Authors: Justin Gallegos
Review: Look Vibrant – Only Qualms
Look Vibrant = Passion Pit / Youth Lagoon
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Review: Lapland – Self-Titled
Lapland = Timber Timbre / Mayor Hawthorne … read more
Review: Lab Partners – Seven Seas
Lab Partners = Dirty on Purpose + Galaxie 500 … read more
Review: Kasper Bjørke – After Forever
Icelandic pop: Doesn’t that sound interesting? It conjures up feelings of cold and warmth intertwined to create crystalline structures that are only possible through sound. … read more
Review: Joey Fourr – To The Floorr
Joey Fourr = Mac DeMarco / (Alex Calder + Connan Mockasin) … read more
Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard = Thee Oh Sees / The Murlocs … read more
Review: Junip – Junip
Behind the ghostly voice of Jose Gonzales lie the subtle psychedelics that define Junip’s new album. Gonzales’ voice never soars, but is more of a “killing them softly” approach, with light reverb. … read more
Review: King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
His debut LP manages to blend light jazz with minimalistic trip hop, while the music itself remains folk at its core. This album feels like Marshall took the vibe of classic folk album Moondance by Van Morrison, then dragged it through the London underground, encountering a few alleyway beatings and a few bad breakups along the way. … read more
Review: Jupe Jupe – Crooked Kisses
This quartet from Seattle is somewhere between Metronomy and the more emotional side of Duran Duran. Jupe Jupe’s presence, overall, is a bit too mellow for me, but it’s hard not to appreciate such a well-crafted album. … read more
Review: King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
Say hello to the best classic rock record of the year. For all of its influences drawn from ‘70s glam and heavy rock, it might as well be a revival record, but that’s not King Tuff’s intention. … read more
Review: HYENAZ – Self-Titled
HYENAZ = Little Dragon / The Knife + Crystal Castles … read more
Review: James Pants – Savage
James Pants = The Residents / Felix Kubin + James Ferraro … read more
