The Melvins' Sonic Sludge Invades Brooklyn

The Northwestern punk vets' goopy rockers make for a dark yet kick-ass set at the Music of Hall of Williamsburg.
King Buzzo of the Melvins / Photo by Damien Neva

It doesn't really matter who's actually in the Melvins, or the last time you bought a Melvins album. If you like the Melvins, you're going to head out and see them, and that was exactly the case last night (Aug.

Available Today: July 8, 2008

Get our take on new albums from Beck, Albert Hammond Jr., Ratatat, and more out today!
Beck / Photo by Drew Brown

Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. Click each album title to read Spin's review:

Beck, Modern Guilt: Pop's two cleverest auteurs decide to carpool.

The Melvins

Incorrigible West Coast rockers continue to deliver the heaviest of the heavy with their new LP, Nude With Boots, out July 8.
The Melvins

What? On July 8, the Melvins will release their 23rd album in 24 years, Nude With Boots, on Ipecac Recordings. The sludge-rock mainstays are known for consistently crafting the gnarliest of slow-tempo metal offerings, a tradition triumphantly upheld throughout Nude.

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