On his latest full-length, Philly singer-songwriter Kurt Vile shows more ambition through his approach to psychedelic folk with longer songs, detailed instrumentation, and sublime production. WATCH THE REVIEW
On its latest full-length effort, Phosphorescent’s Americana tunes are sounding more mellow than ever due to some incredibly smooth, reverbed production. WATCH THE REVIEW
Sweden’s Ghost returns with a new full-length that’s loaded with glitzy production, more details, and longer tracks. It’s the tunes that end up getting lost in translation much of the time. WATCH THE REVIEW
A group of quick, cursory reviews and mentions of some songs and albums that I wanted to talk about for the past week, but didn’t get a chance to. So, they have wound up in this video. WATCH THE REVIEWS
Swedish punks Makthaverskan go a wee bit jangle pop on this sophomore album of theirs, and the results are pretty catchy. WATCH THE REVIEW
On their latest full-length, The Flaming Lips bring vivid sounds and a strong aesthetic, but don’t offer the songs, execution, or variety to back it up. WATCH THE REVIEW
Though Bring Me The Horizon comes off as being more ambitious than your average metalcore act out there today, too many of their songs are still bogged down in average riffing and melodramatic lyrics that are really too vague for the listener to draw any specific emotional connections. WATCH THE
On the Knife’s latest full-length, the Swedish electronic music duo goes absolutely insane with a 98 minute album that features a ton of long, linear art pop tracks that overload the senses and challenge expectations. WATCH THE REVIEW
The Belgian experimental rock outfit The Black Heart Procession has a pretty impressive sophomore record on their hands. WATCH THE REVIEW
Tyler, The Creator returns from 2011’s Goblin with a much more ambitious and worthwhile effort.
