Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
And So I Watch You From Afar ~ Megafauna
Belfast post-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar first appeared on our radar with “Set Guitars to Kill,” the opening track of their 2011 debut album. Those hard riffs, time signature changes, and occasional vocal expulsions are now hallmarks
And So I Watch You From Afar ~ Megafauna
Belfast post-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar first appeared on our radar with “Set Guitars to Kill,” the opening track of their 2011 debut album. Those hard riffs, time signature changes, and occasional vocal expulsions are now hallmarks
The Electric Nature ~ Plastic Mind
Plastic Mind is a “lost” work, unearthed and put on display by Already Dead Tapes & Records; any irony in the label’s name is unintended. But as more and more music looks to the past for influences, the listener will
The Electric Nature ~ Plastic Mind
Plastic Mind is a “lost” work, unearthed and put on display by Already Dead Tapes & Records; any irony in the label’s name is unintended. But as more and more music looks to the past for influences, the listener will
Lilacs & Champagne ~ Fantasy World
Has it really been ten years since the last album? In the interim, Lilacs & Champagne has grown from being an offshoot of Grails (sharing two founding members) to a mysterious entity with an extremely different sound. While spinning Fantasy World, one would
Lilacs & Champagne ~ Fantasy World
Has it really been ten years since the last album? In the interim, Lilacs & Champagne has grown from being an offshoot of Grails (sharing two founding members) to a mysterious entity with an extremely different sound. While spinning Fantasy World, one would
Anoice ~ Stories in White
Anoice‘s The Black Rain was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, way back in the winter of 2012. It went on to be named as one of our Best Albums of the Decade. A sequel, Ghost in the Clocks, arrived
Anoice ~ Stories in White
Anoice‘s The Black Rain was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, way back in the winter of 2012. It went on to be named as one of our Best Albums of the Decade. A sequel, Ghost in the Clocks, arrived
KASHIWA Daisuke ~ Ice
We invite you to spend a single, unforgettable hour with KASHIWA Daisuke, whose new album is a clash of the titans. Three kaiju – post-rock, electronics and modern composition – battle for dominance in the most intricately plotted album of its
KASHIWA Daisuke ~ Ice
We invite you to spend a single, unforgettable hour with KASHIWA Daisuke, whose new album is a clash of the titans. Three kaiju – post-rock, electronics and modern composition – battle for dominance in the most intricately plotted album of its
Kessoncoda ~ Outerstate
Outerstate offers an aural illusion. Even though we know there are only two members of Kessoncoda, Tom Sunney and Filip Sowa sound like a full band ~ occasionally drawing comparison to label mates GoGo Penguin, with a languid combination of
Kessoncoda ~ Outerstate
Outerstate offers an aural illusion. Even though we know there are only two members of Kessoncoda, Tom Sunney and Filip Sowa sound like a full band ~ occasionally drawing comparison to label mates GoGo Penguin, with a languid combination of
Memory Drawings ~ Deathbed Requests
Deathbed Requests is a welcome return for Memory Drawings and friends, and represents a shift in the direction of post-rock ~ although some of the bonus disc’s remixers pull the music toward ambience. The ability of the band to slide between genres is
Memory Drawings ~ Deathbed Requests
Deathbed Requests is a welcome return for Memory Drawings and friends, and represents a shift in the direction of post-rock ~ although some of the bonus disc’s remixers pull the music toward ambience. The ability of the band to slide between genres is
Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 2
The second volume of Fields Ohio‘s Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind flows even better than the first, released four months prior. This is the sound of Christine Annarino and Eddie Palmer having fun, poring over a decade’s worth of
Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 2
The second volume of Fields Ohio‘s Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind flows even better than the first, released four months prior. This is the sound of Christine Annarino and Eddie Palmer having fun, poring over a decade’s worth of
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