New Lightning Bolt - "Flooded Chamber"

So far we've posted "Sound Guardians," the roaring opener from Lightning Bolt's fifth album Garden Of Earthly Delights, along with "Colossus," a grinder that earns its name. You'll start understanding the terrain a bit more via "Flood Chamber," this howling... CONTINUE READING NEW LIGHTNING BOLT - "FLOODED CHAMBER"»

Posted on October 12, 2009 in MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Lightning Bolt | Sufjan Stevens

The 'Gum Drop CVIII: Hear New Lightning Bolt, Win An Eels Box Set & Poster

Lightning Bolt's fifth album Garden Of Earthly Delights (Load, 10/13) opens like a riot with "Sound Guardians." It's the perfect place to get acquainted with the collection, so we asked drummer Brian Chippendale about it. You've heard "Colossus," now hear... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CVIII: HEAR NEW LIGHTNING BOLT, WIN AN EELS BOX SET & POSTER»

Posted on September 30, 2009 in Giveaway, MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Courtney Love | Eels | Lightning Bolt

Fuck Yeah Fest 2009 In Photos

In its sixth year, Fuck Yeah Fest had the explicit intention of benefitting California's state parks, and implicit intention of scaring away media outlets afraid of things with "Fuck" in the title. (Well OK: this year did bring the family... CONTINUE READING FUCK YEAH FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Lightning Bolt - "Colossus"

Brian Chippendale and Brian Gibson release their fifth album Garden Of Earthly Delights in mid-October. The album title felt sort of Boschian when I heard it and turns out the album art kind of is as well. Speaking of expansive,... CONTINUE READING NEW LIGHTNING BOLT - "COLOSSUS"»

Posted on August 17, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: Lightning Bolt | of Montreal

Lightning Bolt Deliver Earthly Delights

The three-sided LP (and CD) is out 10/13, though as a Brian cheekily surmises, it's "destined to be leaked onto the internet by ... hmmm. take a guess, maybe august 31? early september? you tell me." Tracklist and other details... CONTINUE READING LIGHTNING BOLT DELIVER EARTHLY DELIGHTS»

Posted on August 14, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Lightning Bolt | of Montreal

20 Great Concerts From 2008

I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»

The 20 Albums We're Most Excited To Hear In 2009

There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over... CONTINUE READING THE 20 ALBUMS WE'RE MOST EXCITED TO HEAR IN 2009 »

New Björk (Feat. Thom Yorke) - "Nattura"

Björk sounds great on her new single "Nattura." Thom Yorke (that guy from Radiohead) adds smeary, windy way-ambient backing vocals, but the most prominent ingredient is Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale's dark, heavily tribal percussion. (He also brought that amazing... CONTINUE READING NEW BJöRK (FEAT. THOM YORKE) - "NATTURA"»

Posted on October 14, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Björk | Lightning Bolt | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

All Tomorrow's Parties NY: Polvo, Les Savy Fav, Lightning Bolt Rock The Catskills

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of front-to-back ATP-approved "classics," it was nice to tackle a day of unpredictable sets. We missed the earliest acts -- Apse, Australia's garage rockers (and fine live band) the Drones, Growing,... CONTINUE READING ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES NY: POLVO, LES SAVY FAV, LIGHTNING BOLT ROCK THE CATSKILLS»

New Björk (Feat. Antony Hegarty) Video - "The Dull Flame Of Desire"

If you recall, there was a fan-made video contest for Björk's "Innocence." Well, turns out there was more than one winner: The contest's three runners up were called back to help with the video for "The Dull Flame of Desire."... CONTINUE READING NEW BJöRK (FEAT. ANTONY HEGARTY) VIDEO - "THE DULL FLAME OF DESIRE" »

Brian Chippendale Welcomes Us Aboard The Magic Pus

Interestingly, after MTV taught us about all that lo-fi business, Lightning Bolt drummer and Björk collaborator Brian Chippendale mailed us a copy of Black Pus 4: All Aboard The Magic Pus, the fourth full-length from his one-man side project. (It... CONTINUE READING BRIAN CHIPPENDALE WELCOMES US ABOARD THE MAGIC PUS»