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Weekly Music News Roundup

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Holy collaboration — Mike Patton and Justin Broadrick are contributing to a score by Fog’s Andrew Broder and Adam “Doseone” Drucker for a semi-autobiographical “photographic novel” by Alan Moore.  Whoa.

In other news, The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed to Season of Mist, Eyedea & Abilities has a new album, two Rodriguez-Lopez brothers (not Omar) are releasing a debut full-length, and Múm will release a new disc in August.  This and more is in the roundup. (more…)

This Week’s Best Albums

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Mono: Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Mono: Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Mono delivers a majestic work with orchestral accompaniment.

Dan Deacon: Bromst (Carpark)

Dan Deacon mixes organic flourishes with his buzzing synths.

Mastodon: Crack the Skye (Warner Bros.)

Mastodon branches out while refining its vocals.

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Ten Albums to Anticipate This Spring

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

As the weather stops being oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere, a number of potentially great albums from countless genres are on the way.  Here’s a list of ten that have us excited, including efforts from Isis, MF Doom, Coalesce, Prefuse 73, Mr. Lif, and more. (more…)

Weekly Music News Roundup

Friday, February 27th, 2009

The long-rumored Faith No More reunion has been confirmed (!!!).  Vocal heavyweight Mike Patton keeps busy with a feature-film soundtrack, MF Doom drops half his name and a new album, Dengue Fever provides accompaniment to The Lost World, hip-hop duo Themselves returns, and much more. (more…)

This Week’s Best Albums

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The Bastard Noise: Rogue Astronaut

The Bastard Noise: Rogue Astronaut

As the January releases start to ramp up, we get accessible Armageddon from The Bastard Noise, an electro-pop-rock hybrid from Norway’s The Low Frequency in Stereo, a beautiful post-rock reissue from Lymbyc Systym, and more. (more…)