Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Pigeon Laundry ~ S/T
It’s hard to resist a duo whose first single and video features a leaf blower. Yes, “Blow” is destined to be the go-to track for lawn workers this upcoming season. Yet while the leaf blower is the highlight, this brilliant track doesn’t
Pigeon Laundry ~ S/T
It’s hard to resist a duo whose first single and video features a leaf blower. Yes, “Blow” is destined to be the go-to track for lawn workers this upcoming season. Yet while the leaf blower is the highlight, this brilliant track doesn’t
Fragments ~ Imaginary Seas
Rate Your Music may seem haphazard, but it’s also a valuable resource for discovering new music. That’s how we found out about Imaginary Seas. The album is currently ranked #54 out of this year’s 127 post-rock albums, yet has the second-highest
Fragments ~ Imaginary Seas
Rate Your Music may seem haphazard, but it’s also a valuable resource for discovering new music. That’s how we found out about Imaginary Seas. The album is currently ranked #54 out of this year’s 127 post-rock albums, yet has the second-highest
Russian Circles ~ Guidance
10 years of Russian Circles (12 counting EPs). TEN YEARS! This alone is a laudable achievement. The fact that the trio has continued to stay relevant while making minor adjustments to its sound is icing on the cake. A slightly longer-than-usual
Russian Circles ~ Guidance
10 years of Russian Circles (12 counting EPs). TEN YEARS! This alone is a laudable achievement. The fact that the trio has continued to stay relevant while making minor adjustments to its sound is icing on the cake. A slightly longer-than-usual
Blue Blue Youth ~ We Are Wood And Likely To Burn
The EP is a slow burn, reflecting its title: a smoldering cigarette in the woods, sunlight funneled through a magnifying glass, a carelessly abandoned campfire, an overworked fuse. These are the dog days of summer, days of heat shimmer and
Blue Blue Youth ~ We Are Wood And Likely To Burn
The EP is a slow burn, reflecting its title: a smoldering cigarette in the woods, sunlight funneled through a magnifying glass, a carelessly abandoned campfire, an overworked fuse. These are the dog days of summer, days of heat shimmer and
Ben Chatwin ~ Heat & Entropy
Heat & Entropy is a beast brought up from the ocean floor by a depth charge, unhappy to be disturbed. This lumbering, tentacled creature can hold but a single thought in its mind at one time, and is hell-bent on revenge.
Ben Chatwin ~ Heat & Entropy
Heat & Entropy is a beast brought up from the ocean floor by a depth charge, unhappy to be disturbed. This lumbering, tentacled creature can hold but a single thought in its mind at one time, and is hell-bent on revenge.
Moving Structures ~ Awake
Most of our readers know that I have a soft spot for elaborate packaging ~ as the majority of releases are now digital, a good physical effort really stands out. This is the case with Awake, available in two editions: a “coffin
Moving Structures ~ Awake
Most of our readers know that I have a soft spot for elaborate packaging ~ as the majority of releases are now digital, a good physical effort really stands out. This is the case with Awake, available in two editions: a “coffin
Robin Buyer Sextet ~ Leave
For the supposed party animal of ACL’s genres, post-rock hasn’t exactly been a lively guest so far this year. Mercifully, newcomers Robin Buyer Sextet have arrived bearing the proverbial kegs and decks to rouse us from our all-too-civilised socialising. Fellow
Robin Buyer Sextet ~ Leave
For the supposed party animal of ACL’s genres, post-rock hasn’t exactly been a lively guest so far this year. Mercifully, newcomers Robin Buyer Sextet have arrived bearing the proverbial kegs and decks to rouse us from our all-too-civilised socialising. Fellow
The Void* ~ Values
Values is the album so big, it took three labels to release it: Netherlands co-conspirators Lomechanik, Shipwrec and Esc.recs. The sound is similarly large, as it crosses between genres like ships through the wormholes of its die cut cover. The predominant
The Void* ~ Values
Values is the album so big, it took three labels to release it: Netherlands co-conspirators Lomechanik, Shipwrec and Esc.recs. The sound is similarly large, as it crosses between genres like ships through the wormholes of its die cut cover. The predominant
a closer listen 