The Body have been prolific of late but I still think their 'Waters of Earth Will Turn to Blood' is by far their strongest. If you're reading this thread and haven't listened, check it.

Torche - Restarter masters of the odd pop-metal hybrid genre are back with this new album. Excellent production with lots of punch, very crankable, heavy riffage balanced by catchy melodies and serious hooks. The vinyl sounds outrageously good...

Falcon (Ex-Circle) - Leviaton Circle are the ultimate chameleon band, Finnish pranksters with impeccable musical chops.  They usually veer towards metal/motorik/rock - ism's, but this 2014 release finds them delving into a much more folk-y realm while still flexing their krautrock muscles ala'...

Nothing are one of my favorite recent discoveries. They have more moments of rocking out than I typically associate with shoegaze -proper but if you're into the music this thread is bringing up, you should dig. Their new album is [I]Guilty of Everything[I] http://youtu.be/1nVkqyDxros Edit...

Thanks for the advice! I ended up disconnecting everything and swapping out the tubes. After I plugged everything back in, voila! Amp sounded great. Very happy especially since I'll be going to RSD this weekend and have a few serious listening sessions coming up.

Hi, I'm encountering a frustrating issue with my WA 6SE. After not running it for a week or so, I warmed it up tonite, plugged in and am missing channels. If I pull the headphone jack out just a bit and hold it there, it sounds ok. But any variance, or actually push the jack in flush, I lose the...

I'm looking forward to this RSD, as I usually do. I whittle my 'want list' down to 5 or so lps and often do an impulse grab or two also. I'll be looking for: Songs:Ohia 7" boxset A Minor Forest Life Without Buildings The Moles maybe Dinosaur Jr boxset...

The Body is a favorite of mine right now. All The Waters of the Earth turn to Blood is amazing, as is last years ep, Master, We Perish. Sludge metal maybe? But soo heavy and the SQ and production is pretty great for this type of music.

yep!  I think you expected a response from me on this post...it's a fantastic album for sure and right in my wheelhouse. It's a big wheelhouse though.  They put out an album that instantly feels classic - filled with AM radio pop, countrified folkrock, gospel and lots of hooks.  Reminds me of a...

Last night? My Bloody Valentine! wow, loud...impressive show

^ hope you've heard Antony's cover of that too...just gorgeous. Picked up the debut from Savages, Silence Yourself. It's pretty hyped right now but rightfully so, plus it's great to see people finally loving this kind of music. Kind of atmospheric post-punk sound, 4 women, some obvious nods...

Sennheiser HD 25-1 II. These are great cans imo...not huge soundstage but pretty aggressive, nice bass, fast response. They're great portables due to being friggin' tanks and really solid sound isolation, but sound great as in-home headphones too. They were recommended to me for punk and...

Also just heard of the new Mark Lanegan collab. coming in May...w/ guitarist Duke Garwood. Blues Funeral was great but not too oft revisited by me. The more acoustic side suits him better for my tastes. Excellent track here >>...

Just ordered the new Low and remastered 10th Anniversary Give Up by Postal Service. Low ordered from Sub Pop gets you a bonus 7" with alt. versions of some songs, so that's cool. The new Dylan Carlson (from Earth) Latitude session is pretty nice - some of the familiar guitar drone w/ beautiful...

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