“Music” Archives

Book of Canada is a fine album and it shows Fonograph at their best.

The title track blends acoustic guitars, turntables, Middle Eastern flutes, and fragile female vocals in a dark, hypnotic manner.

Josh Ritter reminds me of that shard of a real person I might have been when I wasn’t trying to be cool.

I’ve listened to this CD many times, hoping to discover something that would make it all click, but to no avail.

This is country-folk music fresh from the fields, still crusted in dirt and sweat from a day’s hard work.

Maduro’s music has plenty of room for development, but this EP proves he’s got a solid foundation.

There’s a breathtaking quality to these songs, a sort of wonder that only comes when a band is more concerned with aesthetics than academics.

It’s good stuff, but it ain’t worth $80.

Each unnamed track is slow and purposeful, solid and often quite beautiful.

They’ve really created a beautiful piece here that manages to be sparse and minimal while remaining emotional and moving.

It’s a beautiful work, glittering with ice and chilly atmospheres.

Low plays each song in a very deliberate manner, as if each song survives from one chord or brushstroke to the next.

I would even hazard to say that Low’s music isn’t really experienced until you see them live.

Some tracks may leave the new listener bewildered, but I challenge anyone to not find the beauty ultimately contained in these recordings.

Low sticks to their tried and true formula of playing the most sedate pop music one can imagine.

Perfect music for when you just want to be alone, the lights turned down, while the world rushes around you.

They make me remember 1993 when Juliana Hatfield was queen of alternative music and Evan Dando its crown prince.