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Stream: Deafheaven- “Violet” (Edit) Last year, I was loving this demo from the West Coast metal outfit Deafheaven. I even donated some money for the tunes. I’m not completely psyched to hear that they’ve got a new LP out on Deathwish this week. Hear an edit of one
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It’s been five years since New Orleans’ Belong released their full-length debut via Carpark Records. Common Era is the new album, and Kranky is the new label. In regards to the song above, “A Walk,” I want to say this music feels like an eternity–but I mean that
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Spirit Spine is the home-recorded journey through the outsider sounds of psychedelia, kraut rock, ambient music, minimalism, and dream pop. The sounds on “Ocean of Sand” sort of remind me of Parts & Labor’s previous album Receivers, but this project’s influences run much deeper than that–just look
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Peaking Lights, Indra Dunis and Aaron Coyes, have a new LP out via Not Not Fun titled 936. Coyes skills with a soldering iron with the haunting vocals of Dunis. have added up into some lovely, dub-laced dream pop worth listening to while taking a midnight drive down a deserted
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Tim Hecker’s latest album is a barren wasteland of forgotten sounds. It’s music you can truly wander through. Some tracks do feel a little short of breath, sadly, but there are many more standouts here than there are duds. It’s another strong piece of material in the
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Six Organs of Admittance, a.k.a. guitarist and songwriter Ben Chasny, exists at a unique stylistic crossroads where acoustic folk and indie psych merge. After 2009’s sonically dense Luminous Night, Chasny has come back to a very comfortable, albeit creative place. Asleep On The Floodplain, his latest LP
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Colin Stetson’s latest album redefines the saxophone in an avant-garde context. His drones, motifs, and highly technical sax runs are undeniably gripping and beautiful. Not every piece here may sound completely fleshed out, but the technical ability shown throughout the album is more than enough to distract from that
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Nicolas Jaar’s debut LP is a dark exercise in bleak dance beats, sound collages, and ambient interludes. Though the album doesn’t come off with a clear intent, Space Is Only Noise makes for a really heady and beautiful listen. What makes this album attractive isn’t exactly obvious
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When it comes to black metal, Vreid’s V is as melodic and thrashy as they come. It’s actually difficult to simply call it a black metal album. The production is fantastic, and the musicianship is impressive during a lot of the solos, too. The issue I’m having
Album Reviews
Panda Bear- Tomboy
I enjoy Animal Collective as much as the next guy, which is why I’m baffled by this album failing to translate in any sort of major enjoyment to me. I have to admit I kind of saw this coming, though. Many of these tracks were released on singles before