“Music” Archives

More focused and concise then their debut, but still as out there as you’d expect from cLOUDDEAD.

North Via manages to separate themselves from many of the post-rock/instrumental bands that would normally be considered their peers.

Every time I put on the album, I find myself coming under its spell just as surely as when I first listened to it.

From the very first delicate wisps of sound to the last atmospheric that fades over the horizon, The North Shore rarely disappoints.

One of the most original and compelling albums, all artistic obscurity and nonsensical double-speak aside, that I’ve heard in a long time.

With his humility and subtlety, Stevens gets it right where so much of the “praise and worship” music out there gets it so very wrong so much of the time.

Shimmering, beautiful post-rock shot through with darkness and anxiety.

The album’s most affecting moments are certainly its most languid and leisurely.

Cast of Thousands is much deeper and more fully-realized than might be implied by the obvious Radiohead comparison.

It feels rather unfocused and meandering, like the group hit a brick wall after a decade of making the same lovely sounds.

This collection of inventive and brilliant avant pop songs is well worth the price. I only wish it was longer.

What primarily elevates Seqsextend above being just another glitch exercise is that there’s a nigh-living, breathing quality to its songs.

This album is a reminder that no good thing can remain forever, and that we ought not to take them for granted while we have them around.

A microcosm of The Cure’s entire career, highlighting nearly every rise and fall, every stylistic direction, every bold experiment, and every failure the band has ever had.

The Potomac Accord manage to twist a number of post-rock clichés by using piano as a lead instrument.

I was amazed at just how self-congratulatory the entire ceremony felt.

Though not without its flaws, the album has plenty that impresses with breathless creativity and beauty.