Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

The band’s 1987 magnum opus is a dark, haunting album that still captivates after more than three decades.

Knight Sabers’ future funk is the perfect music for relaxing after a hard day of fighting rogue mecha on the streets of Mega Tokyo.

Donny Cates and Tradd Moore have delivered an epic Silver Surfer tale that looks unlike anything else out there.

If you’re a fan of ethereal guitars, icy synths, Cure-ish basslines, and haunting vocals, then this is your new favorite EP.

This is music for ambling through wide open spaces that aren’t encumbered by the detritus of urban sprawl.

This four-hour collection of improvised ambient/electronic music is as spacious and expansive as its cosmic cover art suggests.

Originally released in 1997, these eight ambient pieces put much of modern dungeon synth music to shame.

I’m ready to be done with the Skywalkers and their saga.

The Moscow shoegazers return with ten tracks of brilliant shoegaze that’s hampered only somewhat by a muddy mix.

Hanson’s dulcimer often takes the lead in these songs, but in ways that are consistently beguiling.

Filled with stunning artwork and a trippy-yet-emotional storyline, Black Science is a top-shelf sci-fi adventure.

A dreamy, contemplative release existing at the liminal space between synthwave and vaporwave.

Ogre’s latest EP pays tribute to the world — and soundtrack — of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.

Polly Fae’s latest album is full of dark, haunting dreampop that’s the perfect soundtrack for autumn evenings.

This 1993 rapcore album is an artifact from a fascinating period in Christian music.

Produced by Fine China’s Rob Withem, this 5-song EP is an excellent introduction to Josh Dooley’s dreamy indie-pop.

Mark Brend’s debut novel is reminiscent of Haruki Murakami, if Murakami wrote about the drizzly British countryside.

The Swedish duo evoke the universe’s vastness with a spell-binding blend of metal, shoegaze, goth, ambient, and electronica.

That Star Wars-themed Chrindie funk band that you’d always heard about gets reissued.

It’s been a long time since I’ve disliked a novel as much as this one.