Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
ACL 2015: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
If there was any doubt about our pick of Constellation Records as our Label of the Year, this feature should prove it, as three of our Top Ten picks come from their stable. GY!BE continues to cast a long shadow.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
If there was any doubt about our pick of Constellation Records as our Label of the Year, this feature should prove it, as three of our Top Ten picks come from their stable. GY!BE continues to cast a long shadow.
Metzengerstein ~ Alchemy to Our Days
The connection between the psychedelic and the mystical is at this point traditional, since in pop music, at least, it has been explored time and again since the 1960s in many different ways, leading through very distinct sounds, from the
Metzengerstein ~ Alchemy to Our Days
The connection between the psychedelic and the mystical is at this point traditional, since in pop music, at least, it has been explored time and again since the 1960s in many different ways, leading through very distinct sounds, from the
Elara ~ In the Depths of Time, In an Ocean Made of Stars
Post-rock is a tricky genre. As a life-long fan, I tend to regard almost all post-rock as good. But each year, only a handful of post-rock albums rise above the remainder, demanding repeat plays. In the Depths of Time, In
Elara ~ In the Depths of Time, In an Ocean Made of Stars
Post-rock is a tricky genre. As a life-long fan, I tend to regard almost all post-rock as good. But each year, only a handful of post-rock albums rise above the remainder, demanding repeat plays. In the Depths of Time, In
SONAR ~ Black Light
Ebbing bass rumbles and guitar atmospherics commence Black Light, before dueling harmonic lines enter and a kick-and-bass rhythm jabs in bars of 5s and a 3. This time signature endures for the next seven minutes while the track evolves in
SONAR ~ Black Light
Ebbing bass rumbles and guitar atmospherics commence Black Light, before dueling harmonic lines enter and a kick-and-bass rhythm jabs in bars of 5s and a 3. This time signature endures for the next seven minutes while the track evolves in
Vic Mars ~ The Land and the Garden
We’re telling you about this release early (pre-orders are still a week away) because Clay Pipe recordings tend to sell out quickly and we’d love everyone to have a shot at this one! The Land and the Garden is yet another
Vic Mars ~ The Land and the Garden
We’re telling you about this release early (pre-orders are still a week away) because Clay Pipe recordings tend to sell out quickly and we’d love everyone to have a shot at this one! The Land and the Garden is yet another
Music Komite ~ Congo Square
This bright and joyful recording has a warm story behind it. New Orleans’ Congo Square was a place where slaves would once gather to pool their musical resources. Some would sing, some would play and many would dance. Out of
Music Komite ~ Congo Square
This bright and joyful recording has a warm story behind it. New Orleans’ Congo Square was a place where slaves would once gather to pool their musical resources. Some would sing, some would play and many would dance. Out of
Drekka / Seamus O’Muineachain ~ Ghost House / Blood Apple
Happy Halloween! Today’s EPs offer different aural images of the occasion, one set haunted and the other one benign. Whether trick-or-treating, entertaining, partying, dressing up or any combination of the above, we hope you’ll enjoy this unofficial holiday pairing! Drekka‘s Ghost House is
Drekka / Seamus O’Muineachain ~ Ghost House / Blood Apple
Happy Halloween! Today’s EPs offer different aural images of the occasion, one set haunted and the other one benign. Whether trick-or-treating, entertaining, partying, dressing up or any combination of the above, we hope you’ll enjoy this unofficial holiday pairing! Drekka‘s Ghost House is
We Stood Like Kings ~ USSR 1926
We Stood Like Kings steps one year deeper into the past with its latest release, the follow-up to Berlin 1927. Like that release, the LP is a new score to an old film, this one being Dziga Vertov’s Russian classic A Sixth Part
We Stood Like Kings ~ USSR 1926
We Stood Like Kings steps one year deeper into the past with its latest release, the follow-up to Berlin 1927. Like that release, the LP is a new score to an old film, this one being Dziga Vertov’s Russian classic A Sixth Part
a closer listen 