Reviews
Vår No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers
Featuring members of Danish punk bands Iceage, Sexdrome, and Lower, Vår's debut album combine industrial, post-punk, and synth-pop influences to craft an album of bleak, goth-tinged romance.
No one writes music reviews quite like Peter Quinton...
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
There's certainly been a substantial amount of hype for the latest Daft Punk album, but does it live up to the nearly monolithic expectation that its marketing campaign has built up?
Andrew Ciraulo briefly departs the dance floor to bring you this review...
The Veils Time Stays, We Go
The Veils get serious on their fourth full length, but does it work?
John Grimley thinks time probably doesn't stay too long...
Sam Amidon Bright Sunny South
Enlisting venerable engineer Jerry Boys, the London-based folk singer-songwriter's deeply felt effort continues his tradition of altering old folk songs with a jazzy, melancholic elegance.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...Features
The Knife: ‘Live’ at The Roundhouse, London 8/5/13
Last Wednesday, Swedish electronica act The Knife played only their second London show, and needless to say expectations were high. Whether they were met with the camp conceptual folly that the duo presented is up for debate.
Mark Davison is still more than a bit bewildered by the experience...
The No RipCast: Volume 18
In a re-launched pod format, the team debate politics, vaporwave, African beats, hip-hop mixtapes, albums that aren't really albums, and more.
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Reviews
Upstream Color (Shane Carruth)
A romantic and poetic nightmare, the film ravishingly traces a cycle of abuse, disconnect, and redemption to nature.
Grant Phipps plunges into...