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MP3 Premiere: The Unsemble’s “Waves”

The quintessential example of an album that can’t be assessed on hearing just one track, the self-titled debut from The…

Review: Grinderman’s 2 RMX

It’s not an obvious idea to remix Nick Cave. But nearly every track from Grinderman 2 — the second album…

Primus: Back on the Bike, Going “Green”

With its first full-length album in a dozen years, oddball rock trio Primus displays a new-found vigor thanks to newly…

Locrian: Confronting Urban Decay with Ambient Metal

Though it most closely identifies with the Chicago noise scene, Locrian is comfortable with its itinerant musical status, writing songs…

Guest Playlist: Grails picks the 11 best songs for OD-ing

Grails: Deep Politics (Temporary Residence, 3/8/11) Grails: "I Led Three Lives" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Grails-I-Led-Three-Lives.mp3|titles=Grails: "I Led Three Lives"] The newest album from…

Swans: An Art-Rock Ensemble’s Raw Return to Form

With My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, songwriter Michael Gira and his influential, experimental Swans…