6/10
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While the songwriting isn’t amazing, Mutilator Defeated is easily the Oh Sees most diverse and high fidelity record in a while.
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Hot Chip embraces house music and takes some vocal risks on their new record.
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While I enjoy the creepy, subdued style of New York City rapper Ka, this new collaborative project with producer Preservation doesn’t seem to push his artistic vision beyond his last few projects. Nor does it capitalize fully on the Manchurian Candidate references.
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Cali alternative metal band Faith No More drops a comeback record.
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Jack of all musical trades Jim O’Rourke makes a colorfully arranged return to pop music with Simple Songs.
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Blanck Mass’ sophomore LP takes the noisy, texture, drone-laced production of Fuck Buttons, and lays it against a varied series of electronic music styles.
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Electronic music producer Holly Herndon’s latest release here is an expansion of the glitchy and abstract ideas on her last album, tossing some art pop tracks into the mix in the process.
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Singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth, lets the instrumental floodgates break on his latest album.
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A Danish experimental rock band with connections to underground music acts such as Iceage, Vår, Lower, and Sexdrome makes their Sacred Bones Records debut.
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Super producer Tom Jenkinson releases a series of glitched and overwhelming takes on drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep, and more.
