Where's my Swedish punk? C'mon Pelle, I want you to crack your voice and scream at the top your lungs. Your controlled vocal chaos has always been the highlight of your albums. There's just something about that off kilter screech that gets the adrenaline flowing. Your newest album is dragging though. Not to say that's it's not enjoyable, but it's not that pure pulse pounding, speed punk that I rem
Way to be, Spence! You've redeemed yourself from that poor showing of Wolf Parade.A month or so back, I was able to bear witness to one of my favorite indie bands. Hell, I would go as far as to call them one of my favorite bands in general. I went to Download Fest at the Tweeter Center right outside Boston and I was able to catch a set by Wolf Parade...and I'm sorry to say, I left disappointed. Th
Well, I'm back from a bit of a hiatus. This summer kept me extremely busy, but the release of the new Animal Collective album has prompted me to get back on my Mog.Anyway, for the uninitiated Animal Collective is a strange beast. The number of members varies and the stage names of these members contains monikers such as Panda Bear and Geologist. Their music is weird beyond anything you've eve
Coming this August 4, I'm gonna be making the trip to Baltimore, MD to attend the sure to be awesome Virgin Festival. In preparation for this, I've decided to reacquaint myself with the bands I'm going to be seeing there, and what better way to do this than by reviewing their most current albums.In order to kick off this set of reviews, I've listened through The Yeah Yeah Yeahs latest album, _Show
Where did all these instrumental bands come from? It seems that suddenly every new band I hear is dropping words in favor of nonsensical noises. I'm not complaining though, because when it's done as well as Battles do it, there is no problem.Battles are a rock instrumental band, with the only vocals being completely distorted, accenting the beat. Speaking of the beat, I haven't heard one this quir
I caught these guys as the opening act for !!! in Buffalo. It was the first instrumental band I'd seen live and based on their performance, I'm gonna have make sure to schedule many more. I was completely blown away by their energy and the sheer amount of skill that they have. The lack of vocals really forces everyone in the band to be on the top of their game because the songs have to be carried
Wow, I picked a hell of an album for my first Mog album review. To say that Frog Eyes is a polarizing band would be quite the understatement. You will either love the way they push rock music to it's boundaries and create something you've never heard before, or you'll cringe at the strange, unintelligible vocals. Carey Mercer croons and squawks with all the verve of a shit faced opera singer, but
Wow, I picked a hell of an album for my first Mog album review. To say that Frog Eyes is a polarizing band would be quite the understatement. You will either love the way they push rock music to it's boundaries and create something you've never heard before, or you'll cringe at the strange, unintelligible vocals. Carey Mercer croons and squawks with all the verve of a shit faced opera singer, but
What do you get when you grab a jam band, a pianist, one of the most haunting vocalists you've ever heard and throw them into a recording studio in Jersey? Well, if you leave them in there long enough, you'll probably end up with something like Yo La Tengo (and no, they don't sing in Spanish). I was browsing through my library and I noticed that I hadn't really listened to they're latest album,...
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