"Paradise"from the album Mylo Xyloto2011iTunes Coldplay has further whetted fans' appetites for its highly anticipated fifth album, Mylo Xyloto, by debuting the set's second single, "Paradise."The piano-heavy track, which Coldplay premiered on its website Monday morning, falls in line with the stadium-sized pop rock...

It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since the release of the seminal "Bleed American". What is harder still to believe is that for a band who were arguably at their most potent 10-12 years ago, most of those crowd now anxiously waiting for them were...

Given Les Claypool’s near ubiquity with his various solo and side projects during the last decade, it’s easy to forget that there hasn’t been an “official” full-length from Primus since 1999’s Antipop. Claypool is so relentlessly front-and-center on Green Naugahyde that for the first third of the album, guitarist Larry...

Having earned the right to open the main stage at this year's Hevy Festival, Sidcup's Hildamay are continuing their momentous year with the release of their debut EP, "We Loved, We Lost". With impassioned vocals at the helm accompanied by gutsy riffs and rampaging beats, "We Loved, We Lost" is...

When Deserter’s Songs was initially released in 1998, it sounded like a rather definitive statement. The record stands as Mercury Rev’s moment of epiphanyâ€"when all of the myriad aspects of its shifting cinematic influences came into deep focus. Ostensibly a re-issue of the classic album, the new 2-CD edition features...

There’s something about a woman rocker who isn’t afraid to let the guitar rip that does it for me. Masterfully arranged riffs and pounding percussion are sure signs that the artist isn’t a wannabe pretty-pop-princess-entertainer, but is someone who reveres her art. Add narrative lyrics delivered in a throbbing, soulful...

You know that feeling where you hear a chunk of music and swear that it was on a movie somewhere? Can't quite pinpoint the flick but it's there somewhere. You come up with a few guesses but in the end come up with- "I'll know it when I hear it...

Thrice appear to be getting better and better with every album released. Major/Minor is their seventh studio album and certainly follows that upwards trend: the follow-up to 2009’s Beggars may well be the Californian quartet’s best yet. The thing that strikes you immediately is how remarkably honest-sounding this...

When Sydney’s Howling Bells relocated to London to hook up with British producer Ken Nelson and record their self-titled debut album in 2005, the result was a chaotic and stirring jumble of styles. Juanita Stein’s vocals jolted imperiously against her brother Joel’s spiny guitar licks, introducing a blend of...

From Altern-8 to SBTRKT, it is unclear why so many purveyors of electronica are attracted to masks and enigmatic aliases. Perhaps it’s a hangover from the days when being able to play ‘real’ instruments was a mark of pride, whereas playing synths was somehow shameful. New Yorker Chris Glover...