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Kata Rokkar is Icelandic for Kata Rocks. The name derives from a song by the Icelandic sensation, Björk. No, I’m not one bit Icelandic. However, I’m obviously a huge fan of her work. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved telling peo
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album reviews: Attention, Atlas Sound, and Birdmonster
Attention – Everything Takes Forever (2009) A few years back a band called Gratitude featuring Far’s Jonah Matranga burst onto the rock scene with minimal success. Jonah left (as he usually does) and did his own thing while the rest of th...
album reviews: Sleepy Sun and The Antlers
With Embrace, the Santa Cruz-based retro-rock act Sleepy Sun has really worked through its influences, delivering a classic portion of new stoner/headphone rock. The band’s suitably named debut treads through the catalog of many a classic rock...
album reviews: Flaming Lips, El Parro Del Mar, Noah and The Whale
The Flaming Lips – Embryonic As if The Flaming Lips hadn’t already changed the face of experimental pop music already, they release one of their best and least accessible albums of their entire catalog. This album is proof that the band h...
album review: Caspian – Tertia
Tertia is the third album from the post-rock instrumental New England band Caspian, whose marriage of raw power and delicate beauty has drawn comparisons to the works of like-minded indie acts Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai. Tertia, to be released ...
album review: Fanfarlo – Reservoir
I wrote a short blurb about this band a few months back seeing potential in a whimsical and well structured act that could easily fill a room as soon as they establish an audience. I bought their album when it was only a buck ($1) and put it off to ...
album review: Judgement Day – Out of the Abyss: Live on Tape
Not many bands these days record on tape. There’s countless reason why they haven’t done so in years but the authenticity and life from these recordings on classic analog studio tape brought from Judgement Day’s new 7′ EP Out ...
album review: Band Of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
Loud and gloriously heavy, the UK’s Band of Skulls’ ‘Baby Darling Doll Face Honey’ is scattered with cultural influences that give away the fact it was recorded with care. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ian Davenport (Superg...
album review: dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Readers of this blog know that I have a special place in my heart for dredg. Their albums Leitmotif, El Cielo, and Catch Without Arms have all inspired musicians and fans (like me) alike. Now, dredg did not make an album just for you, they made an al...
album review: Akron/Family - Set’em Wild, Set’em Free
“Last year was a hard for such a long time, this year is going to be ours.” You know when a huge movie blockbuster comes out the same weekend as a little no-name film? Like when Star Trek came out the same day as Next Day Air? Well that&#...
