EXCLUSIVE // Colin Phils unveil new single ‘Frenemies’ off their upcoming album
Colin Phils have racked up more frequent flyer points than the average math rock band, having formed in South...
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EXCLUSIVE // Ground Patrol channel the abstract in their newest video ‘Quake’
Is it or is it not an irony that a Sydney-New York instrumental math rock duo named Ground Patrol get most of their inspiration patrolling the skies? Each of their album covers is a breathtaking aerial view of natural architecture, each snapped from a plane. According to guitarist Kyle Sanna, it's all part of the band's scope.
FOCUS // Paranoid Void: from Osaka to abroad
Over the last year, Paranoid Void have put each and every iota of their spare time into organising one of the greatest undertakings of a band: the booking of an international tour...
EXCLUSIVE // Listen to “Hold My Breath” off new collab EP by The Kraken Quartet and Nay Wilkins (Hikes)
Two of the most prominent acts to come out of the Austin, TX math rock scene have joined forces. Instrumental percussionists The Kraken Quartet are gearing up to release a collaborative EP with Adobo (the solo project of Nay Wilkins, guitarist and singer of Hikes).
VIDEO // Body Hound live at Bad Pond Festival, Brighton
Where would we be as a scene without Body Hound? The band absolutely unleashed last year with one of our favourite releases of the year. In a scene dominated by gentle fret-wandering melodies and emo platitudes, the guitar-shredding, gammon-eating, Yorkshire-flag-waving BH absolutely punish their audience with a more dark and brooding from of instrumental rock. Case in point: this sensational live video from Bad Pond 2019.
EXCLUSIVE // The Planet You are back in fine form with their math rock epic ‘Techxture’
It’s been three years since we first worked with rambunctious math rock trio The Planet You. A band...
EXCLUSIVE // light mill explore math rock minimalism in their latest video
There’s always been a small handful of bands that tend to break down the genre to its delicate fibers. They eschew the guitar noodles, the intense drum rolls, the pedals and other digital toys.
The top 25 math rock albums of 2019
As we pack our bags for holiday travel and prepare to usher 2019 into oblivion, our staff banded...
EXCLUSIVE // Watch Vasa’s video for their brand new single ‘Heroics’
How great it is to watch a band grow. I first heard instrumental rock quartet Vasa back in 2012, an off-the-cuff discovery I made from trawling the deep troughs of Bandcamp. Never Have Dreams had this powerful, monolithic sound, exactly what I needed at that time in my life. No vocals; just instruments bellowing out the narrative.
EXCLUSIVE // Pony Up and Pony Down With the New Double EP from ShowPony
Pony Up/Pony Down is the new Double EP by Washington D.C./Pittsburgh math rock trio ShowPony. The clever naming for their new release(s) is also an interesting concept with simultaneously releasing EPs that are distinctly different in musical styling and tone...