Fang Island – Fang Island

February 23rd, 2010  |  by b aiken  |  published in math-rock, post-rock  |  4 comments

The recently released (and available for streaming in full at their website) self titled LP from Brooklyn post rocker’s, Fang Island, is a hard driving, feel good, rock album, complete with screaming guitars and soaring vocals which will undoubtably have you giving your speakers a real workout. The listening isn’t labored though, and doesn’t leave ears exhausted by providing some some restful interludes. This is the kind of album you’ll definitely be coming back to time and time again.

Chll Pll – Aggressively Humble

February 14th, 2010  |  by taylor fife  |  published in experimental, math-rock, noise  |  1 comment

If you’re a big fan of Hella or Wavves or any of Zach Hill’s other projects, you’ve probably had this album in hand for months. For all you that have been cranking this on your speakers all that time, feel free to skip this review, but if you haven’t listened to this CD you better hop on it right away. I was one of the less fortunate ones and only had this album recommended to me last week, but it’ll certainly be in my listening rotation for a long while. If you’re a fan of HEALTH or Battles I’m sure you’ll agree.

Toe – For Long Tomorrow

December 14th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in instrumental, house, math-rock, trip hop  |  1 comment

Formed in 2000, Toe is often lumped into the post-rock genre, though it is probably more appropriate to call them math-rock/instrumental (with occasional singing). While their sound is often melancholic and guitar-driven, the true beauty can be found in the frantically tight drumming of Kashikura Takashi, whose unpredictable beats seamlessly tie together the acoustically pleasing arrangements throughout this, their first release in three years.

Colour – Anthology

November 22nd, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in indie rock, math-rock  |  2 comments

Delivering a sound filled with detail, harmonies, time signatures and tempo changes, Colour unwittingly found themselves driving a new wave of math pop from the low-key Surrey town. The 13 track Anthology spans the bands recordings from the past couple of years, including two brand new songs recorded just after their split in June. Oddly enough, it’s their first (and last) full-length release.

Tubelord – Our First American Friend

November 20th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in math-rock, post-punk  |  1 comment

Emocore! Okay, it isn’t. But some of you might claim it to be borderline. I, however, would maintain that these guys bring a raw and exciting sound to an already well-travelled genre. And because that isn’t the easiest thing to do, I feel as if this English post-punk/alternative trio, Tubelord, deserve to be featured on Indie Shuffle.

Three Trapped Tigers – EP2

November 18th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in electronic, instrumental, house, math-rock, post-rock  |  2 comments

I often refrain from calling bands truly ecletic, since no artist can take influence from everything, but TTT do a good job of taking influence from more places than most. In their mix they use elements of post-rock, IDM, math rock and british indie rock. They sound somewhat like a full band version of Four Tet doing his own post-rock version of a Foals song using the equipment Battles use in their live show.

Foals – Antidotes

November 9th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in dance, indie pop, math-rock, post-punk

One could easily draw the comparison to Bloc Party while listening to the album Antidotes, the Foals’ first major release. And not the new Bloc Party that has driven themselves into the ground. Nope, this is like the good old stuff. And what’s more, they’ve done it all themselves.

nlf3 – ride on a brand new time

April 24th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in experimental, instrumental, house, math-rock, post-rock

“just as you make your peace with that and settle down to be profoundly unsurprised, however, along comes ‘fuses apes & doppler’ which, despite its introduction prompting the thought that some mischief maker’s slipped moon safari into your player while you weren’t looking, proceeds to lift up and away into the stratosphere. held on its course by a lapping bassline and propelled by slowly building guitar tremolos, a real sense of tension – augmented by echoing vocal swoons – builds through the track’s first half” – drowned in sound