While we wait for the arrival of Toilet Rats’ new album in the coming days, the leader of Minneapolis’ synth-punk band regaled New Noise with a loving account of his two 8-year-old black cats, Audrey and Ramona.
Toilet Rats’ Boss Says Cats and Rats ‘Unite Against Common Foes’
Posted in Interviews with tags Toilet Rats on 04/23/2025 by Kurt OrzeckDoomboyz Set to Light Up Boise’s Realms Arcade Tonight
Posted in Interviews with tags Doomboyz on 04/22/2025 by Kurt OrzeckGo to New Noise to read my Sunday chat with stoner-metal band Doomboyz ahead of what is sure to be a blazing set at Realms Arcade in Boise this evening.
Exclusive Track Premiere: Supergloom’s ‘Kingfisher’
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews, News with tags supergloom on 04/22/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Supergloom and The Bad Penny are getting super wicked excited about the upcoming release of their debut album, due this fall, and today we have the good fortune to unveil a new song, “Kingfisher,” from what is shaping up to be a dizzyingly delicious record.
Kaput Founder Says Her Cat ‘Has Us Trained at This Point’
Posted in Interviews with tags Kaput on 04/21/2025 by Kurt OrzeckEnjoy a short-and-sweet conversation on New Noise with the founder of Chicago’s post-punk/art-rock/no-wave trio Kaput about her cats, Oliver and Floyd (both Russian blues), and her Corgi/Papillon mix named Wilson.
Tunde Adebimpe’s ‘Thee Black Boltz’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Tunde Adebimpe, TV on the Radio on 04/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
For all the creative genius and artistic adrenaline that TV on the Radio injected into their finely crafted records, what Tunde Adebimpe reveals on his solo debut, Thee Black Boltz, is that his abilities are similarly magnificent when fully realized on his own terms. Read my full, lengthy review on Treble.
Greet Death’s ‘Country Girl’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Reviews with tags Greet Death on 04/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
How Greet Death’s shimmering new song “Country Girl” couldn’t resonate with every person who hears it is beyond this writer’s imagination. Read my short review on Treble.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s ‘Deadstick’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Reviews with tags King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on 04/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
On their new single “Deadstick,” the six, surely attention deficit-afflicted Aussie oddballs known as King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard abandon all pretense of psych, garage and progressive rock, instead giving a big, warm hug to soul music. Read my short review on Treble.
Sweet Cheetah PR’s Tim Anderl and His ‘Wild’ Dog
Posted in Interviews with tags Braid, Palm Ghosts, Tim Anderl on 04/20/2025 by Kurt OrzeckTim Anderl—who helps publicize reputed indie bands including Braid and Palm Ghosts—checked in with New Noise for a recent installment in our series to talk about his 3-year-old, 70-pound, mixed-breed mutt named Duncan.
TEKE::TEKE’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Kage No Iro’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Teke::Teke on 04/19/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
As DragonForce blazed the trail for power-metal geeks who like video games, so have TEKE::TEKE embarked upon coaching fans of psych-rock to embrace game-inspired music. Heavy use of pentatonic scales create a whimsical ambiance from start to finish—apt for a video game—and TEKE::TEKE lend a narrative quality that plays out in a similar way to that of a cinematic role-playing adventure. In other words, non-gamers shouldn’t fear being alienated by this unusual project. Read my FLOOD review here.
Blag Dahlia’s Cats Bring Out Dwarves Vocalist’s Soft, Furry Side
Posted in Interviews with tags Blag Dahlia, Dwarves on 04/19/2025 by Kurt OrzeckIt was with great delight (and disgust … in a good way, of course) when we learned that Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia was interested in participating in New Noise‘s ongoing Pet Sounds series, in which we talk with musicians about the soft subject of the animals that they keep.
The Bad Penny (beta) 