While there is nothing glacial about Danish punk/hardcore band Iceage, their name seems strangely appropriate, as their music is crushing and harsh more often than not.

It seems like Thom Yorke is a pretty polarizing personality in music.

Many metal groups come across as watered-down versions of their idols, content to play within the boundaries others have set, while the innovative bands are far and few.

For many people, the music they discover as teens stays with them throughout life, continuing to inform and reinforce their taste and musical decision-making.

Matmos continue their storied tradition of genre-bending experimentation with The Marriage of True Minds, which again finds the pair working around a unified theme: telepathy.

Frequently sounding like they’re in a hurry to beat back the other revival-rock bands in the region, Discount Guns can be credited with doing a fine job of breathing new life into not-unfamiliar

Here’s title No. 161 for the BPB completist to add to his library.

Polio has stepped up a lot in the couple years he’s been on the radar.

With his plaintive vocals and coffeehouse-friendly acoustic backdrops, it’d be tempting to think of Ben Purdom as just another earnest Louisville singer-songwriter.

The daughter of blues-and-more guitarist Chris Whitley held her own as singer/keyboardist for the Daniel Lanois-led ensemble Black Dub.