Canadian music producer Tim Hecker returns with a stunning collection of tracks that make for some of the most beautiful music I’ve heard this year.
Scottish synth pop trio CHVRCHES might have some really hot singles, but the rest of their debut album is a little hit or miss for me.
As Fuzz, Ty Segall and Charlie Moothart bring the incredibly high level of distortion and energy you’d expect from a Ty-affiliated album. However, there are a slew of different factors keeping this record from sticking out in Ty’s ever-growing discography: production, songwriting, vocals. All of these things keep
Pusha T, Virginia rapper and one half of the famed hip hop duo Clipse, released some pretty potent singles before the drop of his new album here; however, the final product seems to be cut with a handful of weak tracks.
of Montreal’s latest record sees the band stripping things back to some pretty base instrumentation, resulting in a sound that’s pretty similar to the band’s early work. However, Kevin Barnes proves he’s still a pretty manic songwriter, consistently delivering wordy, witty, and intense lyrics in his
As Darkside, Nicolas Jaar and David Harrington explore the commonalities between subtle electronics and rock grooves. It’s actually a pretty fantastic marriage!
The Industrially tinged noise rock act Haunted Horses has come through with one of the heaviest and overwhelming records I’ve heard in this genre in 2013.
Not only is Lorde’s debut album incredibly enjoyable from a melodic and lyrical standpoint, but this New Zealand singer-songwriter has shown some incredible promise at a very young age.
Daniel Lopatin’s latest full-length sees him stepping away from the extreme sampling that made 2011’s Replica so thrilling. Instead, he rests on his passion for tightly sequenced synths, and there are some somewhat engaging results.
It’s been 17 years since Mazzy Star’s last record, and the famed dream pop band sounds just like they did so long ago.
