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MP3: Grails’ “I Led Three Lives”

Grails, the louder-than-thou instrumental force from Portland, just released an MP3 from its upcoming album Deep Politics (Temporary Residence, 3/8/11).…

Contest: Win new CDs by The Books and Maserati

The Books: "Beautiful People" (The Way Out, Temporary Residence, 7/20/10) [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/The_Books_Beautiful_People.mp3|titles=The Books: "Beautiful People"] Maserati: "We Got the System to…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

The Groove Seeker: Majeure’s Timespan

On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic…

The Black Heart Procession works with Lee “Scratch” Perry and Eluvium on new EP

Brooding indie rockers The Black Heart Procession have announced a limited-edition mini-album entitled Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit, to be…

Weekly Music News Roundup

More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip…

Q&A: Grails Descants on Doomy and Divergent Recording Sessions

With cinematic soundscapes, engaging Indian melodies, film-noir mystique, 1960s psychedelia, and crushing heaviness, Grails is an instrumental rarity.

Grails Guitarist Discusses Creating Album Art for Doomsdayer’s Holiday

Doomsdayer’s Holiday is the new release by Portland's instrumental rock band Grails. Fusing Indian music, 1970s film noir, and psychedelic…