Authors: LeAundra Jeffs
Review: Memoryy – Electric City
I have been thrilled recently to hear heavy ’80s influences in upcoming pop and electronica music. Electric City exhibits warped, oceanic synth hooks and contagiously danceable beats. … read more
Review: Marriages – Salome
Marriages = A Perfect Circle + Björk … read more
Review: Lumisokea – Mnemosyne
Lumisokea = Aardvarck + Aphex Twin … read more
Review: Louis Matteo – Patchwork Pattern
Louis Matteo = Tired Pony + Brand New – Say Anything
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Review: Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove – A Fistful of...
Like a mysterious mirage amid sand dunes, “Sandpit” begins the album with Spanish-influenced blues and existential wonderings. In her classic style, Lunch moans like a witch with a voice made out of sex. … read more
Review: Legs – Pass the Ringo
Pass the Ringo sounds like vintage British Invasion rock put through a broken tape deck in a car with all the speakers blown. Using lo-fi techniques can add grunge and soul elements to an album, but Legs create a fuzzy washout of their music, making any distinct instruments difficult to pick out. … read more
Review: Lonesome Leash – I Am No Captain
The first time I attempted to listen to I Am No Captain, I got 30 seconds into the first song before pausing in a frenzy and stowing it away for two weeks. … read more
Review: King Woman – Doubt
King Woman = FVNERALS + Mazzy Star … read more
Review: Insect Ark – Portal/Well
Insect Ark = King Woman + Locrian … read more
Review: Howls – Howls
If I close my eyes as I listen to this album, I’m walking through an inky venue with strobing lights, and shadowy glitter is falling in slow motion from the ceiling. … read more
Review: Holly & Plastic – We Will Give This World...
Holly & Plastic = Andrew Jackson Jihad + Charles Ellsworth + Bright Eyes … read more
Review: Goatwhore – Constricting Rage of the Merciless
Goatwhore = Soilent Green + Skeletonwitch … read more
