On album number four (their first for New West), The Whigs seem to haven taken a step towards a more mainstream sound.

The Danish duo The Raveonettes are back with some more of their sexy gloom. The new album is called “Observator” and finds them in a pretty good mood.

Tenement Kids released their debut full-length four years ago and have since evolved into a different beast altogether. That’s probably how come their second album is a self-titled one.

Following up “Decompositions Vol. I”, Hour Of The Wolf is now back with Vol. II… which makes sense.

One of the hardest working bands I know is back with a new EP.  While they normally walk in and get the job done in two minutes or less, this time around they open the festivities with a title trac

Does Turbonegro without Hank von Helvete still deserve to be called Turbonegro? Well, with the help of new vocalist Tony Sylvester (The Duke Of Nothing) they most definitely do.

Formerly known as The Muslims (wondering when that seemed like a good idea!), The Soft Pack were being heralded as the new Strokes when their debut came out.

Oslo Ess is a Norwegian band that just dropped an album with a nearly unpronouncable name. Oh yeah, all of their lyrics are in Norwegian as well so I have no idea what they are singing about.

Other than the fact that these guys are from the UK, hardly anything is known about Dragged Into Sunlight. They appear masked in photos and when they play live, it’s in near darkness.

Albany’s State Champs are another relatively new pop-punk outfit that just dropped their second (if I’m not mistaken ) EP.