Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

The band’s first release in a dozen years boasts a heavier, more expansive sound.

Inspired by classic horror soundtracks and ’70s educational films, Young Hierophant crafts otherworldly (yet catchy) electronic music.

Joost Kraaijenbrink’s whimsical indietronica sometimes blurs together, but it also contains numerous delights.

A sense of great care and precision always permeates The Green Kingdom’s music.

Gavin Miller’s latest mines the same sort of “nostalgist” sound as artists like July Skies and Epic 45.

If you’re in the mood for music that works best if you just close your eyes and let it drift you away, then this is for you.

A rousing, strongly principled adventure story that I would’ve loved to read back in 5th grade (but I still enjoyed it as an adult).

Mary and the Witch’s Flower could easily be mistaken for a classic Studio Ghibli film, and that’s not a bad thing.

While frequently billed as a horror movie, that term actually undersells this movie.

Some of the most challenging music of Low’s career, but also some of the most daring, intriguing, and rewarding.

The album’s blurred washes of ambience conjure a sense of growing dread — but there’s beauty to be heard, as well.

Nostalgia-laden pastoral post-rock, artistic post-hardcore, raging feminist post hardcore, and a cosmic horror soundtrack.

New Society’s songs possess the sort of candor and bluntness you find in much of Christian industrial music.

There’s nevertheless something fascinating about the Belgian trio’s music, raw as it may be.

Part of me thinks they could have achieved the same status that Dead Artist Syndrome and Lifesavers Underground now enjoy in Christian circles.

These albums are a fascinating glimpse into a realm of Christian music that most people probably never even knew existed.

Chakraborty’s novel finds inspiration in Islamic and Middle-Eastern religion and culture for its exotic world-building.

The perfect soundtrack for summer days where you just want to lie down and watch the clouds float by.

The group’s blend of krautrock and ’70s German prog-rock is about as hard to resist as a black hole’s event horizon.

Elegant piano compositions blend with fluttering electronics and the occasional string flourish.