Review: Marrow – The Gold Standard

Review: Marrow – The Gold Standard
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Marrow = Silversun Pickups + The Tontons x Rubblebucket … read more

Review: Lynx – Light Up Your Lantern

Review: Lynx – Light Up Your Lantern
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From the moment this album opens, with heavy beats accented by a varied string section (guitars, banjo and cello), Lynx kept a hypnotic grip over me that was so powerful, I wondered if I had spent that hour in an oasis-tinged dream.  … read more

Review: Maggie McClure – Time Moves On

Review: Maggie McClure – Time Moves On
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Filled to the brim with cutesy pop confessionals and whimsical, dreamy instrumentals, Maggie McClure masters the small-town-girl-meets-big-city vibe. … read more

Review: Kuzin – Cavity
Review: Landshapes – Heyoon

Review: Landshapes – Heyoon
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Landshapes =  Vuvuvultures + Dark Horses x Sleater-Kinney … read more

Review: Lanterns on the Lake – Until the Colours Run

Review: Lanterns on the Lake – Until the Colours Run
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Combining slow, angsty melodies topped with breathy, echoed vocals, laced with political undertones allows LOTL to express that beauty can be found in even the most dire of situations. Self-proclaimed “pastoral pop” artists, LOTL create just what they claim to be: textbook pastorals mixed with instrumentation that assists the listener in becoming fully lost in the experience.  … read more

Review: Jeremy Messersmith – Heart Murmurs

Review: Jeremy Messersmith – Heart Murmurs
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While most of the album explores the multi-faceted role that love plays in his life, he keeps the album light by humorously singing songs about one-night stands and “loving the fuck” out of someone like one would sing a lullaby to an infant. The only major qualm I have with the album is that, at times, it is incredibly clichéd, lyrically, and almost too easy to listen to.  … read more

Review: Kepler – Attic Salt 12”

Review: Kepler – Attic Salt 12”
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It sounds like every mellow-rock and indie band in the last 25 years congealed into one unimaginative band. Maybe part of it was because I had to fuck around with a record player for 30 minutes to be able to play it.  … read more

Review: Inventions – Maze of Woods
Review: Iron & Wine – Archive Series Volume No. 1