Torche's Meanderthal is definitely one of the best albums of the year. Accordingly, I listen to it more than I probably should (basically daily). We posted "Healer" some time ago. If that's all you've heard from the record, you should... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: TORCHE»
Posted on June 4, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job, Tour Dates, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Torche
We mentioned being blown away by the heavy stoner goodness of Torche this past CMJ. Well, the Steve Brooks-fronted Miami/Atlanta quartet's superb, Kurt Ballou-produced second full-length Meanderthal -- a mix of math angles, Melvins-esque sludge, and full-on turbo-powered pop hookery... CONTINUE READING NEW TORCHE - "HEALER"»
Posted on April 8, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (8 comments)
Tags: Torche
Since a superb self-titled 2005 debut, original Napalm Death guitarist/Godflesh founder Justin K. Broadrick has been refining Jesu's increasingly honed catalog of "shoegaze metal" (even if he chaffs at the term), dispatching heavy fuzz with a fragile inseam. Dude's recorded... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: JESU/TORCHE @ BLENDER THEATER AT GRAMERCY, NYC 10/20/07»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in Concert (11 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Jesu | Torche
Get our newsletter. MP3s and giveaways weekly.
Founder/Editor-In-Chief
Scott Lapatine
Executive Editor
Amrit Singh
Senior Writer
Brandon Stosuy
Columnist
Jon McMillan
Technology & Operations
Jim Jazwiecki
Angela Williams
Get Flash to see our mp3 player. Here are our mp3s:
Blank Dogs - Ants (»)
Blank Dogs - Crystal Ladies (»)
Annuals - Confessor (»)
Spoon - Writing To You In Reverse (»)
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue (»)
Benoit Pioulard - Brown Bess (»)
Fucked Up - Twice Born (»)
Lykke Li - Little Bit (Loving Hand Remix) (»)
Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs HEALTH) (»)
David Grubbs - An Optimist Declines (Edit) (»)
High Places - From Stardust To Sentience (»)
Lou Reed - Caroline Says, Pt. II (»)
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (»)
Pepi Ginsberg - Son (»)
Dr. Dog - The Ark (»)
The Walkmen - In The New Year (»)
of Montreal - Nonpareil Of Favor (»)
Sleeping States - Rivers (»)
Megafaun - Beloved Binge (»)
Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree (»)
Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes (»)
Radiohead - Tell Me Why (»)
Joseph Arthur - Temporary People (»)
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Blank Dogs are actually singular: It's the insanely prolific one-man Brooklyn-based band of Mr. Blank Dog. We don't know too much about the biography of the guy behind the bedroom new-wave pop/punk and he's usually covering his face with masks...
MORE »
Raleigh-via-Eau Clair BTW Megafaun debuted impressively earlier this year with Bury The Square. The trio nip-and-tuck experimental tendencies (tape splicing, white noise colliding with banjo, junkyard-laced spring reverb, screeching feedback at the tail end of a quiet back porch lament)...
MORE »
Skeletal Lamping is anything but skeletal. When we took a close listen to album closer "Id Engager" we mentioned it wasn't the strangest, most ambitious, or best tune on of Montreal's new one, but after absorbing the other 14 tracks,...
MORE »
Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: Marcy Playground blows their one chance at video immortality.
MORE »
Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. Lots of Huey Lewis (and the News) news lately, so let's go back...
MORE »
Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This installment's virtual...
MORE »
On 9/9 Nicole Atkins is releasing a four-song EP fittingly titled Nicole Atkins Digs Other People's Songs via Columbia, on which the Jersey girl covers Nada Surf's "Inside Of Love," the Doors' "Crystal Ship," Mama Cass Elliott's "Dream A Little...
MORE »
![thumbnail: <![CDATA[Gabe And Rich Watch A Movie: Saló]]>](http://videogum.com//img/thumbnails/photos/salo/salo_criterion_8_50x50.jpg)
