Category Archive Heavy

WALRUS GHOST

Christian Banks is a true music artist. His musical compositions are works of art; each song paints a vividly beautiful soundscape for your listening pleasure. Banks’ newest project, Walrus Ghost is, as Banks’ describes it, a necessary departure from his last musical endeavor- Las Flores Project. The music and style is different while remaining familiar [...] Read More…

DR HOOKER – “Forge Your Own Chains”

Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974 (Now-Again, October 2009) Read More…

RATATAT – “Neckbrace”

RATATAT – “Neckbrace” LP4 (XL, June 2010) Read More…

The Black Keys – Brothers

The Black Keys new album Brothers comes out on May 18th.  It’s exactly what you might expect from the Keys and, in my opinion, it further solidifies their reign as the current heavyweight champs of real, head bobbing, lip curling rock.  For better or worse, they’re a bit more bluesy than other great modern day [...] Read More…

Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs

Clearly, I haven’t been paying enough attention to Yo La Tengo.  At least, not until their latest record, Popular Songs.  A friend needed only to play me the first track, “Here To Fall” and I instantly realized the folly of my ways.  The combination of heavy rock and strings is irresistibly cool.  The song is [...] Read More…