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Goon Moon - Licker’s Last Leg ( Ipecac ) [ audio ] [ upcoming shows ] Goon Moon features Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and Chris Goss (Masters of Reality). The songs on Licker’s Last Leg feature disturbing yet beautiful lyrics combined with an interesting mix of industrial, desert rock, and other unusual musical styles. Each track has its own unique personality and the album as a whole offers pleasing, and sometimes surprising tr... more

Voxtrot ( Playlouder / Beggars Group ) [ audio ] [ upcoming shows ] Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. For a couple of years now, Voxtrot have promised some great and not-so-great things through a string of eps that ranged in quality from OMG to WTF. Now it’s clear the band really needed the space provided by a full lp to stretch out and keep some of those promises. Ramesh Srivastava’s previously direct songwriting style is obscured at times, but that’s far from a ... more

Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance ( Epitaph ) [ audio ] [ upcoming shows ] One of underground’s biggest rappers from the smallest state has risen again to present one of his best albums to date. Sage Francis’s 2nd release for Epitaph records Human the Death Dance is a cryptic look into this MC’s journey. With a storybook lyrical flow mastered from his Poetry Slam days, Sage has his feet strongly planted in hip hop with this dark and powerful piece of art. ... more

Elliott Smith - New Moon ( Kill Rock Stars ) [ audio ] Elliott Smith was the fifth Beatle, just born at the wrong time, and in Nebraska. With George as the quiet one, Elliott would be the sad one. He created beautiful melodies and harmonies over his seven profound years as a solo artist, a number of which remained officially unreleased. New Moon is not a collection of throw-away demos or re-arranged sound fragments, but rather 24 must-hear songs recorded between 1995&rsqu... more