Giraffes? Giraffes! – Memory Lame (2018)
Guitarist Joseph Andreoli explained the concept of Memory Lame to me. There was no “ah-ha!” moment after we...
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Lucas Brode – I Lick The Kerosene Of Progress (2017)
Lucas Brode, guitarist of math rock band Hannibal Montana, is a constant workhorse in the New York math rock and free jazz scene.
Eyes On Lips – Sounds From A Theme Park (2017)
The consolation of math rock is that the unexpected is expected. The listener is often presented with a non-conventional sensory overload and, as the song finishes, are left picking up the many pieces and trying to make sense of them.
And So I Watch You From Afar – The Endless Shimmering (2017)
Since their self-titled release in 2011, And So I Watch You From Afar has been crafting a unique blend of boisterous and energetic instrumental rock, with heavy emphasis on guitar shredding and digital pedal trickery.
Anthony Fremont’s Garden Solutions – Anthology (2017)
As far as we can tell, Anthony Fremont, whose namesake adorns Anthony Fremont's Garden Solutions is not in fact a physical member of the Ohio math-noise quartet. Rather, he is (purportedly) a 6 year old monster who, in between transmogrifying reality based on the thoughts he hears inside people's minds, writes music vicariously through guitarist Marcus Drake.
The EFFECTS – Eyes to the Light (2017)
Full disclosure: I have never listened to Faraquet. Yes, I know. Feel free to opine to me on...
Tera Melos – Trash Generator (2017)
Four years have passed since Sacramento-based math wierdos, Tera Melos released their last record, Xe’d out; a gap which, aside from their month-long US tour with Chon and company, earlier this year, has seen the band remain relatively quiet...
Panji & the Buffalo – Rare Moves (2017)
If you came across the new Panji & the Buffalo EP without a proper introduction, you’d be forgiven...
Art Contest – Two Songs (2017)
The strongest indicator for what Two Songs has in store is in it’s opening moments, as a sort...
Nitkowski – Effortless Charm (2016)
London math-rock/post-hardcore band Nitkowski have unleashed one of the most primal and musically complex albums of the year...