Sep 29, 2016 In Rotation: Makeup & Vanity Set, C418, Secret Pyramid, Dungen & American Football (Review) Ominous synth music, playful electronica, beautiful dark ambient, Swedish psych-rock instrumentals, and elegant emo.
Sep 23, 2016 Exploring the Strange, Otherworldly Sounds of Oklahoma’s Unknown Tone Records (Review) There’s some very weird music to be found in Unknown Tone’s catalog, but that same music is frequently beautiful and intriguing as well.
Sep 10, 2016 Dream Catalogue Bids You Enter the Dreambox This one-time limited release will feature ten albums that have received the most requests for a cassette release.
Sep 9, 2016 Posh Lost’s Wonderfully Gloomy Debut Is More Than Just Musical Nostalgia (Review) Yes, this Minnesota quintet sounds a LOT like Joy Division but their self-assured music ultimately transcends such easy comparisons.
Aug 25, 2016 The Midnight’s Endless Summer is 2016’s Greatest ’80s Soundtrack (Review) The Midnight’s take on ’80s pop is packed with synthesizer goodness — and blazing guitar and sax solos galore.
Aug 13, 2016 Stranger Things, Volume 1 by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (Review) Dixon and Stein have composed a rich, evocative score that brings the world of “Stranger Things” to life all on its own.
Aug 11, 2016 Infinity Shred Prepares to Travel the Long Distance The album’s first single is accompanied by a post-apocalyptic skateboarding video… because why not?
Aug 7, 2016 Serenity by Bvdub (Review) Bvdub’s music is euphoric enough for any discothèque but its true appeal lies in its moody, contemplative aspect.
Aug 4, 2016 Rain Temple by 2814 (Review) Though created by two vaporwave luminaries, this album’s best moments transcend that genre’s aesthetics.
Aug 2, 2016 Google Play Music Has What I’ve Been Looking for Since Rdio Died If you miss the way Rdio’s queue worked, Google Play Music has you covered.
Jul 29, 2016 If You Liked Stranger Things Then Check Out S U R V I V E’s New Single Fans of Makeup & Vanity Set, Perturbator, and Sinoia Caves will almost certainly dig this ’80s-influenced synthesizer music.
Jul 5, 2016 Slow by Starflyer 59 (Review) For over two decades, Jason Martin’s “blue collar” approach to music has resulted in an impressively reliable discography.
Jun 21, 2016 July Skies in Concert (Cafe Oto, London, June 4, 2016) Antony Harding’s ephemeral music holds up pretty well in a live setting.
Jun 15, 2016 The Church Needs Music That’s More Than Just “Positive and Encouraging” If the Bible has room for Job, Psalm 88, and Lamentations, then the Church’s music should have room for such content, too.
Jun 10, 2016 Even After 15 Years of Silence, Lift to Experience Can Still Destroy Everything Suffice to say, I’m very jealous of those lucky souls who saw any instance of the reformed Lift to Experience.
May 26, 2016 Handful of Snowdrops Cover Clan of Xymox’s “Back Door” The classic 4AD song gets a modern update that highlights everything good about it.
May 25, 2016 Listen to a Clip From Lift to Experience’s Remastered Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads The ‘Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads’ remaster will be released this fall.
May 23, 2016 Slow City by Liz Janes (Review) A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it’s somewhat hampered by some muddled production.
May 21, 2016 Atmospheres 第1 by Eco Virtual (Review) Light, airy vaporwave that moves as smoothly as clouds across the face of a perfect blue sky.
May 21, 2016 Birth of a New Day by 2814 (Review) These blurry, murky tracks possess an exotic, sensual aspect akin to Wong Kar-wai’s movies.