ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012
Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…
11 years ago
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Relive your trippy science-class films with Lymbyc Systym’s “Prairie School” video
Inspired by classic science films, the video for Lymbyc Systym’s "Prairie School" beautifully conveys the feeling of moving forward and…
11 years ago
MP3 Premiere: Wires Under Tension’s “Landscape Architecture”
With a title and album cover evocative of Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian classic Blade Runner, Wires Under Tension’s second album,…
12 years ago
Review: Lymbyc Systym’s Symbolyst
Despite spending much of the past three years on separate continents, brothers Jared and Michael Bell have written and recorded…
12 years ago
Lymbyc Systym returns with Symbolyst this September
Brothers Michael and Jared Bell return with their beautiful "post-rock" project, Lymbyc Systym, on 9/18, issuing a new full-length, Symbolyst,…
12 years ago
Video: Wires Under Tension’s “Mnemonics in Motion” and “Сказал, Сказала”
South Bronx instrumental duo Wires Under Tension recently played at Brooklyn's 285 Kent with post-rock instrumental quartet This Will Destroy…
12 years ago
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…
12 years ago
Pop Addict: Secret Cities’ Strange Hearts
Every Thursday, Pop Addict presents infectious tunes from contemporary musicians across indie rock, pop, folk, electronica, and more. Secret Cities:…
13 years ago
MP3 Premiere: Balmorhea’s “Clamor” (Prefuse 73 Remix)
Balmorhea: Candor/Clamor (Western Vinyl, 12/7/10) Balmorhea: "Clamor" (Prefuse 73 Remix) [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/WV80.CL4M0R.P73.mp3|titles=Balmorhea: "Candor" (Prefuse 73 Remix)] Austin, TX-based instrumental band Balmorhea…
13 years ago