Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Laurence Pike ~ Distant Early Warning

The name may be only vaguely familiar but there is a good chance you will have an album (or at least a song) in your collection on which Laurence Pike plays. His regular gig as one-third of PVT (previously Pivot)

Laurence Pike ~ Distant Early Warning

The name may be only vaguely familiar but there is a good chance you will have an album (or at least a song) in your collection on which Laurence Pike plays. His regular gig as one-third of PVT (previously Pivot)

VLMV ~ Stranded, Not Lost

Many of the year’s best post-rock albums have been so subtle they border on ambience.  Stranded, Not Lost is the latest of these, marking the premiere appearance of VLMV, formerly ALMA, comprised of alumni from Codes in the Clouds (one of whom

VLMV ~ Stranded, Not Lost

Many of the year’s best post-rock albums have been so subtle they border on ambience.  Stranded, Not Lost is the latest of these, marking the premiere appearance of VLMV, formerly ALMA, comprised of alumni from Codes in the Clouds (one of whom

Birds of Passage ~ The Death of Our Invention

Alicia Merz cultivates wilderness within vulnerability. The New Zealand singer-songwriter known as Birds of Passage pens faded folk frayed by silvery drones, attic songs whispered while one’s parents quarrel downstairs. But The Death of Our Invention doesn’t sag with what’s

Birds of Passage ~ The Death of Our Invention

Alicia Merz cultivates wilderness within vulnerability. The New Zealand singer-songwriter known as Birds of Passage pens faded folk frayed by silvery drones, attic songs whispered while one’s parents quarrel downstairs. But The Death of Our Invention doesn’t sag with what’s

Cavern of Anti-Matter ~ Hormone Lemonade

A band break-up, although it’s a fraught experience for the people involved, does not have the same ripple effect that is caused by, say, a couple in your social circle splitting up – you don’t have to work out who

Cavern of Anti-Matter ~ Hormone Lemonade

A band break-up, although it’s a fraught experience for the people involved, does not have the same ripple effect that is caused by, say, a couple in your social circle splitting up – you don’t have to work out who

world’s end girlfriend ~ MEGURI

world’s end girlfriend won ACL’S Album of the Year award in 2016, but has been mostly quiet since.  In 2017, he lent his skills to a film score and issued a set of Last Waltz remixes.  In 2018, loss brought him back

world’s end girlfriend ~ MEGURI

world’s end girlfriend won ACL’S Album of the Year award in 2016, but has been mostly quiet since.  In 2017, he lent his skills to a film score and issued a set of Last Waltz remixes.  In 2018, loss brought him back

Paper Relics ~ The Road Home

Paper Relics‘ first album was released in the summer of 2011, half a year before we launched our site.  While the duo of Harry and Stuart Towell may have been quiet for a while, Harry has stayed in the public

Paper Relics ~ The Road Home

Paper Relics‘ first album was released in the summer of 2011, half a year before we launched our site.  While the duo of Harry and Stuart Towell may have been quiet for a while, Harry has stayed in the public

John 3:16 ~ עשר

Few recording artists make it through their first decade, and even fewer remain relevant during that time.  One way to buck the trend is to have a distinctive niche and sound.  For John 3:16, this means a Scriptural basis, an apocalyptic

John 3:16 ~ עשר

Few recording artists make it through their first decade, and even fewer remain relevant during that time.  One way to buck the trend is to have a distinctive niche and sound.  For John 3:16, this means a Scriptural basis, an apocalyptic

2018 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

We wrap up our seasonal preview with a look ahead to the season’s releases in Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz, a category which includes all manner of mini- and maxi-genres.  We hope you have enjoyed this series ~ Happy Spring!

2018 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

We wrap up our seasonal preview with a look ahead to the season’s releases in Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz, a category which includes all manner of mini- and maxi-genres.  We hope you have enjoyed this series ~ Happy Spring!