Metal Injection — New Zealand band Sidewinder is here to blast the doors right off your office with their new album Talons. Equal parts hard rock and smoky stoner metal, Talons is practically […] more info

Stereogum — Infinite Glow is a new compilation from Brooklyn label Broken Circles with 100 percent of proceeds benefitting Planned Parenthood. It features 12 previously unreleased songs from label affiliates including Bandit, Talons', Triathlon, and Ernie, each ... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this summer, Brooklyn label Broken Circles re-released Talons’ excellent 2006 album Rustic Bullshit, which arrived alongside three new releases that project mastermind Michael Tolan put out over the last 12 months. Not one to stay quiet for... more info

Stereogum — Michael Tolan was a member of Ohio post-rock combo the Six Parts Seven, but he also has a vast output of recordings released under the moniker Talons’. The project’s most well-known release is probably 2006’s Rustic Bullshit, a plainspoken coll... more info

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Stereogum — “Let’s get one thing straight. I know I shouldn’t like you,” begins the new single from Glasgow band PAWS. It’s a love song that recognizes that being in love doesn’t always yield positive results, nailing the feeling of heartache down to... more info

Here Comes The Flood — When Durch indie folkies I am Oak released On Claws in 2010 the press outside those hometown Utrecht finally took notice of Thijs Kuijken's project. Basically a one-man band, Kuijken enlisted outside players to get a full sound. The CD has been out... more info

Let's Get Cynical — Recently I released that there a few records I really liked last year that I didn’t really get round to talking about properly – Hollow Realm, the debut album from Hereford six-piece Talons, was one of them. I also realised … Continue reading �... more info

Song, by Toad — If you’re reading this for tips, I’m afraid you’ve already missed the best gig in Edinburgh this week: Yo La Tengo at the Queen’s Hall, tonight.  Sorry about that. There’s not much else, unfortunately, although Sneaky’s have Talons, Lady... more info

DrownedInSound — Setting the bar high for future releases, Hollow Realm is a superb album, uplifting and moving with a sense of melody that is often lost with similarly technically adept musicians. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info