“Black is the truth/of my situation/and for those of my station/In life/all other colors lie,” Vega ominously sings on the thrillingly catchy “I Never Wear White,” one of many highs on this, her eighth studio album. … read more
The Skeylja project is a collaboration featuring the Berlin-based Alvaret Ensemble, who traveled to Iceland to practice and play with several prominent musicians in the avant-garde/post-classical tradition (a genre which Iceland seems to foster). … read more
The Apache Relay, despite sporting a pretty badass (I don’t use the term lightly) and foreboding name, are actually twee in nature. As such, they are subject to the usual comparisons: Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, and to some extent, Blitzen Trapper. … read more
Sleepmakeswaves = Explosions in the Sky + Russian Circles + Dntel … read more
Sterile Jets = Future of the Left + Mclusky + Sonic Youth … read more
Sissy Spacek = The Locust + Wolf Eyes + Pharmakon … read more
Sonny Vincent & Spite = Barrence Whitfield & the Savages + Testors … read more
Speed Trials = Pinback + Small Brown Bike + Boy George … read more
Sinkane = Elder Island + Salt Cathedral + Nick Hakim … read more
Slim Twig = Nick Cave + Youth Lagoon … read more
Stockholm Monsters = New Order + The Smiths – Morrissey … read more
Sir Richard Bishop = Pentangle + Bonnie Prince Billy – Sun City Girls … read more
