Reviews of Self-Released Titles

Part of me thinks they could have achieved the same status that Dead Artist Syndrome and Lifesavers Underground now enjoy in Christian circles.

The perfect soundtrack for summer days where you just want to lie down and watch the clouds float by.

The dream pop trio creates the sweetest sounding existential angst you’re ever likely to hear.

This remarkably strong debut is filled with simple-yet-affecting tales of love at its best and worst, all wrapped in gorgeous pop arrangements.

This ambient reimagining breaks down Vangelis’ original score and weaves it back together in new, intriguing ways.

Tholen’s first album in four years finds him pondering marriage, being an artist, and the mysteries of God’s divine will.

Evocative ambient music with hints of nocturnal mystery and intrigue.

Subdued, empathetic music for those times when you need a thoughtful, comforting presence in the room.

Some of the enigmatic vaporwave producer’s funnest, and funkiest, music to date.

Kiriyama Family’s soulful pop definitely has a retro sense about it, but it’s far more than just a nostalgic retread.

While certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, I consider this one of 2017’s most fascinating and compelling albums.

Sorrow Plagues’s blend of black metal and shoegaze contains a few sonic surprises along the way.

The Romanian trio will beat you down one massive riff at a time, but they’ll also build you back up, stronger than before.

This gorgeous space-themed EP blends metal and shoegaze to stunning effect.

It’s easy to let yourself get swallowed up by the trio’s dark, chilly music.

The Pennsylvania trio create lush, evocative dream pop that might fly under the radar of most.

Amir Abbey creates an atmosphere full of grandeur and majesty shadowed by melancholy.

An enjoyable collection of odds and ends that explore different facets of the C418 sound.

A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it’s somewhat hampered by some muddled production.

Light, airy vaporwave that moves as smoothly as clouds across the face of a perfect blue sky.