Spectrals Top 10 Albums of 2011
Spectrals, aka Louis Jones, gives us a look into what he’s been digging with his Top 10 Albums of 2011. Slumberland will be releasing his new album Bad Penny on October 25th. Listen to Spectrals – “Big...
View ArticleMost Anticipated Albums of November 2011
As another year of what IRR feels to be an amazing time for music comes to an end, a few bands are making last minute cases for our year-end Best Of Lists, with new albums coming out in November. We...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Desert Noises ‘Mountain Sea’
We’ve got a feeling about Provo, Utah’s Desert Noises, and it’s a good one. After hearing the news that they’ve just released their new album ‘Mountain Sea’ this past Tuesday we rushed over to their...
View ArticleTerry Malts’ 10 Best Things Our Drummer Nacie Brings On Tour
So what does a guy in a surf band take on tour? A hair-dryer? Perhaps. Find out what’s in Nacie’s travel bag below and be sure to catch Terry Malts while they are touring their West Coast tour with...
View ArticleIRR’s Favorite Halloween Band Of All-Time
Oingo Boingo. For over 30 years Danny Elfman has crafted a career delving into the darker side of life, if not playfully. From his time spent with Southern California 80’s punk-rock-ska, 8-piece band,...
View ArticleBest Halloween Songs of All-Time
Halloween is a time for the evil minions of hell to crawl from their pits of despair for the sole purpose of scaring us regular folk straight once a year. So pull on your costumes, paint your faces,...
View ArticleTop 10 Albums of the 00’s by The Quiet Americans
Fresno, California’s lo-fi garage rockers, The Quiet Americans, have put together a list of their Top 10 Albums from the past decade. Have a listen to Luke Giffen, Eli Reyes, Simon Smeds and Steve...
View ArticleBand Introduction: Kramies
Kramies differ from many bands in their hometown of Denver, Colorado in that they don’t play angsty post rock, instead leaning towards tranquil acoustics awash in mesmerizing synths and melodic vocal...
View ArticleVideo: WU LYF –“We Bros”
Run anyway from Lucifer with the WU LYF’s video for “We Bros” is just a first look into their new full length Go Tell Fire to the Mountain. Directed by Sam Pilling. The post Video: WU LYF – “We Bros”...
View ArticleTrack: Young Empires –“Enter Through the Sun”
Toronto three-piece indie-pop outfit, Young Empires, bring fans their latest single “Enter Through the Sun” from their forthcoming EP, Wake All My Youth, due out February, 21. You will be singing along...
View ArticleFIDLAR, Bleached, Hunx & His Punx … nuf said!!!
If during grade school you loved teenage mutant ninja turtles, had the super cutest little girl friend that was only a friend and you both talked about your crush on Donatello and Michaelangelo (oh...
View ArticleMikal Cronin w/ Ty Segall and Pangea and Some Ungodly Odors
The Smell is a large cavernous warehouse in downtown Los Angeles that takes its name from a potent mix of creativity and lack thereof. The creativity is overbearingly apparent to your nose upon...
View ArticleBritain’s Michael Kiwanuka Releases EP, ‘Home Again’
Although Michael Kiwanuka introduced himself in 2011, it looks like 2012 is really going to be his year. This charming Brit lures you in with his gentle voice and calm demeanor, setting a breezy tone...
View ArticleDirty Ghosts, Bare Wires @ Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA.
I live somewhat smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles and San Diego, hovering on border lines that make it neither Orange County nor San Diego but does offer a bit of all that. So in order to cover a...
View ArticleBest Album of 2012 (so far) Father John Misty ‘Fear Fun’
Opinion’s don’t count for much, but for what it is here’s mine for 2012’s best album so far. Father John Misty ‘Fear Fun’ From what we are to gather of J. Tillman’s ‘Fear Fun’ promotional interviews,...
View ArticleMP3 Stream: Local Natives Return With “Breakers”
After their explosive breakthrough in 2010, Local Natives have finally come out of the woodwork and announced not only a globetrotting tour but a new LP, Hummingbirds. Recorded in the comforts of The...
View ArticleHighasakite- SPOT Festival
Feathers adorn the stage flooded by acid-wash lights during Highasakite’s performance at SPOT Festival. Layers of prismatic sound create visible rhythmic patterns with enough power to defy gravity....
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: IRR’s Top 15
Update: IRR has a pair of Culture Collide wristbands to giveaway to THREE lucky readers! That means THREE easy ways to enter: Comment below, tweet or email britt@indierockreviews.com with...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: Alice Russell
Alice Russell is one of those singers who oozes quality from note one. About five seconds of her music is all that’s needed to gain your full trust in her ability to completely command every song that...
View ArticleCulture Collide 2k13: Miami Horror
A great aspect of Australia’s brand of electronic dance-pop is that many of the genre’s biggest stars exist not simply as DJs, or even pairs of DJs, but as bands. I’m not certain if the full band...
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