With a heady mix of animal aggression and technical precision, Ape Machine's music carries an organic depth and warmth rarely heard since the time of rock's glorious early years...
The Svelteness of Boogietude is his debut on Thrill Jockey and Bryon Coley (from whom he aquired the Brother JT moniker) called it his "most oustanding effort yet". The album is a...
Sprawling Melbourne psych-rock five- piece Beaches return with second album She Beats. Their self-titled debut emerged on Mistletone Records in 2008, making the Australian Music...
An absorbing look at Ariel Rosenberg's early musique concrète epic. "As with stored memories one has acquired early in life, Thrash and Burn survives for me less as a finished...
With an assuredly illuminated artistic vision, George Washington Brown continues to have an impact on the music of our times.
Howdy. This new double album by The Bevis Frond is a good one. Genre: rock. Enjoy! The Bevis Frond – White Numbers Filed under: 2013, Rock
La Musique Numerique is the second full-length record from Los Angeles/London electro soul duo AM & Shawn Lee. Drawing heavily on late '70s French library, '80s Italo Disco, and...
Hey. From a very recent Spotify update: the new album by AM & Shawn Lee. Genre: electronic/soul. Enjoy! (US version here.) AM & Shawn Lee – La Musique Numerique Filed under: 2013...
For a great number of heavy metal fans, the career trajectory of Linkoping, Sweden's Ghost (or Ghost B.C. if you live in North America), has been one of the most exciting things...
Despite the emotional lyrics and unique sound that High Tide brings, Still Rising is more like “slightly sinking”. At times High Tide gives the listener some really strong riffs...
It's a comparison that Rainbow Arabia are probably sick of, but there's no way of around it: they sound quite like The Knife. It's not just the way that, in certain breathless...
Bradford Cox has long maintained that music is for all intents and purposes his boyfriend. Often classifying himself as asexual, he's asserted that a relationship would convolute...
Deerhunter set up uncharacteristically straightforward confines only to mock their self-set boundaries from within.
Grandiose indie provocateurs get "accessible" in their usual bizarre, polarizing, glorious way.
Good morning friends. The new Deerhunter album, added for most users yesterday, has now been added all over Europe. Genre: experimental rock. Enjoy! Deerhunter – Monomania Filed...
Before I begin this review, I’d like to file a professional complaint against the members of Deerhunter, Deer Tick, and Deerhoof. There are too many of you. Figure it out, guys...
Deerhunter are one of those very fortunate indie rock bands who have managed to achieve a surprising amount of critical and popular consensus. I would imagine that, when all is...
Fain turbo-boosts vintage British folk-rock templates, with muscular, mesmerising results that will have fans of Midlake, Arbouretum and Dungen howling with pleasure.
Upon realising that Wolf People's riff-heavy folk rock has certainly not beam beamed in from the murkiest corners of the 70s, one must surely ask themselves - is this mere...
Hey. The sweet new album by Wolf People was just added to Spotify (for me). Genre: psychedelic rock. Enjoy! (US release date is tomorrow.) Wolf People – Fain Filed under: 2013...
"Shuggie Otis should have been a West Coast superstar, a genius, a musical wizard of the highest order." – Patrick Forge. Back in 1971, the Los Angeles son of blues legend Johnny...
Hello. It’s time for one of my rare late night blog posts. The latest album by White Fence was added to Spotify yesterday. Genre: psychedelic pop. Read this review and enjoy...
Hey. Let’s start this Friday with the dark and intense latest album by Terra Tenebrosa. Genre: post-metal. Enjoy! (Thanks to a reader for the tip!) (Version for non-Nordic users...
Barn Owl has always specialized in devotional darkness, pushing desert rock into previously unexplored, murky territories. V marks a shift in approach for the duo of Jon Porras...
Good evening. From last week: the new album by Barn Owl. Genre: ambient/electronic/drone. Enjoy! Barn Owl – V Filed under: 2013, Electronic
In a non-trivial sense, scrutinizing an ambient album like Barn Owl's latest, V, along the lines of traditional music criticism goes against the grain of the music itself, which...
In The Marrow is the long-awaited third album from Athens, GA psychedelic rock band, Dead Confederate. The album was recorded in Athens by legendary producer / engineer David...
Morning. It’s going to be a mighty hot day where I live. Maybe the latest album by Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats can cool me down? Genre: psychedelic rock/doom metal. Enjoy! Uncle...
As the recordings began to circulate so too did the rumours. Some said these two mysterious volumes, Vol.1 and Blood Lust were dug up from the ruins of an old abandoned barn...
Another year, another new album from Thee Oh Sees. Wasn’t it just yesterday that I reviewed their last LP, the excellent Putrifiers II? Really, not all that much has changed in...
Evening. The explosive new album by Thee Oh Sees is another keeper. This has been a great music week so far. Genre: garage rock. Enjoy! (Oh, and this is recommended listening...
It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything from Phutureprimitive. He’s always been one of my favorites with his smooth, gorgeous signature sound. He always manages to...
"Heavy Mental" psych rockers Blaak Heat Shujaa will release their sophomore LP The Edge of an Era . The follow up to the Los Angeles trio's critically acclaimed Tee Pee debut EP...
Good evening. The new album by psychedelic rock band The Black Angels was added to Spotify earlier this week. Read some mostly positive reviews and enjoy! (US version here.) The...
Hey. Let’s start the day with some ambient/shoegaze. From a recent Spotify update: the new album by Implodes. Enjoy! (One review here.) Implodes – Recurring Dream Filed under...
A colourful, warm and optimistic fifth album, from the Philadelphia man and War on Drugs founder member.
On Wakin on a Pretty Daze, the tension between self-consciousness and bliss permeates every aspect of every song. More
A man out of time, Kurt Vile is a songwriter in a classic mould. Each release improving on the last, 2008's Constant Hitmaker and 2009's Matador debut Childish Prodigy served to...
Transcendent, easy-living anthems prove how much effort effortlessness really takes
Hello. The well-received new album by singer-songwriter Kurt Vile is now available worldwide. Enjoy! Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze Filed under: 2013, Singer-songwriter
Born and raised in Niger, in and around the northern city of Agadez, Bombino is a member of the Tuareg Ifoghas tribe,a nomadic people descended from the Berbers of North Africa...