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ALARM’s 51 Favorite Albums of 2013

Saving the best for last, we've chosen our 51 favorite albums of 2013, pulled from the acclaimed and the unsung…

Watch a hallucinatory preview of Queens of the Stone Age’s “Kalopsia”

It's been six years since the last Queens of the Stone Age album, and Josh Homme and co. are making…

Slow-motion clockwork: Queens of the Stone Age announces first LP in six years

After six years without an LP, Queens of the Stone Age has announced ...Like Clockwork, a 10-track album that's due…

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: Kurt Vile’s Smoke Ring For My Halo

Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador, 3/8/11) Kurt Vile: "Baby's Arms" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/KurtVile-BabysArms.mp3|titles=Kurt Vile "Baby's Arms"] During the few…

Behind the Counter: Landlocked Music (Bloomington, IN)

Each Tuesday, Behind the Counter speaks to an independent record store to ask about its recent favorites, best sellers, and…

ALARM’s Top 10 Albums of 2008

Our list of favorites from last year includes devastating dub metal, organ-fueled psychedelic grind, a re-released classic-rock gem from nearly…

Jaguar Love Works on Debut, Signs to Matador

Jaguar Love, the art punk amalgamation of members from defunct Seattle bands The Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves,…