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The Rolling Stones
Blue & Lonesome

December 22nd, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome At this point in the game, it would be fair to assume that The Rolling Stones weren’t that concerned about putting out another album. The past few years have

Nouvelle Vague
I Could Be Happy

December 20th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Nouvelle Vague I Could Be Happy It’s been 12 years since French production duo Marc Collins and Olivier Libaux first partnered with a handful of vocalists under the name of Nouvelle

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December 8th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

E E At some point the term “supergroup” got abused. As a result of too many groups who fell short of actually being super using the term or simply through overuse

Psychic TV
Alienist

November 30th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Psychic TV Alienist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge’s long-running Psychic TV collective indulges and tweaks its classicist tendencies with their latest report from drilling into

Bobby Kapp and Matthew Shipp
Cactus

November 7th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Bobby Kapp and Matthew Shipp Cactus Pianist Matthew Shipp has been a cornerstone of modern free jazz for decades. Drummer Bobby Kapp is less well known, but since a flurry of activity

Kool Keith
Feature Magnetic

October 24th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Kool Keith Feature Magnetic I’d been thinking a lot about Kool Keith not long before this record arrived, having recently revisited The Fat of the Land, The Prodigy’s bombastic 1997 release

Ultimate Painting
Dusk

October 7th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Ultimate Painting Dusk Jack Cooper and James Hoare, the duo comprising Ultimate Painting, call a bustling neighborhood in North London home. It’s where they exist, where

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Real Enemies

October 6th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Darcy James Argue’s Secret SocietyReal Enemies With Real Enemies, composer/conductor Darcy James Argue uses his big band, Secret Society, to peel back the layers of modern

Pixies
Head Carrier

September 27th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »

Pixies Head Carrier It gets me every single time. I’m conscious of the pattern, and yet when I’m in its clutches, I convince myself that for some reason this time is different. When I

Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart
Everything Is No Thing

September 21st, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart Everything Is No Thing After working on Public Image Limited’s first two albums (1978’s First Issue and 1979’s Metal Box), Jah Wobble left the band and