After the dizzying heights reached by 2012's Nocturne—readers with a keen memory for lists may recall it being Under the Radar's album of the year—one could hardly blame Jack...
The Austin trio's new record still packs the same textured musical punch, it just draws from a deeper, more vulnerable source.
After enchanting listeners with their brand of starry-eyed, 80s nostalgia on Gemini and Nocturne, Wild Nothing enter uncharted new territory on the Empty Estate EP. No longer are...
Morning. This new EP by Wild Nothing was added to Spotify with a recent update. Genre: dream pop. Enjoy! (US version here.) (Note: I didn’t write a blog post last night since I...
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...
If you'd never heard a record by It Hugs Back before, the name might suggest an indie-pop band of the twee variety, in thrall to the oeuvre of Sarah Records. Even the title of the...
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...
Good evening. The new EP by Star Horse is a must listen for dream pop aficionados. Enjoy! Star Horse – Lust Filed under: 2013, Pop
Howdy. The new album by Young Galaxy is produced by Dan Lissvik and I really like the sound. Genre: electronic/pop. Read some positive reviews and enjoy! (Version for UK listeners...
After scrapping their first effort, No Joy finally follow-up their debut with an ambitious, eccentric record.
Hi. There was just a Spotify update and here is the new album by No Joy. Genre: shoegaze. Enjoy! (US release date is tomorrow.) No Joy – Wait to Pleasure Filed under: 2013, Rock
Back in 2009, Dubliners John Kowalski and Rian Trench united over a love of film and formed Solar Bears, a musical endeavor titled after a science-fiction film by Andrei Tarkovsky...
Evening. I’ve been busy tonight, but here is the new album by Solar Bears. Genre: electronic/pop/rock. Enjoy! Solar Bears – Supermigration Filed under: 2013, Electronic, Pop, Rock
Montreal’s No Joy are back with “Hare Tarot Lies,” a lighter, brighter take on Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd’s signature lush, mellow sounds. The glistening, echoing new...
Bored Nothing is the brainchild of Melbourne musician Fergus Miller. He's been recording most of his songs at home on a simple four track recorded, combining influences of '90s...
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...
Hi. I must say that I really enjoyed the new album by The Besnard Lakes when I gave it a spin last night. Genre: dream pop. Enjoy! (Reviews here.) The Besnard Lakes – Until In...
Some records don't feel important upon first listen. Sometimes the stars don't align like they're supposed to, sometimes the listener isn't in the right frame of mind, sometimes...
Phoenix’s KNESSET come off sort of like Cut/Copy by way of a Death Cab For Cutie-infused adolescence on their instrumentally competent new track “RVRSE.” As the song’s title may...
The inspiration behind The Man Who Died In His Boat, Liz Harris's latest album as Grouper, merits re-mentioning. As a teenager in Oregon, Harris visited the recent wreck of a...
The Man Who Died in His Boat opens with “6,” a brief cloud of music created from sampled vocals and synthesizers swiveling through a mess of reverb, all of which goes tumbling...
Good evening. Are you in the mood for some enchanting experimental ambient/folk? If yes, please check out the new album by Grouper and enjoy! Grouper – The Man Who Died In His...
Haunting ethereal dream pop from Grouper. A sublime collection of unreleased material recorded at the same time as Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill.
Formerly grouped as Reading Rainbow as a husband and wife duo, the band has recharged now as a four piece for a more 90's guitar driven indie sound. Think of Smashing Pumpkin Gish...
Badwater, the new album by Chicago’s Speck Mountain, can’t accurately be called rock. The band has in the past referred to its own output as “ambient soul”. Badwater, however...
Gliss is a Danish/American three-piece. The best description of the band is late night art pop. They've toured with Glasvegas, The Horrors, The Raveonettes, Editors, BRMC, The...
Hey there. The delicate new album by Gliss, released in the US back in January, was released and added for European listeners today. Genre: dream pop. Enjoy! Gliss – Langsom Dans...
Hello. The excellent new album by Widowspeak was just added to Spotify. Genre: dream pop/shoegaze. Enjoy! (US version here.) Widowspeak – Almanac Filed under: 2013, Pop, Rock
Psychedelically inclined for directionless road-trips; windswept and forlorn for solo, late-night listening; alluring enough for inclusion on romantic mixtapes.
Rarely does a name provide much insight into the philosophy or sound of a musician, but for Moodgadget co-founder Jakub Alexander's ambient work as Heathered Pearls, the moniker...
The album cover art of Loyal depicts a real-life moment of tender affection between Jakub Alexander’s own mother and aunt; it’s the first clue to the warm, intimate experience of...
Jakub Alexander does a lot of different things, which is probably why he's so stressed out. He founded "electronically made music" label Moodgadget, performs A&R for Ghostly...
Murky electronic ambiance from Heathered Pearls on the always brilliant Ghostly label.
The worth of the remix album has been questioned by critics countless times before, but when a band's sound is completely reinvented, as is the case with The Twilight Sad's No One...
That a whole disc of remixes is now even possible is demonstrative of where the band have changed over their short career so far. A listenable, if ultimately superfluous...
School of Seven Bells' 2012 LP Ghostory was loosely structured around the character Lafaye, who finds herself consistently confronted by ghosts, but not of the "boo!" variety. For...
On the opening, titular track of School of Seven Bells’ latest EP, vocalist Alejandra Deheza commands the listener to “Put. Your. Sad. Down.” Upon first listen of the dreamy...
From her first records in the last gasp of the 1990s, the Toledo, Ohio, songwriter Jessica Bailiff carved out her own space. She's collaborated with Dave Pearce of Flying Saucer...
Hey. Here’s another stellar album that for unknown reasons slipped under my radar when it was released last month. Jessica Bailiff is a singer-songwriter with a shoegaze/post-rock...