If Aerosmith s second album Get Your Wings saw the band establishing their signature brand of sleazy-blues rock, 1975 s 8x platinum Toys In The Attic found the band literally perfecting it. The combination of Joe Perry s big-league riffs and Steven Tyler s hypersexed lyrics make for a rip-roaring ride and the embodiment of 70s rock n roll…
On limited Clear & Black Smoke vinyl. The explosion of indie Hip Hop labels in the early 90s resulted in an ongoing snowball effect that started to shift the narrative around an artist s need to sign to a major label. Coincidentally, quality home recording equipment was also becoming more easily accessible and, with the…
Bazooka Tooth, Aesop Rock s fourth album, originally came out on Def Jux in 2003. Produced by El-P, it features contributions from Cannibal Ox, DJ Cip One, DJ pawl, S.A. Smash, and Murs with illustrations from Tomer Hanuka. Pitchfork called Bazooka Tooth another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop s most talented, thanks in…
On Integrated Tech Solutions—a concept album about an organization offering lifestyle- and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience —Aesop Rock wields insidious corporatespeak as a tool to pry the parasitic business culture away from the parts of life that truly matter, while picking apart the charlatan language. On Mindful Solutionism, as the wheel…
Following the success of Aesop Rock s most recent solo album, Spirit World Field Guide, he returns to deliver the instrumental version of those interdimensional adventures. Aesop has long been celebrated for his talents as a lyricist, but he has continually grown and evolved as a producer as well. While the original Spirit World album…
Indie-rap mainstay Aesop Rock returned in 2016 with his seventh solo album, The Impossible Kid, marking his first solo venture since 2012 s Skelethon. Aesop continues finding new ways to improve on the skills that have made him one of the kings of indie hip-hop here. His creative process now includes a newfound willingness to open up about his…
When Aesop Rock debuted in the late 90s with Music For Earthworms and Appleseed, Blockhead was also a part of the process, not only as a producer, but also helping coordinate sales of the CDRs to hungry Hip Hop fans. Blockhead and Aesop continued to collaborate, creating an impressive list of songs along the way,…
California-based rockers AFI are back with their eleventh album, Bodies which serves as a testament to the band s knack for reinvention, renewal, and exploration, anchored by an unblemished authenticity. A place in rock n roll history assured by magical musical androgyny, both post-modern and timeless, AFI remains guided by the flames of determination that defined their first ten albums. The collection…
For the first time in fifteen years, Against All Authority s seminal ska-punk classic album is available on limited edition vinyl, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the album that defined their style and place in the ska-punk world. Punknews. Org called it One of the best records to skate to and with…
90s 4AD band Air Miami s debut album gets a long overdue repress! Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Pete Weiss, this new deluxe edition pulls together all of the album session tracks for the first time, spreading 16 tracks (3 new to the album) over two LPs: Warm Miami May (not on original…
Phoenix-based indie punk band, AJJ, is back with their 10th studio album, Disposable Everything. After years of cult-like indie success and underground critical acclaim, AJJ has continued to evolve with each album, adding more layers and texture musically, while still maintaining their trademark wit and irreverent lyricism. Not every band can juxtapose apocalyptic despair with…
Indie-pop sibling trio AJR s third full-length album, Neotheater was entirely self-produced by the group in Ryan and Jack Met s NYC apartment with portions recorded in Los Angeles. The 12 original songs spin a coming of age tale that hears the band coming to terms with the sacrifices that come with growing older now that they are in…
Indie-pop sibling trio AJR s new full-length album The Maybe Man will be released November 3rd. The three brothers born and raised in New York City – have achieved a startling level of success in a short period of time. From the success of their buoyant electro-pop single I m Ready to runaway smash Weak, AJR are…
Set in the year 2019 in Neo-Tokyo, the world is still recovering from the ravages of World War III. One night, teen delinquent Kaneda has his biker gang hurtle through the busy city. Kaneda s friend, Tetsuo, is seriously injured during an accident and is taken to an army hospital. There the military notice Tetsuo…