That said, we’ve tried to spread the wealth around, not favoring one genre of rock over another. Hence the presence of some highly mainstream albums right alongside the indie/underground entries. Punk and prog, hardcore and AOR, glam and metal, roots and arena rock – they’ve all got a...
While they may be punk icons rather than rock ones, Ramones’ first album is most notable in the modern era for how well its songs stand up as pop tracks. Tracks don’t come much catchier than Blitzkrieg Bop or Beat on the Brat. It was apparently recorded in just a week, and barely...
Co-founders Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both formerly of Operation Ivy, brought their musical prowess and passionate, socially-aware lyricism to the forefront on seminal albums like Let's Go and ...And Out Come the Wolves. As flagbearers of the punk rock resurgence in ...
The gravel-voiced Johnson immediately clicked with the rest of AC/DC, and Back in Black surpassed all expectations, becoming one of the milestone hard-rock albums of the decade. From the ominous tolling that opened "Hells Bells" to a closing blast of defiance titled "Rock and Roll Ain't N...
Versions of Modern Performance (Matador)For those of us old enough to recall the 90’s era of Matador releases that were instant buys (Pavement, Yo La Tengo), Horsegirl’s Versions of Modern Performance would have slotted in perfectly with that crop of releases. But even more so, Horsegirl...
From Alvvays’ panoramic anthems to Chat Pile’s scorched-earth sludge, Soul Glo’s bruising hardcore to Wet Leg’s wily indie rock, these are the rock albums that stood out this year.
The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest From Bikini Kill to Elliott Smith, the records that withstand the rain By PitchforkSeptember 6, 2016 Art by Noelle Bullion Path of No Resistance: Pacific Northwest Indie Rock Before and After the Gold Rush By Sean Nelson The suckere...
OnMahaal,we see him venture into psychedelic-indie-jazz-rock. Sometimes he dives into those genres respectively, and sometimes he throws them all into one bag. That’s how we end up with deep cuts like “Goes By So Fast”. With his run and growth in popularity over the last few years...
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