Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The Black Twig Pickers ~ Rough Carpenters
The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? was a huge hit, and Mumford & Sons just won the Grammy for Best New Album. Even casual music fans own at least one of these discs. So why, after eight albums, are The Black
The Black Twig Pickers ~ Rough Carpenters
The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? was a huge hit, and Mumford & Sons just won the Grammy for Best New Album. Even casual music fans own at least one of these discs. So why, after eight albums, are The Black
The Nest Itself ~ (In) constant search
While post-rock continues to be on the wane in the Northern Hemisphere, it seems to be on the rise in the Southern Hemisphere. Take for example the new debut album from Melbourne’s The Nest Itself, a follow-up to the quintet’s well-received
The Nest Itself ~ (In) constant search
While post-rock continues to be on the wane in the Northern Hemisphere, it seems to be on the rise in the Southern Hemisphere. Take for example the new debut album from Melbourne’s The Nest Itself, a follow-up to the quintet’s well-received
Crusade ~ EP
The Sperm Whale has long been woven into epic tales of adventure and dread. Killer of Ahab. Devourer of 30 foot squid. Because so little is still known about them, these creatures live more as monsters than icons of science. There is
Crusade ~ EP
The Sperm Whale has long been woven into epic tales of adventure and dread. Killer of Ahab. Devourer of 30 foot squid. Because so little is still known about them, these creatures live more as monsters than icons of science. There is
Glorie ~ Falling EP
Glorie‘s self-titled 2011 debut introduced us to one of post-rock’s most promising new voices. Two years later, the Memphis quintet’s follow-up continues the excitement. The band’s most original aspect is the presence of two players on vibes, which meld sweetly
Glorie ~ Falling EP
Glorie‘s self-titled 2011 debut introduced us to one of post-rock’s most promising new voices. Two years later, the Memphis quintet’s follow-up continues the excitement. The band’s most original aspect is the presence of two players on vibes, which meld sweetly
A-Sun Amissa ~ You Stood Up For Victory, We Stood Up For Less
This is a new species of beast. A-Sun Amissa has drastically thickened its sound since Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep. On the new album, the tracks are longer, the hope seems dimmer, the atmosphere has changed from filtered light to fog.
A-Sun Amissa ~ You Stood Up For Victory, We Stood Up For Less
This is a new species of beast. A-Sun Amissa has drastically thickened its sound since Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep. On the new album, the tracks are longer, the hope seems dimmer, the atmosphere has changed from filtered light to fog.
Cloned Moor ~ A friend is about to take a big risk — Help him find another way.
Jersey’s Cloned Moor used to be known as Cloned Moor Solaris. The math-sludge trio was also once a quartet, then a duo. And they used to scream. But as band member Diego writes, “things happened, we got screwed over, had bad
Cloned Moor ~ A friend is about to take a big risk — Help him find another way.
Jersey’s Cloned Moor used to be known as Cloned Moor Solaris. The math-sludge trio was also once a quartet, then a duo. And they used to scream. But as band member Diego writes, “things happened, we got screwed over, had bad
Jumble Hole Clough ~ Raising The Nap
A recent railway journey took your correspondent through the heart of English industry, now scarcely recognisable from the thriving centre it was fifty years – if that – ago. Buildings which housed all manner of machinery are now reduced to
Jumble Hole Clough ~ Raising The Nap
A recent railway journey took your correspondent through the heart of English industry, now scarcely recognisable from the thriving centre it was fifty years – if that – ago. Buildings which housed all manner of machinery are now reduced to
Gregorio, Giallorenzo Duo ~ Multiverse
Improvisation can be a bit hit and miss as it’s impossible to strike gold every time, no matter how gifted a performer you are. Improvising in performance heavily involves the audience’s response, whether they are aware of it or not,
Gregorio, Giallorenzo Duo ~ Multiverse
Improvisation can be a bit hit and miss as it’s impossible to strike gold every time, no matter how gifted a performer you are. Improvising in performance heavily involves the audience’s response, whether they are aware of it or not,
a closer listen 