Hip-hop fans: Place this high on your listening priority. The Grouch & Eligh got their start the DIY way, and have been able to keep a steady fanbase without being attached to a label. … read more
Review: The Honey Trees – Bright Fire
The Honey Trees are more than musicians—they’re enchanters. Becky Flip, Jeremy Larson and Jacob Wick created an album that feels like it was produced in an enchanted forest, much like the one on the album’s cover. … read more
Review: The Forty Nineteens – Spin it
Blasting out with an ‘80s styled, pop-doused, garage-rock assault, The Forty Nineteens bring something different, yet very familiar, to the table. It is almost easy to overlook the notable tracks worth their weight during the initial listen. … read more
Review: Symbol – Online Architecture
Online Architecture is one of the greatest synth-based records to grace my inbox this year. … read more
Review: Tempel – On The Steps Of The Temple
I’m not usually a fan of instrumental metal and most post-metal gives me rage-induced symptoms resembling a mix of dengue and dysentery. On The Steps Of The Temple has more heaviness to it than its brothers in the genre and on the first track, “Mountain,” I caught my head doing something resembling banging along to the death-metally riffs and double bass grooves on the drums. … read more
Review: Stuntman – Incorporate the Excess
Chaotic and frenzied, France’s Stuntman packs an impressive amount into Incorporate the Excess. On its surface, this grind-influenced album would appear to be predominantly grind based, but with so many odd time signatures and syncopation, their assault is more calculated. … read more
Review: The Antlers – Familiars
The Antlers = Beach House + Panda Bear + The Antlers … read more
Review: Tetuzi Akiyama & Anla Courtis – Naranja Songs
Tetuzi Akiyama & Anla Courtis = Ava Mendoza + Chris Corsano + Sir Richard Bishop … read more
Review: Sunn O))) & Ulver
Sunn O))) & Ulver = Bohren & Der Club of Gore + Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Angelo Badalamenti … read more
Review: Terry Malts – Insides EP
Terry Malts = Jawwzz!! + The Descendents + The Chills … read more
Review: The Aislers Set – Terrible Things Happen (reissue)
The Aislers Set = Marine Girls + The Softies … read more
Review: The Aislers Set – The Last Match (reissue)
The Aislers Set = Tullycraft + Beat Happening’s You Turn Me On + Chantal Goya … read more