Peals ~ Honey
Credit the good folks at Thrill Jockey for bringing this release the attention it deserves; Honey is exactly what we need in our tea. Peals‘ album was initially released in 2016, but never properly submitted, which is how we missed it. Turns
Peals ~ Honey
Credit the good folks at Thrill Jockey for bringing this release the attention it deserves; Honey is exactly what we need in our tea. Peals‘ album was initially released in 2016, but never properly submitted, which is how we missed it. Turns
Grapefruit ~ Light Fronds
Who could resist a psychedelic synth album about grapefruit? Certainly not us, during these steamy summer months in which a grapefruit can help prevent scurvy and a grapefruit-infused beer can stave off thirst. The Lite-Brite tone of this tape drew
Grapefruit ~ Light Fronds
Who could resist a psychedelic synth album about grapefruit? Certainly not us, during these steamy summer months in which a grapefruit can help prevent scurvy and a grapefruit-infused beer can stave off thirst. The Lite-Brite tone of this tape drew
Less Bells ~ Mourning Jewelry
Mourning Jewelry is a stunningly gorgeous album; during the cavalcade of submissions we’ve had this summer, it’s the one record that stayed on repeat. The music is adaptable to any situation. It can occupy the foreground or fade into the background;
Less Bells ~ Mourning Jewelry
Mourning Jewelry is a stunningly gorgeous album; during the cavalcade of submissions we’ve had this summer, it’s the one record that stayed on repeat. The music is adaptable to any situation. It can occupy the foreground or fade into the background;
Simon de Beer ~ Caffeine Eulogy
Caffeine Eulogy is proof positive that a catchy cover and an appealing sound will draw our attention even when the release is short. As a coffee drinker, I was instantly drawn to Simon de Beer‘s EP, and as de Beer was
Simon de Beer ~ Caffeine Eulogy
Caffeine Eulogy is proof positive that a catchy cover and an appealing sound will draw our attention even when the release is short. As a coffee drinker, I was instantly drawn to Simon de Beer‘s EP, and as de Beer was
Summer Days / Wishing the Clouds Away with rocomoco, The Hidden and the Cast of Aviary Bridge
After four years and 124 releases, it took a 12-minute EP to draw our attention to the incredible Aviary Bridge label. This is one of our favorite discoveries, and now we’re hooked. (Of course, saying that we “discovered” the label
Summer Days / Wishing the Clouds Away with rocomoco, The Hidden and the Cast of Aviary Bridge
After four years and 124 releases, it took a 12-minute EP to draw our attention to the incredible Aviary Bridge label. This is one of our favorite discoveries, and now we’re hooked. (Of course, saying that we “discovered” the label
Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf ~ Big Other
On the surface, everything about Big Other screams darkness: the cover, the horror fiction, the admission that the album “is basically a mid-life crisis.” Despite all this, sunlight seeps through a windblown curtain, a cracked blind. Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf is serious yet winking,
Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf ~ Big Other
On the surface, everything about Big Other screams darkness: the cover, the horror fiction, the admission that the album “is basically a mid-life crisis.” Despite all this, sunlight seeps through a windblown curtain, a cracked blind. Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf is serious yet winking,
Maze & Lindholm ~ A River Flowing Home to the Sea
It’s always intrigued me how the indeterminacy and noise of the sea could be so calming to many, while the musical equivalent, whether in the form of an ambient or even noise album, could often elicit a contrary reaction: the
Maze & Lindholm ~ A River Flowing Home to the Sea
It’s always intrigued me how the indeterminacy and noise of the sea could be so calming to many, while the musical equivalent, whether in the form of an ambient or even noise album, could often elicit a contrary reaction: the
Matmos ~ The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form
The new triple album from Matmos is at turns fascinating, confounding, enlightening, humorous, maddening, timely and brilliant. In terms of ambition and scope, it’s one of 2020’s most significant releases. Like it, hate it, think it overblown or too subdued, listeners will
Matmos ~ The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form
The new triple album from Matmos is at turns fascinating, confounding, enlightening, humorous, maddening, timely and brilliant. In terms of ambition and scope, it’s one of 2020’s most significant releases. Like it, hate it, think it overblown or too subdued, listeners will
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