Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

Hood’s music, even in EP form, is as mercurial and affecting as ever, while still managing to hint at exciting things that may come.

Epic45 belongs to a small cadre of bands that, for the purposes of this review, I am going to term “nostalgists.”

A fascinating extension of Richard Swift’s musical talent.

For all of the band’s angst-ridden vocals and explosive song dynamics, it never really gets the blood flowing.

A nice compilation that shows off the Japanese shoegaze scene.

There’s such a wealth of ideas and detail in Sutton’s compositions that even hearing other people’s takes on those elements feels like wholly original material.

More often than not, I’m just willing to let myself get caught up in a particular song and see where it leads me.

Feels like yet another big budget, special effects-packed movie that seemingly anyone in Hollywood can churn out these days.

A very solid and engaging blend of acoustic and electronic sounds.

Ultimately, the film is a nostalgic and romantic tale of childhood promises and dreams.

The long and short of it is that the band sounds just a little too much like Radiohead for their own good.

Scott Sinfield’s gorgeous atmospherics are sometimes undone by some nondescript programming.

Baby Teeth makes me love the ’70s all the more.

He recalls a sincerely heartbroken Burt Bacharach working more with an acoustic guitar than a piano.

A highly evocative composition that is both joyful and uplifting, infinitely sad and haunting.

An album where nearly every single song grabs you by the throat.

“Advent Rising” is ambitious, but perhaps just a little too ambitious for its own good.

This album has been like a breath of fresh air for me, even bringing me close to tears during some of the more haunting passages.

Økapi’s sense of whimsy is by no means a liability, but rather the disc’s saving grace.

This is a very drifty, floaty album, with atmospherics that glide, bubble, and simmer.