Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Human Pyramids ~ Planet Shhh!
Planet Shhh! is my favorite album of the summer. It’s already accompanied me to the beach, a music festival, and a host of sports competitions. It’s pumped me up when my energy was low and cooled me down when my temper
Human Pyramids ~ Planet Shhh!
Planet Shhh! is my favorite album of the summer. It’s already accompanied me to the beach, a music festival, and a host of sports competitions. It’s pumped me up when my energy was low and cooled me down when my temper
driveby ~ aSymmetry
Austria’s driveby pulls out all the stops on its ambitious new album, a 22-track opus whose bonus disc includes a dozen alternate takes and remixes. Such ambition is rare for an instrumental progressive / post-rock band, demonstrating a bold confidence and an
driveby ~ aSymmetry
Austria’s driveby pulls out all the stops on its ambitious new album, a 22-track opus whose bonus disc includes a dozen alternate takes and remixes. Such ambition is rare for an instrumental progressive / post-rock band, demonstrating a bold confidence and an
Amiina ~ The Lighthouse Project
The four women of Amiina form one of music’s most endearing groups. While they have played with Sigur Rós, they have formed a strong identity on their own, and their sound is distinctly theirs, a comforting blend of guitar, glockenspiel and strings that
Amiina ~ The Lighthouse Project
The four women of Amiina form one of music’s most endearing groups. While they have played with Sigur Rós, they have formed a strong identity on their own, and their sound is distinctly theirs, a comforting blend of guitar, glockenspiel and strings that
sink \ sink ~ a lone cloudburst
If you think you know sink \ sink, listen again. The New Zealand band has overgone a drastic overhaul in the last year, and now features Stray Theories’ Micah Templeton-Wolfe along with prominent string work from cellist Catherine Milson. But the
sink \ sink ~ a lone cloudburst
If you think you know sink \ sink, listen again. The New Zealand band has overgone a drastic overhaul in the last year, and now features Stray Theories’ Micah Templeton-Wolfe along with prominent string work from cellist Catherine Milson. But the
Glenn Jones ~ My Garden State
Thrill Jockey have used the ‘American Primitive’ tag when describing Glenn Jones’s music on My Garden State, although I must admit it is not a description that immediately springs to mind when listening to this album, and I feel it
Glenn Jones ~ My Garden State
Thrill Jockey have used the ‘American Primitive’ tag when describing Glenn Jones’s music on My Garden State, although I must admit it is not a description that immediately springs to mind when listening to this album, and I feel it
Debuts and Downloads: Post-Rock
We’ve already featured excellent post-rock debuts this year from Crusade and Go! Save the Hostages! Now it’s time to shine a spotlight on six other deserving groups: Be Water, Glories, Grey Storia, Oak, A Sudden Burst of Color and Wired to Follow. Denver duo Grey
Debuts and Downloads: Post-Rock
We’ve already featured excellent post-rock debuts this year from Crusade and Go! Save the Hostages! Now it’s time to shine a spotlight on six other deserving groups: Be Water, Glories, Grey Storia, Oak, A Sudden Burst of Color and Wired to Follow. Denver duo Grey
John Parish ~ Screenplay
It is probably no coincidence that most of the small band of collaborators currently working with PJ Harvey are multi-instrumentalists who also have parallel careers making soundtracks. It’s also unlikely to be a coincidence that the two main players on
John Parish ~ Screenplay
It is probably no coincidence that most of the small band of collaborators currently working with PJ Harvey are multi-instrumentalists who also have parallel careers making soundtracks. It’s also unlikely to be a coincidence that the two main players on
Locust of the Dead Earth ~ Mithridate
The recent retirement of Robert Fripp, the guitarist and leader of King Crimson, has left a considerable – and somewhat unexpected – void in the musical world, as he was still a guest performer on numerous recordings even though he’d
Locust of the Dead Earth ~ Mithridate
The recent retirement of Robert Fripp, the guitarist and leader of King Crimson, has left a considerable – and somewhat unexpected – void in the musical world, as he was still a guest performer on numerous recordings even though he’d
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