Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Andrew Weathers Ensemble ~ Guilford County Songs
When is a song in fixed form? Do songs have definitive versions, and if so, should they always be performed in that fashion? Should a concert seek to replicate a recording or vice versa? Is is better to record new
Andrew Weathers Ensemble ~ Guilford County Songs
When is a song in fixed form? Do songs have definitive versions, and if so, should they always be performed in that fashion? Should a concert seek to replicate a recording or vice versa? Is is better to record new
Last Harbour ~ Your heart, it carries the sound
Two albums released as one, or one album released as two? Last Harbour‘s bold experiment is a fascinating exercise in double vision. The songs on the primary disc (Your heart, it carries the sound) are reconstructed by a host of
Last Harbour ~ Your heart, it carries the sound
Two albums released as one, or one album released as two? Last Harbour‘s bold experiment is a fascinating exercise in double vision. The songs on the primary disc (Your heart, it carries the sound) are reconstructed by a host of
Anoice ~ The Black Rain
Yoko Shinto’s cover illustration is incredibly beguiling: simultaneously dark and light, mysterious and accessible, a treasure trove of associations. We see a weeping woman on a cliff, her tears mingling with the rain and the flood. The broken land in
Anoice ~ The Black Rain
Yoko Shinto’s cover illustration is incredibly beguiling: simultaneously dark and light, mysterious and accessible, a treasure trove of associations. We see a weeping woman on a cliff, her tears mingling with the rain and the flood. The broken land in
A Death Cinematic ~ The New World
The New World begins with a clarion squall: a guitar that sounds like a trumpet, signaling the end of the old. The sound brings to mind the walls of Jericho and the angel of Revelation. After the clarion repeats and subsides,
A Death Cinematic ~ The New World
The New World begins with a clarion squall: a guitar that sounds like a trumpet, signaling the end of the old. The sound brings to mind the walls of Jericho and the angel of Revelation. After the clarion repeats and subsides,
Hopeless Local Marching Band ~ Caffeine and Sleeping Pills
Unexpected good news arrives like a minor miracle, and Caffeine and Sleeping Pills provides a double dose. When Symbolic Interaction announced that it was going on a two-year hiatus, we feared that its roster would be doing the same. Thankfully, this is
Hopeless Local Marching Band ~ Caffeine and Sleeping Pills
Unexpected good news arrives like a minor miracle, and Caffeine and Sleeping Pills provides a double dose. When Symbolic Interaction announced that it was going on a two-year hiatus, we feared that its roster would be doing the same. Thankfully, this is
Dúo del Sol ~ Mirá
When the only complaint one has about a project is, “I want more!”, it’s a very good sign. Everything about L.A.’s Dúo del Sol (Uruguayan violinist Javier Orman and Chicago guitarist Tom Farrell) is endearing, from their Kickstarter campaign (Coffee and
Dúo del Sol ~ Mirá
When the only complaint one has about a project is, “I want more!”, it’s a very good sign. Everything about L.A.’s Dúo del Sol (Uruguayan violinist Javier Orman and Chicago guitarist Tom Farrell) is endearing, from their Kickstarter campaign (Coffee and
sink \ sink ~ The Darkest Dark Goes
Last summer, New Zealand’s sink \ sink had a great idea that didn’t work out so well: an EP in a box filled with sea glass and shells. To the band’s horror, the boxes arrived broken and bent, distracting eager recipients from
sink \ sink ~ The Darkest Dark Goes
Last summer, New Zealand’s sink \ sink had a great idea that didn’t work out so well: an EP in a box filled with sea glass and shells. To the band’s horror, the boxes arrived broken and bent, distracting eager recipients from
Lockerbie ~ Ólgusjór
“They like us! They really like us!” That’s what the rest of Lockerbie must have exclaimed after discovering that they had won a radio contest after breaking up, the result of a band member sending in a demo. Now reunited, Iceland’s newest hit band
Lockerbie ~ Ólgusjór
“They like us! They really like us!” That’s what the rest of Lockerbie must have exclaimed after discovering that they had won a radio contest after breaking up, the result of a band member sending in a demo. Now reunited, Iceland’s newest hit band
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