Here Comes The Flood — UK noise rock trio White Firs are quick to release a follow-up for their debut single In My Way b/w Nothing's Never Much. The new EP Mutes & Signs contains four barbed-wired songs. Like their predecessors The Jesus and Mary Chain they build their t... more info

Nialler9 — If you weren’t already enthused by Belfast’s Girls Names now is the time, their second album is their best yet… Since their appearance in 2010, Girls Names’ music has mostly taken its inspirations and palette from the fringes ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Hip-Hop, Concerts and Tours, News Getty Images Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival has announced its 2013 lineup, and once again, it's stacked. Taking place on the stone steps of the city's Parc del Fòrum from May 22-25, this year... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Alwin, John, Martha and Serra are Dead Wolf Club, a dark punk band based in Tintagel, Scotland. Their new single Strange Letters b/w A Versus E will be released on January 14. Following the footsteps of noise gurus like The Jesus and Mary Chain th... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Echo Park band NO describe their sound as "post-hymnal anthematic". Put down that dictionary and settle for a mix of the Crash Test Dummies pop and UK shoegaze rock of The Jesus and Mary Chain variety. Their EP Don't Worry, You'll Be Here Forever i... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chronicles My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Cocteau Twins. more info

betterPropoganda — Posted at 11:40am, 11/19/2012 Beautiful Noise is the definitive documentary about influential 80’s and 90’s guitar bands who harnessed massively loud sounds using a sea of effects pedals and delivered some of the most Beautiful Nois... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "The product of a merger between two local New York bands, The Mercenary Gang and Del Black Aloha, The Vandelles have made a name for themselves, thanks to their experimental distortions and harmonies, as Noir Rock’s new generation spearhead. ... more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Guardian on 17 July 1992: One jazz, one classical, and one world music album have made it, along with U2, Simply Red, and the Jesus and Mary ChainAn award designed to be the music industry's equivalent of the Booker Prize ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Wake Island are a prog-rock band from Montreal. They will release their second full-length in February 2013. The It Takes Time EP serves as a taster. The tracks were produced and mixed by Jace Lasek (Besnard Lakes, Wolf Parade, Suuns). With two m... more info