Music Reviews
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Pete Swanson Punk Authority EP
On his latest EP, Pete Swanson reaches into the abyss of wayward electronic noises and pulls out perhaps his most bizarre effort to date. But does this necessarily correlate with an enjoyable listening experience?
Andrew Ciraulo feels woozy and needs to lay down... -
William Tyler Impossible Truth
After years of playing with fellow alt-country bands Lambchop and Silver Jews, the Nashville native's second solo album serves as the folk soundtrack to an interstate drive down old route 66, encapsulating a love of the West and the country spirit.
Carlos Villarreal reviews... -
CHVRCHES Recover EP
The Glaswegian outfit's debut can be best described as synth-pop, maybe electro-pop, but definitely and inexplicably not derivative of the 80s style they’ve magically transformed.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews... -
Various Artists Way To Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake
Go ahead Mr. Purist, I dare you not to like it.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Julian Lynch Lines
The experimental-leaning New Jersey native embraces ambient folk compositions while continuing to flesh out the improvisational pulse of jazz.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Golden Grrrls Golden Grrrls
The Glaswegian bedroom trio step into a jangly, out of key debut that epitomizes twee and indie pop.
Gabbie Nirenburg reviews... -
Ensemble Pearl Ensemble Pearl
Members of Sunn O))), Boris, The Sweet Hereafter and Ghost consider Earth’s millennial progressions and try them on for size, volume and density.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Indians Somewhere Else
Synth-pop and Indie-folk meet on the debut from Danish group Indians.
David John Wood wishes he was somewhere else... -
Fear of Men Early Fragments
How do you sound bored without sounding bored?
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter at the Feast
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are back with their 7th LP, and although the band's blueprint remains the same, there's a definite air of sophistication to the textured, blues-rock nucleus.
Carl Purvis reviews...
