Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

When Lycia hits their stride, all of the pretense and bombast works entirely in their favor, and the music feels more comprehensive and accomplished than portentous.

Replete with Christian imagery as far removed from traditional praise and worship music as can be.

Music that, despite its sometimes painful awkwardness and delicacy, is capable of reminding us of something we’ve long forgotten.

A very fetching little musical romance that eschews the usual tropes associated with both musicals and romances.

Hopefully, this collection of odds and sods from Manual’s archives presages a sea change in Jonas Munk’s career.

The album’s mix of musical traditions from around the world is both improvisational and intimate.

The disc has a highly improvised feel to it, based entirely around the live electronic manipulation of Helvacıoğlu’s acoustic guitar.

You can make money with films that deliver both adrenaline-soaked fights and chases as well as smart, challenging stories.

There’s a sense of purity and simplicity, and of solid craftsmanship throughout the album.

To attempt to come up with a more detailed plot synopsis is sort of beside the point, and to be honest, I don’t even know if it’s possible.

A batch of homespun, country-inflected ballads that straddle the line between folk and rock musically.

Cam Butler’s self-titled EP shows that folks from “down under” certainly know their way around western film music.

These four songs are inspired by the paintings of Claude Monet, J. M. W. Turner, Ken Bushe, and Mark Rothko.

The EP’s four songs were created by improvising guitar lines through various effects boxes.

Drone Dimension was well on their way to becoming a shining light in the “nu-gaze” movement.

The album is dedicated to both of Karen’s parents, and that sense of loss and mourning permeates the album.

The skillful blending of electronics also allows for some delightful surprises to crop up here and there.

Haibane Renmei absolutely defies all of the anime cliches that Americans continue to perpetuate.

There’s nothing wrong with diving recklessly headfirst into the sounds you love and pushing them as far as you can.

As evocative as The Clientele’s lyrics might be, much of their songs’ impact comes from the band’s incredible musicianship.