Horse The Band wants to freak out on you.

On their MySpace, Horse The Band characterizes themselves as "melodramatic pop song." OK.

I would put them somewhere between hardcore, noise, and obnoxious noise-rock because they sound like they're playing all three all at once. At times, the vocals attempt to be melodic, which is confusing and probably the point.

The band members are ugly, the music is loud and abrasive, and I haven't seen a music video this good in, um, years. Everything here works...

Shapeshift


When I find the whole album, I'll get a full, more descriptive review up. Maybe I'll include something to download too. In the meantime, check them out here.

Ash starts A-Z project, drops the rock?

As far I as knew, Ash was a British rock band - sometimes stomping, sometimes trying to be epic - but definitely a British rock band. A pretty good one too. Their new single, "True Love 1980," makes me think of 1984. Or a TV theme song. Either way, I was less than thrilled.

That said, let's get to the reason I really decided to write about the song: I think the A to Z thing is a clever adaptation of the "let's release a bunch of singles instead of an album" concept. I don't get the A to Z thing, since the letters clearly have no meaning for the songs, but I like the rest of the concept.

I've never actually paid for an Ash album. At 99 cents a pop, though, I might buy about an album's worth because. Which is true for a lot of bands that can't manage to put out an entire record I want to listen to.

Woman dances to Karen O's noises.

I feel like I've been very video heavy the last few days but I can't help it, especially not when it comes to the latest from the Flaming Lips.

"I Can Be a Frog" features Karen O on vocals - well, animal noises - but the video is brilliant. The song is pretty good too, but that was the obvious part.

The Flaming Lips "I Can Be A Frog"

A couple Vultures.

New York show added to Them Crooked Vultures tour schedule. This does nothing for me.

They included two live clips with last night's email though. The songs continue to trickle, and continue to be good...