Plan Infiltration (2011)

Japanese emo guys. Really swell band, mostly sound like some of the other emo bands I'm fond of, including Algernon Cadwallader and Snowing. This album is a compilation of some tracks recorded in 2005 and some older singles and split tracks. Give it a listen here.

Malegoat is one of the most talented bands from Japan, if not everywhere. We sold several imports of their latest full length "To Face the Music", and we toured with them in Japan. Now we have a handful of copies of their early work, newly collected and issued for the first time on one CD from the wonderful Waterslide Records out of Japan.
                                                                              -CYLS

Bad as Me (2011)

The seventeenth studio album from the prolific rock artist. His first album since 2004, Waits brings his usual bluesy song arrangements and unique vocal style to the table and does not disappoint. Receiving widespread critical acclaim, Bad as Me is Waits in his most refined and efficient form. From this album, you can really feel the over thirty years of experience that Waits has under his belt.


They told me you were no good
I know you’ll take care of all my needs
You’re the same kind of bad as me

Candy Cigarettes, Capguns, Issue Problems! and Such (2011)

A compilation of Andrew Jackson Jihad's first LP, first EP, and some other bits and pieces.  It does a great job of capturing the band in their earlier years, as said in the album's liner notes, "when we had nothing to lose or prove, long before our lavish spending habits had gotten the best of us and we had to spend more than 15 minutes making an album."

"Some of you may have noticed that we do not play a fair amount of these songs anymore, particularly some songs featured on our first record, Candy Cigarettes and Cap Guns.  To be perfectly honest, I don't remember how to play most of these songs, and furthermore, my grandmother has now heard tured on our first record, Candy Cigarettes and Cap Guns.

Here's how it happened: She has recently discovered how to use the internet, and now checks up on AJJ news daily.  While skimming through our videos on Youtube (which she thinks is our website), she came across the songs "Be Afraid of Jesus,", "Lady Killer", and "Fuck White People".  When she wrote to tell me that she had heard these songs, waves of embarrassment flooded my brain, and I knew that my greatest subconscious fear had been realized.  The prospect of my grandmother hearing these songs had been a long time fear of mine, and I should have known that it was only a matter of time before she heard these songs, which were written under my grandparent's roof while I was living there in high school.

If you happen to be at one of our shows, and Ben and I do not honor a request from this album, please think of my grandma, because while we are very proud to have released and rereleased Candy Cigarettes and Cap Guns, the thought of my grandmother watching us play "Fuck White People" is personally horrifying, and I am not willing to take the chance that it'll end up on Youtube

-Sean Bonnette 2010

Tripper (2011)

The most recent full-length from the hella rad math-rock duo from Sacramento, California. Imagine Lightning Bolt and Behold...the Arctopus making a collaboration album and you have these guys. They're a really groovy and powerful blend of noise and math. It's hella sweet.

"We wrote, recorded, and mixed Tripper in only 16 studio days but we did it in short 2 or 3 day sessions spaced a couple of months apart each. 95% of the album is just one guitar track, one bass track and one drum track.  On Headless I doubled the guitar part and on a section near the end of the song I actually played a harmonized lead for a second."


Source.

Exmilitary (2011)

The debut release from the Sacramento based experimental hip-hop trio. From MC Ride's intense vocal delivery to Zach Hill's insane drum beats and Andy Morin's great synth lines, Death Grips is relentless with this mixtape. Considering just how commercially successful their second album that was released this year did, these guys are definitely going places.



Into the flame, into the fire 
With no regard for a thing, fuck that I'm the lord of the game 
I rule this empire 

THE WORST ALBUM (2011)

Second soundtrack released from the highly successful show. Mostly features the works of Japanese DJ TeddyLoid, but also has other contributions. Ranges from mostly electronica and some techno to a little bit of dubstep. Certainly not what you would expect from the soundtrack to an anime.

Also, did I mention the album also features a series of drama tracks? They're mixed in with the actual music, and are fairly interesting for being in Japanese. Even if you don't know the language, at least you can oogle at Stocking's voice.

パステルカラーのキャンディ口にして
大きなケーキを一人で食べるの
甘い切なさとほろ苦いつらさは
どちらも正直好きな物じゃないの

Knife Man (2011)

This is the Arizona band's fourth full-length release, and it does not disappoint.  The folk-punk duo have fleshed out their sound from their original acoustic guitar and stand up bass setup, giving an almost orchestrated feel to some of the songs on this album.  However, the cynical, hateful, self-deprecating lyrics of their previous efforts remain intact here.  Clever lyricism and the broken, whiny voice of the lead singer is what makes Andrew Jackson Jihad stand out.  While humorous at times, moments on some of these songs can turn very dark and serious, bipolar perhaps.  Whether upbeat or heart-wrenching, Knife Man cuts deep.

You can buy a Salad Glove, you can buy an iPod
and you can sell that shit to Bookmans when your wife dies and you lose your job.
You can hope it gets better, you can follow your dreams
but hope is for presidents and dreams are for people who are sleeping.

Heavy Rocks (2011)

The sequel to the trio's 2002 album. Just as loud and just as redefining as the original, Boris does not disappoint. I'm also going to include the record version of the final track on the album, since the track fades out after about a minute or so on any other format.

They intend to conquer the universe.
We're gonna kick out the evil guys.

Moshi Moshi Harajuku (2011)

First mini-album by the up-and-coming j-pop singer. It's petty fuckin' kawaii.

PON PON WEI WEI WEI

Ferris Wheel on Fire (2011)

Released as part of their Milk Box compilation, this record only EP features several officially unreleased songs, as well as some earlier versions of songs that would go on to be part of their first full length release. Recorded between 1992 and 1995, these were the first recordings to feature Julian, who is a master at the singing saw, as you can clearly hear here.

And if I was the king of all the kids,
You'd hear me singing in my spit,
But all you would hear is the shit inside my burnt emotions.

Deconstruction (2011)

Love has conducted us unto one death! And my conductor, with his spans extended, took of the earth...
And with his fists filled, he threw it into those rapacious gullets!!! THE TIME OF RECKONING IS BEYOND US!!! THE TIME IS NOW!

Now! We stand tall forever and seek the one true light!
We all rip off MESHUGGAH!
Did you ever have one of those days? SHIT A BRICK!

The Primordial Booze (2011)

Chiptune power metal or something.

I'LL MAKE YOU WATCH WHILE I STAB YOU IN THE CROTCH
AND I WILL NOT MAKE IT STOP