BIG|BRAVE

A lot of the times when i'm sifting through albums on Bandcamp, i'll see a name or a piece of album cover art and will wonder to myself what it must sound like.  Sometimes i'm surprised and sometimes i catch the label the band is on and get a better idea about what i'm about to unleash upon myself.  The latter was the case with Montreal's BIG|BRAVE.  Being on Southern Lord clued me in to the fact that the trio's new album "Vital" was going to be noisy, was certainly going to be heavy, and was probably going to rule.  It does all of those things.  Check out "Of This Ilk" below and pre-order the record here.

Anna von Hausswolff

Sweden's Anna von Hausswolff is back with a new album, this time around a completely instrumental affair centered around one instrument: a pipe organ.  "All Thoughts Fly" is the sound of the wilderness, sometimes tranquil, sometimes haunting, sometimes dramatic, and ultimately beautiful.  Check out the title track below and get the album here from Southern Lord.

Sunn O)))

Did you miss out on Sunn O)))'s latest album, the Steve Albini recorded "Life Metal" last weekend on Record Store Day?  Well, fear not.  That was just a special early release preceding the album's actual release date next week.  So those of you who couldn't get your hands on the noisy, droney metal record last Saturday can still be getting a hold of it soon.  Listen to "Troubled Air" below, pre-order the digital version here from the band, and get the physical record from Southern Lord next Friday.