Sure, there are a few outbursts of emotion. Howard finds his voice on the anthemic Woods, the albums loudest and best track, but the rest of the time theyre awash in the arrival and the aftermath.

Mechanical Hands and Nick Caves Let Love In. The countrified album-ender Dirty Opus (Pt. 1) is a bit of an enigma in and of itself, referencing interfamily issues couched in a narrative on a master-slave complex. Every word we speak is wrapped up in code, Masterson says, but Keepin It Cute and Lonely.

Hammer No More the Fingers will perform at Legitimate Business Thursday and at the Garage on Friday..

Love Craft will perform at the Blind Tiger Wednesday and at Krankies Coffee on Saturday..

Dense, languid and unapologetic would best describe Andy Friedmans latest album Laserbeams and Dreams.

You could call the Radials self-titled debut album a work-inprogress that probably saw daylight before its time. Its heart was in the right place, but the overcooked country sound was hard to listen to on occasion. Shortly after, the band itself became a work in progress.

If youre hoping for any similarities between Nat Baldwins upcoming release People Changes and anything the Dirty Projectors have ever made, you can go ahead and stop right now.

You have to appreciate Greensboro hip-hop duo ILLPOs approach to the naming of their latest release. Their run of mixtapes and EPs up until now have been references to their indomitable work ethic and poise, but the new one, Classic,.

In their sophomore effort Take It Back, Greensboro punk-rock threesome the Nondenoms pick up practically where they left off in their 2008 debut Persistent. From the first notes of the opening track EIY the album is almost all pure insolence and attitude.

Former Urban Sophisticates bass slappa-ternt-rappa Ricky Nxumalos recording debut as Afika Nx was delayed a few months, but the wait was worth it. Like TI or Bobby Ray Simmons, Nx exhibits two very different personalities to create one extremely eclectic EP in RUSH WEEK.

Future Ghosts will perform at Greene Street Club on Wednesday in support of Emery..

Since drumming up attention at the 2010 SXSW Festival, Asheville electronic duo Two Fresh have been praised for their ultramodern interpretations of the traditional hip-hop sound. Steeped in hip-hop vocal samples and big bass, you could trace the lineage of their debut album The Bakers Dozen.

The only constancy with The Mountain Goats is inconstancy, at least that’s what fans of John Darnielle have come to expect over the last 20 years. Whether it’s a concept album of the magical realism variety

It doesnt take a toxicology analysis to figure out where Weedeater gets the inspiration for their Southern groove-inflected brand of doom-sludge metal, and their fourth full-length album would be every bit as endearing to the blazed-out headbanger set is it werent for a few missteps.

Sometimes the most affecting records are the ones created out of love, whether its for a person, place or thing. The same holds true for Greensboro post-punk revivalists the Leeves, as some of the best moments on their self-titled debut album are inspired by the more subversive elements of their hometown.

The baby of T. Lee Gunselman, Casual Curious weathered numerous lineup changes before finally arriving with a self-titled debut album that can best be described as a close approximation of the most defining elements of Animal Collective, Jaga Jazzist and Prefuse 73.

Trio Slaye will perform at Christ United Methodist Church on Friday..

Like the title of opener Flesh and Bone suggests, its a track composed only of a simple, repeated piano progression and a barely-there cello, almost as if to represent the basic constructs of what makes music.

It feels much longer than two years since the last full release by either member of the now-defunct hip-hop/breaks duo Brother Reade. Now operating under the name Widows, the Winston-Salem-born, Los Angelesbased pair of Jams F.

Bridget & the Squares will perform at the Green Bean Thursday with Friend House and Come Hell Or High Water..