Music
Localized: Book on Tape Worm
“This kind of started as an accident,” vocalist/guitarist Scott Shepard says. “I used to play in a lot of rock bands. Then I started writing a bunch of sad songs and didn’t really plan on playing them for anybody.” The group gained attention from local music venue Velour, and acquired cellist Ciera Black after an
Top 5: Ered Wethrin
Just like the epic themes of fantasy and esoteric mysticism that inspired Ered Wethrin’s lyrics, Tides of War takes its time unfolding a vast and enchanting audial world. From the Glen Cook–inspired “Bloody Annals and Brooding Skies” to the Steven Erikson tribute in “Requiem for the Fallen,” Sven Smith’s solo recordings recall the stoic and battle-hardened tales of lesser-known fantasy realms. … read more
Review: Slim Twig – A Hound At The Hem
Slim Twig = Nick Cave + Youth Lagoon … read more
Review: Bell Gardens – Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions
Bell Gardens = M. Ward + Iron and Wine … read more
Review: Brother Earth – Positive Haywires
Brother Earth = Circus Devils + Syd Barrett – Robert Pollard … read more
Review: Katie Kate – Nation
Katie Kate = Wild Ones + Uffie … read more
Top 5: Foster Body
Foster Body’s debut album, Landscapes, which was released on cassette and digitally in March, captures the Salt Lake City–based, punk combo at a brilliant moment of process—merging strong aesthetic sentiment and live performance practice into a compelling vision for contemporary noise-punk. With eight tracks lashing across the album’s 20-minute duration, Landscapes is a quick yet thrilling listen. … read more
Review: Talking Under Water – Tossing & Turning EP
Talking Under Water = Let’s Become Actors – Michael Gross & The Statuettes … read more
Review: Buzzcocks – The Way
Buzzcocks = Pete Shelley + Sex Pistols + Howard Devoto … read more
Review: Comet Control – Self-Titled
Comet Control = Fuzz + Dead Meadow – Echo & the Bunnymen … read more
Review: Hawks Do Not Share – HDNS
Hawks Do Not Share = The xx + Parasols … read more
Top 5: Horseback
Jenks Miller, the father behind Horseback’s latest album, Piedmont Apocrypha, has again created a twined nest of experimental sound by combining a base of seething feedback and altering levels of oozing drone. The album as a whole lifts up the listener in a cradle to help see Miller’s vision of music as a single, fluid entity with this nongenre specific album. … read more
