Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Our final installment of 2025’s Fall Music Preview travels around the world and realizes that everyone likes to rock, from placid beaches to war-torn streets. Music is a unifying force that reminds us of what we have in common and
Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Our final installment of 2025’s Fall Music Preview travels around the world and realizes that everyone likes to rock, from placid beaches to war-torn streets. Music is a unifying force that reminds us of what we have in common and
The Color of Cyan ~ AS HUMAN
The title AS HUMAN carries a multitude of meanings. What is it like to be human, or to pass as human? At what juncture might one lose or gain one’s humanity? The Chicago band calls the title track “a meditation on vulnerability
The Color of Cyan ~ AS HUMAN
The title AS HUMAN carries a multitude of meanings. What is it like to be human, or to pass as human? At what juncture might one lose or gain one’s humanity? The Chicago band calls the title track “a meditation on vulnerability
Gwenifer Raymond ~ Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark
One of the most fascinating performers we’ve been privileged to cover, Gwenifer Raymond has a PhD in astrophysics, operates as a video game and A.I. programmer, and is fascinated with sci-fi and folk horror. In particular, she is drawn to the
Gwenifer Raymond ~ Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark
One of the most fascinating performers we’ve been privileged to cover, Gwenifer Raymond has a PhD in astrophysics, operates as a video game and A.I. programmer, and is fascinated with sci-fi and folk horror. In particular, she is drawn to the
Summer Fades Away ~ Endless
Changsha, China post-rockers Summer Fades Away released their first album in 2011 and their second in 2012, with an expansive sound that was often compared to that of MONO. But just as the quintet seemed ready to explode to the next
Summer Fades Away ~ Endless
Changsha, China post-rockers Summer Fades Away released their first album in 2011 and their second in 2012, with an expansive sound that was often compared to that of MONO. But just as the quintet seemed ready to explode to the next
Budos Band ~ Budos VII
Staten Island nonet Budos Band return for their mighty seventh offering, on which they continue to fine-tune their fusion of funk, rock and afro-beat. While the album continues to admire 70s hard rock, as evident in its Uriah Heap-infused art
Budos Band ~ Budos VII
Staten Island nonet Budos Band return for their mighty seventh offering, on which they continue to fine-tune their fusion of funk, rock and afro-beat. While the album continues to admire 70s hard rock, as evident in its Uriah Heap-infused art
Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent
Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea. This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new
Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent
Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea. This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new
Ranges ~ Sin
What’s in the box? Not, as one might reasonably expect from the concept, Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. Instead, a lucky 77 will receive 7 7″ records and 37 will also receive 7 pieces of ephemera: a shot glass, cigar, matches, poker
Ranges ~ Sin
What’s in the box? Not, as one might reasonably expect from the concept, Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. Instead, a lucky 77 will receive 7 7″ records and 37 will also receive 7 pieces of ephemera: a shot glass, cigar, matches, poker
GoGo Penguin ~ Necessary Fictions
In 2023, GoGo Penguin responded to an onslaught of losses with Everything’s Going to Be Okay, a sentiment extended on their seventh album and the trio’s second with drummer Jon Scott. Necessary Fictions implies that we tell ourselves stories to get us
GoGo Penguin ~ Necessary Fictions
In 2023, GoGo Penguin responded to an onslaught of losses with Everything’s Going to Be Okay, a sentiment extended on their seventh album and the trio’s second with drummer Jon Scott. Necessary Fictions implies that we tell ourselves stories to get us
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