cease to hurt") approaches the crafty romanticism of countryman and sonic soul brother Jens Lekman. Spin Magazine

Ladyhawke (AKA New Zealand girl Pip Brown) was raised in the 80's with a musical family and grew up listening to the likes of Stevie Nicks, Deep Purple and Joan Jett. Beginning as the drummer in a school band, Pip plays four different instruments on her debut album. She moved to Sydney a few years back and then moved to London in 2007 where she wrote and recorded the album. Pip wrote, arranged and plays on all the songs on the album working alongside several guest producers. 'Magic', 'Another Runway', 'My Delirium', 'Morning Dreams' and 'Dusk Till Dawn' were produced with her chief collaborator, world-renowned producer Pascal Gabriel

Their ninth full-length. The whoops and hollers that previously held together the sublime, chaotic urgency of their earlier work now signal the calm sense of euphoria and wonder that ripples through this wide eyed record.