Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Blueneck ~ King Nine
Album to album, the sound of Blueneck is hard to predict: instrumental, buried vocal, clear vocal, mix. But the melancholic mix of piano and guitars is constant, as is the level of quality. The new work pushes the band further into the
Blueneck ~ King Nine
Album to album, the sound of Blueneck is hard to predict: instrumental, buried vocal, clear vocal, mix. But the melancholic mix of piano and guitars is constant, as is the level of quality. The new work pushes the band further into the
Brahja Waldman’s Quintet ~ Sir Real Live at Résonance
An accomplished musician and composer, Brahja Waldman has made Montreal his home for over a decade now. In addition to his Quartet/Quintet, he also leads Friends of Freedom, contributes sax to Sam Shalabi’s Land of Kush and Simon
Brahja Waldman’s Quintet ~ Sir Real Live at Résonance
An accomplished musician and composer, Brahja Waldman has made Montreal his home for over a decade now. In addition to his Quartet/Quintet, he also leads Friends of Freedom, contributes sax to Sam Shalabi’s Land of Kush and Simon
Tape ~ Casino
With cover art this good, one prays the music will be worthy of a review, and in this case, it absolutely is. Casino is the Swedish trio’s sixth album, and may be their best. Fourteen years is a long time for
Tape ~ Casino
With cover art this good, one prays the music will be worthy of a review, and in this case, it absolutely is. Casino is the Swedish trio’s sixth album, and may be their best. Fourteen years is a long time for
Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down
While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped
Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down
While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped
Sleevenotes ~ The Pain of Nostalgia
Sleevenotes‘ brand of post-rock owes a debt to The Echelon Effect and The American Dollar: major key melodies that dip ebullience in a sauce of melancholy. Like The Echelon Effect, Sleevenotes is one man (Brad Couture), whose multi-tracking lends the
Sleevenotes ~ The Pain of Nostalgia
Sleevenotes‘ brand of post-rock owes a debt to The Echelon Effect and The American Dollar: major key melodies that dip ebullience in a sauce of melancholy. Like The Echelon Effect, Sleevenotes is one man (Brad Couture), whose multi-tracking lends the
Father Howl ~ father howl
San Francisco’s Father Howl have taken us back to the beach, back into surf’s failing light, and they’ve injected the style with some fun, fun, fun! Their instrumentals ride the rocky currents, wavering between slow, melodic jams, crystal clear passages and full-on
Father Howl ~ father howl
San Francisco’s Father Howl have taken us back to the beach, back into surf’s failing light, and they’ve injected the style with some fun, fun, fun! Their instrumentals ride the rocky currents, wavering between slow, melodic jams, crystal clear passages and full-on
A Troop of Echoes ~ The Longest Year on Record
The title of A Troop of Echoes‘ latest LP is about to become a play on words, as The Longest Year on Record is scheduled for release on vinyl this fall. The album has already been making waves in the Providence R.I. harbor
A Troop of Echoes ~ The Longest Year on Record
The title of A Troop of Echoes‘ latest LP is about to become a play on words, as The Longest Year on Record is scheduled for release on vinyl this fall. The album has already been making waves in the Providence R.I. harbor
Sleepless Mountain ~ The Beginning
This debut EP has been a long time coming, but Sleepless Mountain can finally proclaim that it has reached The Beginning. Now those outside of Sweden will have the chance to hear their sound: a stylish form of post-rock that borrows heavily from
Sleepless Mountain ~ The Beginning
This debut EP has been a long time coming, but Sleepless Mountain can finally proclaim that it has reached The Beginning. Now those outside of Sweden will have the chance to hear their sound: a stylish form of post-rock that borrows heavily from
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