“Music” Archives
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Data Is Not Information by Frantic Mantis (Review)
The album’s goofiness undercuts the band’s attempts to explore deeper, more relevant themes.Caustic Light EP by Off The Sky (Review)
It’s one thing for dreams to inspire music, but quite another for music to inspire a dream while you’re still awake.Flowby by Hush Collector (Review)
Hush Collector has built for themselves a very solid foundation, and hopefully, it’s just a sign of even better things to come.The Ministry of Archers by Joy Electric (Review)
The Ministry of Archers feels like a throwback to past Joy Electric efforts like We Are The Music Makers and Five Stars For Failures.Too Tall To Hide by Halloween, Alaska (Review)
A gentle and thoughtfully ambient sound that always seems to remain a welcome and warming listen.Not Them You by Lake Trout (Review)
Lake Trout shatters through the obvious comparisons, attaining a lofty sound all their own.Elena by Puerto Muerto (Review)
This could’ve been a compelling EP but it’s an overlong and thinly-stretched full-length.Songs of Muerto County by Puerto Muerto (Review)
Intended as a soundtrack for one of the most (in)famous exploitation films of all time, there’s very little that feels exploitative about this.Selections From Europe 2005 by Dead Can Dance (Review)
Listening to these recordings, you get a real sense of just how overwhelming this group must be to experience live.Designed for Reading by The Sound Gallery (Review)
Designed for Reading retains a consistent cinematic feel, full of dramatic drones, haunting vocal pieces, and dark slabs of ambience.Are You A Dreamer? by Denison Witmer (Review)
There’s a confidence, a security that comes across in his music that is terribly comforting.The Lost You EP by Hood (Review)
Hood’s music, even in EP form, is as mercurial and affecting as ever, while still managing to hint at exciting things that may come.England Fallen Over EP by Epic45 (Review)
Epic45 belongs to a small cadre of bands that, for the purposes of this review, I am going to term “nostalgists.”Instruments of Science and Technology by Instruments Of Science And Technology (Review)
A fascinating extension of Richard Swift’s musical talent.The Structure of a Precise Fashion by History Invades (Review)
For all of the band’s angst-ridden vocals and explosive song dynamics, it never really gets the blood flowing.Seven Winters by Various Artists (Review)
A nice compilation that shows off the Japanese shoegaze scene.