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• Liars: Liars'

  Published: August 28, 2007, 7:33 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Reviews, Indie, Beck, Liars, Muse

  to set new standards in experimental and post-punk, with yet another artistic sharp turn. Last years excellent ‘Drum’s Not Dead’ , for which the band relocated to Berlin to experiment with German industrial/progressive rock and metal, now seems just a prep-album for the self-titled. This is clearly a more accessible listen,

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• Liars: Liars'

  Published: August 28, 2007, 7:33 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Reviews, Indie, Beck, Liars, Muse, Radiohead

  to set new standards in experimental and post-punk, with yet another artistic sharp turn. Last years excellent ‘Drum’s Not Dead’ , for which the band relocated to Berlin to experiment with German industrial/progressive rock and metal, now seems just a prep-album for the self-titled. This is clearly a more accessible listen,

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• Download: Chromatics - Running Up That Hill'

  Published: August 30, 2007, 8:20 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Download, Electronic Music, Indie, Chromatics

  by Seattle based noise rock band Chromatics. Running Up That Hill was always a ’80s favorite of mine, and out of all the covers that have surfaced around the years I definitely think this is the best. Ruth Radelet vocals are excellently suited to the sound of distorted harmonicas and guitar chops, the end result is a stunning track

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• Mew Menomena video: Evil Bee'

  Published: September 4, 2007, 2:06 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Videos, Indie, Menomena

  based experimental band Menomena are back with a new video about “the bird and the bees”, a tale of love or circle of life documentary, you’ll be the judge of that. The “Evil Bee” video has succeeded in diverging my focus entirely on the video, barely noticing the song at all, and that’s a big thumbs up

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• Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam'

  Published: September 11, 2007, 11:45 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Reviews, Indie, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Beach Boys

  Domino Records Gender: Experimental/Indie Rock Release date: September 11, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.paw-tracks.com/ Anyone who at least gave a spin to a Animal Collective album should know that their sound is far from commercial, extremely selective and most of the time plain old inaccessible. They’ve been regarded

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• New Battles video: Tonto'

  Published: September 12, 2007, 9:44 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Videos, Battles

  math rockers Battles released a formidable debut full length album in the form of Mirrored, at the start of this year, a record full of experimental synths, calculated,robot like percussions and guitar chops and beats that would cause shame even to the best MC. It also featured vocals for the first time, as in their previous EPs Battles song

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• Download: PJ Harvey - The Devil'

  Published: September 27, 2007, 4:11 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Download, Electronic Music, Alternative Rock, Indie, Pj Harvey, White Chalk

  PJ Harvey is undoubtedly one of my favorite contemporary female vocalists, her unpredictable vocals have always been a mystery to me. Her voice can switch from intimacy to anger as if on a hair trigger, a quality or better yet gift few artists posses and master. Now after 15 years of experience in the music industry Polly Jean released her

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• Download: Apes - Beat of the Double'

  Published: October 16, 2007, 3:24 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Download, Electronic Music, Apes, Liars

  DC noise rock Apes quartet are preparing to release their forth full length album in the form of “Ghost Games,” scheduled to be released February 19, 2008. One of the tracks off the band’s upcoming effort is the synth infused “Beat of the Double.” It’s certainly feels a little different from their

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• New Of Montreal song: Harvest Moon' (stream)

  Published: October 17, 2007, 9:15 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Indie, Neil Young, Of Montreal

  Neil Young’s latest album Chrome Dreams II, a revived shelved 1977 project, is set to hit stores next week. It’ll undoubtedly at least be a decent addition to the Canadian musician impressive catalog, a catalog that many bands had the privilege to sample and cover. Georgia indie quintet Of Montreal is such a band, covering Neil

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• Sigur R s: Hvarf/Heim

  Published: November 9, 2007, 3:28 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Reviews, Indie, Sigur Ros

  XL Recordings Gender: Pop-Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: November 5, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk After playing with the same music and influences for a over a decade, Icelandic post-rock fine musicians Sigur R s, a lot of people might think that a change might come as a dose of fresh air, for both the band

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• Animal Collective with live unheard new material

  Published: November 19, 2007, 5:11 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Download, Indie, Animal Collective

  Sometime earlier this morning, the zoological quartet of Animal Collective, stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Rob Da Bank show and were gracious enough to play a few songs live for the show. Not only that, but they played a two new songs as well! Besides the fan favorite “Doggy” from Campire Songs and the psychedelic “Hey

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• The Mars Volta reveal cover art for new album + tour dates

  Published: December 3, 2007, 11:12 am

  Tags: Album Art, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, The Mars Volta

  Well whoever said that The Mars Volta music is “puzzling” is oh so right, especially when the Long Beach, CA based band, recently put out a brain challenging puzzle on their website. The puzzle is made out of 16 blocks, all forming the cover art for TMV’s forthcoming 2008 studio album “The Bedlam in Goliath,” the type

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• The Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath'

  Published: January 31, 2008, 1:48 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Reviews, The Mars Volta

  Records Gender: Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock Release date: January 29, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.themarsvolta.com I’ve always been fascinated by the prog and experimental rock scene, being a fan of old school musicians like Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Beatles or The Velvet Underground, but also following contemporary

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• New Yeasayer video: Wait For The Summer' + 2080 (live on Late Night with Conan)'

  Published: February 20, 2008, 8:10 am

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Videos, Yeasayer

  based experimentalists Yeasayer just released a gorgeous animated video for “Wait for the Summer,” not for the original version you might be familiar with from All Hour Cymbals, but a re-recording for an upcoming UK single. The video was directed by the Mixtape Club, who some of you may recall as the dudes that brought you TV

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• Xiu Xiu: Women as Lovers'

  Published: February 21, 2008, 4:01 pm

  Tags: Experimental Rock, Indie, Reviews, Women As Lovers, Xiu Xiu

  Women as Lovers Label: Kill Rock Stars Gender: Art Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: January 29, 2008 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.xiuxiu.org Something I always appreciate in a good musician is originality, better yet actually uniqueness. A rare quality these days, in a time of piracy, digital mastering and plagiarism of retro musical values.

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