Matthew Barnes’ work as Forest Swords is definitely an acquired taste. It’s not music you’d ever play at a party, and little of it is pretty or even pleasant. The Album Reviews
Forest Swords
Compassion
May 26th, 2017 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Matthew Barnes’ work as Forest Swords is definitely an acquired taste. It’s not music you’d ever play at a party, and little of it is pretty or even pleasant. The
Wooden Wand
Clipper Ship
May 25th, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
To call James Jackson Toth prolific is an understatement. A brief glance at his catalog shows a body of work that may seem daunting to anyone who
Mew
Visuals
May 22nd, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
While change is inevitable—especially over the course of 20 years—Danish band Mew had its hand forced when founding guitarist Bo Madsen left in 2015
Mark Lanegan Band
Gargoyle
May 18th, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
No disrespect, but who would have thought that Screaming Trees alumnus Mark Lanegan would turn out to be the versatile journeyman he’s become
Actress
AZD
May 16th, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
For too long in America, electronic music has been boiled down to either fist-in-the-air Day-Glo EDM, or more broadly what’s commonly labeled as
Black Lips
Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?
May 11th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
For most of their career, the Black Lips have been anything but tepid. Over the course of six solid albums ranging from their raw self-titled 2003 debut
Slowdive
Slowdive
May 7th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »
Of all the bands of the shoegaze era, Slowdive was the one that seemed to never quite live up to its full potential. Sure, records like the band’s sophomore
Wall
Untitled
April 28th, 2017 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Wall is not the first band to break up before its first album ever saw the light of day. The Modern Lovers are perhaps the most notable band whose debut was
Moon Duo
Occult Architecture Vol. 2
April 24th, 2017 | by Jamie Pietras | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Moon Duo’s second volume of Occult Architecture is awash with the same electro-psych space grooves that marked the first, released in February.
The Mavericks
Brand New Day
April 17th, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Although The Mavericks have been slotted in the country category for the majority of their existence, the Floridian band’s sound has always been more