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Sometimes he sounds straight out of a saloon, sometimes he sounds like a like a pulpit-pounding preacher, sometimes he could be a cheerful grandfather singing his grandchildren a silly ditty, and sometimes Leonard Cohen sounds like a veritable legend. Whatever your degree of contact and connection with this record, it becomes apparent even upon a cursory listen that, despite its flaws, this collection of songs is the work of a musical genius.

Stream Leonard Cohen’s first studio album in seven years, and his 12th since 1967!

Philadelphia-based Benjamin Schurr (Br’er) creates singularly fearless, dark, and challenging soundscapes, welding the dark, industrial background of his city with the sublime.

Photo © Olivia Themudo It took me all of about five seconds of listening to Star Commander to be sold. Their debut album “The World Was Sinking & I Was Hardly Surprised” opens with one of the nicer guitar riffs I’ve heard recently, but don’t let your guard down: this isn’t bland vanilla rock. Sure, “Leave Her [...]

It’s been a while, but I’m really in the mood for something loud and heavy. Luckily I’ve stumbled across Bull Thieves who are only too happy to provide just the thing I’m looking for. Formed in Brooklyn in 2009 Bull Thieves are Lance Scott Walker (voice, beats, guitar, bass, synths), Nicholas Phelps (guitar, bass, voice) [...]

I am a huge fan of this new practice by indie/rock artists of posting mixtapes for their fans to download.  It provides a welcome insight into the tastes of artists that we typically only know via their own songs or, at most, via twitter feeds and myspace pages.  In a sense, it personalizes the artists, [...]