Dan Friel

No Journalists Allowed: Lightning Bolt’s Brian Chippendale talks to noise-pop musician Dan Friel

Dan Friel and Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Black Pus) — each with challenging yet accessible new solo albums — sat…

A neon-soaked, window-rattling synth banger in Dan Friel’s “Thumper” video

The video for "Thumper," a melodic yet overblown synth tune that cranks the bass, finds Dan Friel at an electronic…

Dan Friel’s “Thumper,” a bass-backed love letter to chiptune melody

Dan Friel has premiered "Thumper" from his excellent upcoming album, Total Folklore (Thrill Jockey, 2/19/13). A track made of pulsating…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

Record Review: Parts & Labor’s Constant Future

Parts & Labor: Constant Future (Jagjaguwar, 3/8/11) Parts & Labor: "Constant Future" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/constantfuture.mp3|titles=Parts & Labor: "Constant Future"] In 20 years,…