Home spun -- What Jeff Pizek's listening to
Beirut, "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba Da Bing!)
Indie folk/pop orchestra sounds more French than Balkan this time
Between the Buried and Me, "Colors" (Victory)
In a ho-hum year, this is a stunning pinnacle of progressive metalcore
The Go! Team, "Proof of Youth" (Memphis Industries)
Another buoyant mix of indie rock, jump-rope rhymes,'70s cop show horns and '80s hip-hop beats
Every Time I Die, "The Big Dirty" (Ferret)
Brash, brawny, ballistic hardcore with a sarcastic Southern rawk soul
Limbonic Art, "Legacy of Evil" (Nocturnal Art Productions)
Underrated symphonic black metallers' long-awaited comeback
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