Disiniblud (Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith) ~ Disiniblud

Start with mid-period Sigur Rós, blend it with early Morr Music and múm, add a touch of Where the Wild Things Are and you’ve got Disiniblud, the brand new duo of Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith.  The Sigur Rós comparison is

Disiniblud (Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith) ~ Disiniblud

Start with mid-period Sigur Rós, blend it with early Morr Music and múm, add a touch of Where the Wild Things Are and you’ve got Disiniblud, the brand new duo of Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith.  The Sigur Rós comparison is

Rival Consoles ~ Landscape from Memory

Rival Consoles (aka Ryan Lee West) is a prolific artist, typically releasing consecutive full-length albums with less than a year’s time in between. Landscape from Memory comes after somewhat of a creative block– we reviewed West’s last album, Now Is,

Rival Consoles ~ Landscape from Memory

Rival Consoles (aka Ryan Lee West) is a prolific artist, typically releasing consecutive full-length albums with less than a year’s time in between. Landscape from Memory comes after somewhat of a creative block– we reviewed West’s last album, Now Is,

Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Várias Ilhas

Imagine you are on an island: an imaginary island comprised of pieces of all the islands you’ve visited and dreamt of visiting.  This is the vision created by Impressões de Várias Ilhas, the third is a triptych of island-themed albums

Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Várias Ilhas

Imagine you are on an island: an imaginary island comprised of pieces of all the islands you’ve visited and dreamt of visiting.  This is the vision created by Impressões de Várias Ilhas, the third is a triptych of island-themed albums

unitrΔ_Δudio ~ summer somewhere

On a record-breaking 106F/41C afternoon this June, I walked by Carvel Ice Cream and saw something that looked like this album cover: a dairy product that had just given up.  Fortunately, no real ice cream cones were harmed in unitrΔ_Δudio‘s

unitrΔ_Δudio ~ summer somewhere

On a record-breaking 106F/41C afternoon this June, I walked by Carvel Ice Cream and saw something that looked like this album cover: a dairy product that had just given up.  Fortunately, no real ice cream cones were harmed in unitrΔ_Δudio‘s

People Like Us ~ Copia

The magic of a People Like Us album is the juxtaposition of the blissfully nostalgic with the eerie.

People Like Us ~ Copia

The magic of a People Like Us album is the juxtaposition of the blissfully nostalgic with the eerie.

Mary Pedicini and Asher Levitas ~ I Wish We Could Tell You Everything

You stare into a reflective pool. Everything you think, feel, imagine, or remember is projected into the pool for transmission. An unknown alien species receives your message, with a wealth of others from across humankind. What do you choose to

Mary Pedicini and Asher Levitas ~ I Wish We Could Tell You Everything

You stare into a reflective pool. Everything you think, feel, imagine, or remember is projected into the pool for transmission. An unknown alien species receives your message, with a wealth of others from across humankind. What do you choose to

Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante

Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes

Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante

Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes

Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent

Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea.  This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new

Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent

Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea.  This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new