Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

All of this comes together to create that most unique of sensations in the listener: awe.

Background music best reserved for walking down dimly lit hallways with an escaped mental patient about to leap out from behind any door.

Tarkovsky’s last will and testament, a final summation of all that he believed about filmmaking, as well as spirituality and humanity.

I was completely unaware that I needed a good Christmas album this year and yet this album has filled that niche quite nicely.

Each song here feels completely singular in its existence, like a little trembling world of sound.

Those looking for some nice background music that isn’t simply boring wallpaper, but instead offers up some fairly interesting texture, could do far worse.

All that Immortal ultimately has going for it is its visuals, and those just aren’t quite enough.

Singin’ in the Rain is absolutely full of starry-eyed, classic, incredibly infectious Hollywood panache.

A series of brooding atmospheric pieces that, upon closer listen, aren’t quite as brooding as initially thought.

Despite having been released in 2001 and delving pretty heavily into the trip-hop side of things, this album feels surprisingly undated.

The lyrics on I Will Burn Your Winter come to the forefront, with evocative and impassioned results.

Antlerand’s unconventionality stems from their blending of electronic music with more straightforward indie-rock structures.

What is so intriguing about Off The Sky’s music is the way it teases your subconscious.

Full of ethereal and pastoral sounds, but there’s not much substance to the beauty.

Music compiled from vintage children’s recordings from garage sales and thrift stores.

The Clientele is one of those rare groups for whom depressing, melancholic expressions become something quite rapturous.

Solid singles aside, Witching Hour feels generic when compared to 2002’s Light & Magic.

A difficult film to watch, as a young cynic leaves a swath of sexual, physical, intellectual, and spiritual devastation in his wake.

Fans of classic 4AD sounds, as well as stuff like Windy & Carl and Lanterna, will find plenty to like here.