Philip Cosores is a freelance writer and photographer for Diffuser.fm, beginning in March of 2013. He is the Director of Aux.Out., the long-form section of Consequence of Sound, where he also contributes a monthly column, The Day Room. He regularly writes and takes pictures for Paste Magazine, The Orange County Register, and Noisey/Vice, and has appeared in Myspace, East Bay Express, Spinner (RIP), LA Weekly, SF Weekly, Brooklyn Vegan, and others, including Beats Per Minute, where he served as Managing Editor. He holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from U.C. Santa Cruz and is the proud owner of a tiny dog named Tumbleweed.
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10 Best Sigur Ros Songs
The rebirth Sigur Ros have shown with this year's 'Kveikur' means we might be amending this list of the 10 Best Sigur Ros Songs in the future, but for now, let's remind ourselves why these Icelandic post-rock heroes are such a big deal.
Candy Claws, ‘Ceres & Calypso In the Deep Time’ – Album Review
Candy Claws' new album sounds like music from another era. It's not that it sounds old, or that it's derivative; it's just that this kind of forward-thinking, intellectual, challenging, post-Animal Collective music doesn't belong to these times.
Palms, ‘Palms’ – Album Review
On paper, Palms likely make quite a few people excited. Take vocalist Chino Moreno of the beloved hard rock band Deftones and put him with the majority of recently dissolved post-metal giants ISIS and see them blend into a potent elixir of thinking man's -- and feeling man's -- post-metal dreams.
Bass Drum of Death, ‘Bass Drum of Death’ – Album Review
The first sound you hear on Bass Drum of Death's sophomore self-titled release is not a bass drum, but a pounded snare and a false-start of guitar before the Mississippi-bred duo explode into their brash, flexing garage rock.
Smith Westerns, ‘Soft Will’ – Album Review
When you're young, celebrity can be damaging, and child stars often wind up in jail or dead because of their inability to handle the freedom and pressures that come with it. Being a touring musician fresh out of high school must be similarly perilous, and for every success story like Smith Westerns, there must be a disturbing amount of failures.
The Orwells, ‘Other Voices’ EP – Album Review
The Orwells have one of those classic rock 'n' roll stories: Five friends start a band to avoid suburban monotony and learn the songs they love.
Lightning Dust, ‘Fantasy’ – Album Review
Lightning Dust's third album, 'Fantasy,' sees the Black Mountain side project exploring spare synth-pop terrain, perilous ground for any band in 2013, due to the abundance and quality of peers.
Rose Windows, ‘The Sun Dogs’ – Album Review
Sub Pop may no longer be seen as the scrappy indie label of decades past, but not enough gets said about the commitment it has shown to its local Seattle talent. From early successes in the grunge era to the Postal Service, its biggest releases have been Seattle acts. And, a current glance at their roster reveals the Head and the Heart, Shabazz Palaces and, now, Rose Windows as a new generation of
10 Best Gaslight Anthem Songs
The Gaslight Anthem are an easier band than most to dismiss, as their six or so years of recording have not brought back drive-in theaters or malt shops or even led to a resurgence in popularity for 'The Outsiders.' Singer Brian Fallon sets his lyrics in another lifetime, but these Jersey dudes aren't just '50s-loving, Springsteen-aping nostalgia freaks...
The Mantles, ‘Long Enough to Leave’ – Album Review
The Mantles have been in the middle of San Francisco's new garage movement, but because they remained dormant while Segall and fellow travelers the Fresh & Onlys, Mikal Cronin and Thee Oh Sees released breakout albums, 'Long Enough to Leave' seems like a late arrival to the party.