The Sword – Gods Of The Earth
Austin, Texas’ The Sword is back with another chapter in their history. “Gods Of The Earth” is more of the same and I’m still liking it.
Sera Cahoone – Only As The Day Is Long
Hailing from Seattle, by way of Denver, Sera Cahoone used to play the drums in the bands Carissa’s Weird and the slightly amazing Band Of Horses.
The Donots – Coma Chameleon
Next to The Beatsteaks and – unfortunately – Die Toten Hosen, The Donots are Germany’s punk pride.
Flight Of The Conchords – S/T
If you are already familiar with the Flight Of The Conchords from their HBO show with the same name, you will already know all of the songs featured on this album.
The Real McKenzies – Off The Leash
When The Real McKenzies come out of their favorite drinking hole near some Canadian loch with a new album, you know what time it is.
Jakob Dylan – Seeing Things
Shit, if I was Bob Dylan’s son I wouldn’t ever come near a guitar and I wouldn’t even think about trying to write a song of my own.
The Briggs – Come All You Madmen
The album cover is already pretty friggin’ obvious about it but most of the songs on “Come All You Madmen” are the kind of punk singalongs that are perfectly suited to raise your fists to.
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – Have Another Ball
One of my alltime favorite Graspop Metal Meeting moments has to be when Me First And The Gimme Gimmes played there between all the black, death and hasbeen metal acts.
The Kills – Midnight Boom
When Alison Mosshart (formerly of Discount) and Jamie Hince (formerly of Blyth Power and Scarfo) teamed up, they probably didn’t expect The Kills to get as big as they did when they released “You
Thee Oh Sees – The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In
Thee Oh Sees have released a whopping seven releases since 2004, including a double album. Not always as Thee Oh Sees but also under the monikers OCS and The OhSees.