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Nosaj Thing
Fated

June 24th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Nosaj Thing Fated Jason Chung, a.k.a. Nosaj Thing, has a knack for confounding listeners by stacking up a handful of straightforward sounds, then giving them the

Rachel Grimes
The Clearing

June 22nd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Rachel Grimes The Clearing It would be a disservice to the work she’s created in the past to pick through Rachel Grimes’ most recent record, the aptly named The Clearing, without first

Faith No More
Sol Invictus

June 18th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Faith No More Sol Invictus At this point, band reunions seem more inevitable than surprising. Yet there are some bands where, in the words of Big Daddy Kane, “you’d sooner see the Pink

Built to Spill
Untethered Moon

June 12th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Built to Spill Untethered Moon There's a constant debate among my music snob peers as to whether our '90s obsessions—Pavement, GBV, Olivia Tremor Control, Bjork—will stand the test

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Quarters

June 11th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Quarters Cloaking their output in a black-lit, by-the-power-of-Grey-Skull aesthetic, Australian ensemble King Gizzard & The Lizard

NOW Ensemble
Dreamfall

June 10th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »

NOW Ensemble Dreamfall For the 10 years of its existence, NOW Ensemble—Sara Budde (clarinet and bass clarinet), Logan Cole (double bass), Michael Mizrahi (piano)

Roisin Murphy
Hairless Toys

June 3rd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Roisin Murphy Hairless Toys “Unpredictability” seems to be the quality least appreciated when it comes to pop stars, even though it’s only a slight twist to change “unpredictable”

Surfer Blood
1000 Palms

June 2nd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Surfer Blood 1000 Palms Even with the accelerated lifespan of a band these days, Surfer Blood has had quite the rollercoaster ride. From playing dive bars in support of their debut to

Motobunny
Motobunny

May 26th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Motobunny Motobunny Motobunny's eponymous debut conjures a landscape dotted with throwback biker references and allusions to the garage-punk scene from which most of its

The Tallest Man on Earth
Dark Bird Is Home

May 19th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Tallest Man on Earth Dark Bird Is Home It’s possible to pinpoint the moment when Kristian Matsson, the man who records under the alias of The Tallest Man on Earth, started to expand his