Articles by Farah Barakat
Unfinished Business
Mix and Mash
PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2014
As if all-lady punk rock bands don't rule hard enough, Unfinished Business are ruling our socks off before any of them can even get a drive...
José Contreras
José Contreras
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2014
Considered to be the first solo release by Jose Contreras, frontman of Canadian rock sweethearts By Divine Right, this ten-track, self-titl...
Braid
No Coast
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2014
Seminal '90s Midwest Emo veterans Braid return with the follow-up to 1998's acclaimed album, Frame & Canvas. Though strong in sound and tru...
The Fresh & Onlys
House of Spirits
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2014
House of Spirits marks the second full-length release by the Fresh & Onlys on Mexican Summer Records. Their newest work continues where Soo...
The KVB
Out of Body EP
PUBLISHED May 30, 2014
On Out of Body, UK duo the KVB usher in a style of nouveau-shoegaze that is simultaneously layered, intricate and minimalist. Their sound i...
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Revelation
PUBLISHED May 20, 2014
Psych Rock phenom Anton Newcombe and his Brian Jonestown Massacre return with Revelation, their 14th album release since 1993. The band is...
Guided By Voices
Cool Planet
PUBLISHED May 15, 2014
Guided By Voices' career has started to resemble seasons of the decades-long UK soap opera, Coronation Street. New albums are as frequent a...
Blue Angel Lounge
A Sea of Trees
PUBLISHED May 6, 2014
A Recordings, stationed in Berlin and run by Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre), is home to a slew of rising contemporary psych rock...
