Andrew and Peter Bottomley, the dynamic brother duo that produces Skyscraper Magazine, somehow also find time to release a small but tasty array of indie music.
Atombombpocketknife
Atombombpocketknife provides an explosive and sorely needed catalyst for rock reinvention and reevaluation. These former members of Thumbnail create awesome, powerful music through a cyclical process of deconstruction and reconstruction.
Automaton Adventure Series
The debut album from the Seattle-based three-piece, this is slightly menacing math rock, with lots of angular guitar lines, savvy samples, and passionate vocals. Combine the arty exploration of Sonic Youth with the unbridled energy of Fugazi, and you're halfway to the sound of the Automaton Adventure Series.
Books Lie
New York DIY hardcore flamethrowers Books Lie offer a refreshing crash course in rousing, socially conscious punk rock. Anthemic stuff that'll shake you to the soles of your feet.
Cars Get Crushed
Bay Area freak-out wizards and prog rock revivalists Cars Get Crushed keep a low profile, letting their versatile, almost unclassifiable blend of pop, space-rock, post-rock, and avant-garde experimentalism do their talking.
Death of Marat
Arizona trio Death of Marat keeps you continuously off-balance with a sharp brand of dark, hard New Wave-influenced post-punk. Nervous and edgy; the sound of downed power lines in a waning storm.
EX-iGNOTA
EX-iGNOTA's brilliant experimental hardcore comes at you from all angles at all speeds. Their songs are chaotic and composed, funny and furious, sometimes recalling the frenetic dissonance of Gravity art-punk.
Lowercase
San Francisco based indie rock group Lowercase has an engagingly melodic and complex musical approach that periodically dissolves into avant-garde madness.
The Reports
With their catchy melodies, pseudo-sincere lyrics, and devilish grins, this Chicago-cum-Seattle band bounces and flounces through the assorted villages and towns of Indierockland. They'll suck you in and before you know it you'll be hooked as surely as a trout on a fisherman's line.
Tristeza
Tristeza's instrumental music will lull you into a dreamy trance with its shimmery electronics, then knock you on your ass with its intricate math rock beats. Guitars, keyboards, and drums collide to make a gorgeous riot of sound.
