Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Glockenspiel ~ Dupleix
Let’s address the obvious first: Glockenspiel does not feature a glockenspiel. A drunk friend just happened to say the word in a funny voice, and it stuck. The album title may have been meant to honor a French governor, metro station, ship,
Glockenspiel ~ Dupleix
Let’s address the obvious first: Glockenspiel does not feature a glockenspiel. A drunk friend just happened to say the word in a funny voice, and it stuck. The album title may have been meant to honor a French governor, metro station, ship,
Sigur Rós ~ Kveikur
Q: “What’s that Sigur Rós song that goes, ‘Oo-OO-oo’, and then there’s some guitars? A: All of them. That’s the popular joke about the Icelandic supergroup. At one time the band’s sound seemed fresh and new, an antidote to the staid and
Sigur Rós ~ Kveikur
Q: “What’s that Sigur Rós song that goes, ‘Oo-OO-oo’, and then there’s some guitars? A: All of them. That’s the popular joke about the Icelandic supergroup. At one time the band’s sound seemed fresh and new, an antidote to the staid and
Henry the Rabbit ~ Earthen Birth By
One would be hard-pressed not to like this album; in fact, one would need to be a total curmudgeon. Adorned by the artist’s own stylized woodcuts, Earthen Birth By (not, as some might expect, Earthen Birth, by) is instantly endearing, a return to
Henry the Rabbit ~ Earthen Birth By
One would be hard-pressed not to like this album; in fact, one would need to be a total curmudgeon. Adorned by the artist’s own stylized woodcuts, Earthen Birth By (not, as some might expect, Earthen Birth, by) is instantly endearing, a return to
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
a closer listen 