“Music” Archives

A welcome shot in the arm for the world of intelligent metal.

Deerhoof’s experimentation often seems to serve no other purpose than to show off that the band can, indeed, experiment.

Those expecting to hear the pastoral soundscapes that Hood meanders through on their albums might be a bit surprised.

Loss of a Child have yet to arrive at a sound that conveys the power they’re straining so hard to communicate.

A solid debut whose restraint leaves the listener wanting more — in a very good way.

Jorge’s songs pirouette on the edge of an abyss, her delicate voice seemingly quite outmatched by the long, dark night of the soul that she faces.

You’re struck by the thought that perhaps some higher power had always intended for the components to be mashed together.

A vital collection of everything that’s beautiful and evocative in the group’s spooky, forlorn music.

Aerial Days is full of tiny shimmering moments of beauty.

Every single note, melody, and beat on So This Is Goodbye has been streamlined and polished as much as possible.

The self-described “world’s only indie stadium band” deliver an album that’s as bombastic as it is sincere.

I’ve heard most of the songs on here before, countless times. But I had never heard them like this, in such a sublime context.

Richter’s music is perfectly suited to the themes of loss, nostalgia, and alienation that permeate Haruki Murakami’s work.

There’s a rawness and youthful recklessness that never fails to render their music beguiling, even at its loudest and most abrasive.

A tribute to an old computer, the five long tracks that make up this disc are elegiac and gorgeous.

Rough around the edges but still full of lovely textures in which to lose yourself.