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• Earlimart's Growing Grandeur

  July 30, 2007 – Following the release of 2004's Trembling and Trembling, indie pop mainstays Earlimart is thriving on taking matters into their own hands. Having shed the strong-arm of an outside label or producer, their aptly titled effort Mentor Tormentor is a testament to the Los Angeles-based outfit's graceful growth at the microphone and behind the boards. Available via their own Majordomo imprint Aug. …
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• Blinded by "Mystery Lights"

  July 27, 2007 – Having named themselves after PJ Harvey's 2004 album Uh Huh Her, Los Angeles' Uh Huh Her channels just as much vulnerable desire as the revered English songstress. …
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• A New Club 'Standard'

  July 25, 2007 – Already a favorite in the Spanish press, the success of Spain's We Are Standard has become the stuff of miracles and mentors. The daring dance-rock quintet, who has also performed alongside the Cure, Dinosaur Jr., and LCD Soundsystem, joined native Spanish producer Carlos Hernandez to perfect the dynamic rock beats of 3000v-40000w, the dance-tastic outfit's forthcoming debut LP, out Aug. …
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• Numbers Escape the 'Mind Hole'

  July 24, 2007 – While they've endured a continuous rock'n'roll identity crisis, San Francisco's experimental indie rockers known as Numbers have come out on the other side for "Mind Hole." Dave Broekema (guitar), Eric Landmark (keyboards), and Indra Dunis (vocals/drums) have shed their dance-punk roots of albums past, and have cracked their own code on "Mind Hole," a track that channels a healthy level of fear and stress in classic noise rock fashion. …
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• Robbers on High Street's 'Fatal' Fantasy

  July 23, 2007 – Building on the dynamic multi-instrumentalism of their 2005 debut, Tree City, Robbers on High Street deliver their delightfully ambitious follow up, Grand Animals. The NYC craftsmen are in full form, expanding on their textured and lively melodies that manage to excel epic proportions while reaching for the heartstrings, too. …
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• Uncut Go 'Modern'

  July 19, 2007 – When Canadian dance rockers Uncut decided to put away the computers and crank up traditional instruments, no one expected their transition would literally and legitimately take it to 'eleven.' Manufactured beats are now heavy-handed percussion and lingering sound effects come care of super-strong electric guitar and percussion by hand. …
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• The GO is Sweet on 'Caroline'

  July 18, 2007 – It's an age-old pop culture plot: the bully with a hidden heart of gold. Everyone knows even the boldest bad boys can get the blues -- and on The GO's fourth LP Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride, the brash quartet's signature raucous energy takes a backseat to lo-fi, off-kilter harmonies riding shotgun. "Caroline" is a song exemplifying the most endearing and elementary of pop classics as if the Zombies and the Kinks made up with Dr. …
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• Wrap Your 'Arms' Around Monster Bobby

  July 17, 2007 – Brighton-based music man Monster Bobby is somewhat of a rock'n'roll Renaissance man. …
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• Blitzen Trapper Get Mixed Up for 'Sci-Fi Kid'

  July 16, 2007 – When you're young, it's hard for your brain go to any less than a million miles an hour. Thankfully, Portland, Oregon's Blitzen Trapper relies on this A.D.D.-like aesthetic of working outside of the box, for they often blur the musical lines between folk, funk, and utter freakiness. …
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• The Cribs Sate Dance Floor 'Need'

  July 12, 2007 – What do you get when you mix three brooding British brats with a flashy foreign fiasco of funk? Well, a convincing, highly enjoyable gem of a collaboration featuring two of today's trendiest talents. The Cribs' sassy single "Men's Needs" has received an additional shake of spice from dance floor dominators CSS, who lend their Brazilian backbeat to the Brits' Alex Kapranos-produced breakout song. …
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