FOCUS // THE REDNECK MANIFESTO ARE BRAZIL 20 YEARS ON
As The Redneck Manifesto celebrates the 20-year anniversary of its breakthrough full-length 'I Am Brazil', we reflect on the steady rise of these important math rock stalwarts.
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FOCUS // How a Chicago post rock band helped change the sound of math rock forever
It’s a cold night in Chicago, and Space Blood drummer William Covert is about to hit a bar...
HOW TO MAKE AN UNDERGROUND ROCK FESTIVAL // ARCTANGENT TEN YEARS ON
As Arctangent turns 10 years old, we take a deep dive into the toils and the victories of the world's niche rock festival mecca.
FOCUS // Starting never stopping: the story of And So I Watch You From Afar
Luxembourg, 2010. Belfast band And So I Watch You From Afar have just finished a set supporting Them...
NEW MUSIC // GET INTO THE 2021 FLOW WITH EMO/MATH trio LEAFING
Brooklyn’s a nice turf for music. You’ve got bands like Candiria, Kneebody, Liturgy and Dirty Projectors that have...
EXCLUSIVE // Future Machines Return With A Feast Of Eclectic Math Rock In ‘Glowing Flying Object’
Canadian math outfit Future Machines is, in many ways, an extension of what frontman Matt Fong pieced together...
NEW MUSIC // Rally Point’s New EP ‘Transitional at Best’ Is A Delectable Mix of Emo, Indie and Math Rock
This week we are repping up Philadelphia’s very own Rally Point, an indie-emo math rock band that formed...
NEW MUSIC // North End And Signal Hill Join Forces On A New Split
Seasons Greetings, children. Santa the overweight house-invading philanthropist is driftin’ on his sleigh rig real soon. But the...
FOCUS // Alpha Male Tea Party Unveil Their Dark New Album ‘Infinity Stare’
We've witnessed a band slowly morph from the full-body lab suit wearing on-stage shenanigans, the hauling of cereal boxes into festival crowds, the humourously long song titles like 'Your Happiness Was Stored On A Hard Drive And Is Now Corrupt' and 'You Eat Houmous, Of Course You Listen To Genesis'. In 2020, Alpha Male Tea Party is refined, mature, dynamic and still bloody listenable.
NEW MUSIC // What? Nah Is Bringing Back The Sax To Math Rock
Here in Australia we say ‘yeah, nah’. It basically means… ‘yeah’. ‘What? Nah‘, now that sounds a bit...