reviews
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Siriusmo’s debut LP is a bipolar exploration through the German electronica producer’s psyche. Not to say that he’s crazy, but his music is a little all over the place. This is because Siriusmo has absolutely no interest in appealing to one particular type of electronic music fan.
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Yuck’s latest album is a fun embrace of the sound on classic albums from Dinosaur Jr., Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, and many more artists and bands considered “90s.” While this album is an alright place to visit, it’s hard to exactly describe where you are. That’s
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Toro Y Moi’s latest LP is a noticeable improvement compared to the sketchbook of ideas that made up his last album, Causers of this. Underneath the Pine is loaded with light, pretty arrangements and dancey disco beats. The songwriting and vocals aren’t always standout, though. While the whole
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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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Radiohead’s latest LP is a fan-pleasing piece of work. It’s loaded with beautiful and well-recorded sounds, and even Thom Yorke’s songwriting shows some muscle with moments like “Lotus Flower” and “Separator.” But there’s something that clicks away and eats away at the first half of this
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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
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I don’t really care for Lil B’s latest album. He seems like a nice guy, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
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T,TC’s latest single goes down the same dark road we saw him on in Bastard. His flow and rhymes are better than ever, but I’m still hesitant to jump into the foxhole and start fighting for the future of Odd Future. There’s a ton of potential
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“Airbrushed” will be the first of Anamanaguchi’s 2010 summer singles to get a physical release this March. This ultra-melodic rock anthem is an awesome overload that has to power to make both eyes and smiles to wide. There’s no doubt that these guys are smashing any preconceived notions
