Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Mogwai ~ The Bad Fire
All Mogwai albums are good albums, and some are great albums. Is The Bad Fire one of the greats? The answer may depend on how many of the eleven the listener has heard, as well as the age of the listener, as each album
Mogwai ~ The Bad Fire
All Mogwai albums are good albums, and some are great albums. Is The Bad Fire one of the greats? The answer may depend on how many of the eleven the listener has heard, as well as the age of the listener, as each album
Hour ~ Subminiature
Subminiature gives us a new way to appreciate Hour. The live album collects performances from multiple locations in a spoke radiating around the ensemble’s Philadelphia home. Five tracks are included from the first album (including two versions of “Doxology”), four from
Hour ~ Subminiature
Subminiature gives us a new way to appreciate Hour. The live album collects performances from multiple locations in a spoke radiating around the ensemble’s Philadelphia home. Five tracks are included from the first album (including two versions of “Doxology”), four from
Catholics ~ Synonyms of Void
Welcome back, Catholics! In 2017, the Charleston, South Carolina post-rock/math rock band launched with a bright sound, wide eyes and a future filled with promise. They released a single, then a split EP, then a half-hour album, amusingly titled Guilt. And
Catholics ~ Synonyms of Void
Welcome back, Catholics! In 2017, the Charleston, South Carolina post-rock/math rock band launched with a bright sound, wide eyes and a future filled with promise. They released a single, then a split EP, then a half-hour album, amusingly titled Guilt. And
Cosmic Monster ~ Terror of Cosmic Monster
Terror of Cosmic Monster starts off as the definition of a guilty pleasure, until one flips the tape and discovers a very different, yet complementary version of Chris Marti (Cosmic Monster) on Side B. Surf metal glides atop these waves, layered
Cosmic Monster ~ Terror of Cosmic Monster
Terror of Cosmic Monster starts off as the definition of a guilty pleasure, until one flips the tape and discovers a very different, yet complementary version of Chris Marti (Cosmic Monster) on Side B. Surf metal glides atop these waves, layered
Explosions in the Sky ~ American Primeval
A quarter century to the month after Explosions in the Sky recorded their first album, How Strange, Innocence, the Austin band returns with the album they’ve always seemed destined to make. American Primeval is the original score to a dark Western series
Explosions in the Sky ~ American Primeval
A quarter century to the month after Explosions in the Sky recorded their first album, How Strange, Innocence, the Austin band returns with the album they’ve always seemed destined to make. American Primeval is the original score to a dark Western series
Hasco Enjoyments ~ Wow!
We almost missed the announcement of this album, as the post-Christmas subject line “Hasco Enjoyments – Wow!” made it look like an ad for toys or chocolates or perhaps even chocolate toys, and thus spam. Luckily, we like both toys
Hasco Enjoyments ~ Wow!
We almost missed the announcement of this album, as the post-Christmas subject line “Hasco Enjoyments – Wow!” made it look like an ad for toys or chocolates or perhaps even chocolate toys, and thus spam. Luckily, we like both toys
Blue Lake ~ Weft
After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft. Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within. Weft does at times sound as if
Blue Lake ~ Weft
After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft. Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within. Weft does at times sound as if
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
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