Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

A masterpiece of scope, imagination, and execution.

Originally released on Hush Records, hopefully this reissue gets the larger audience that it deserves.

Show Me Your Tears continues to mine Black’s current fixation with country-based rock n’ roll.

Transfiguration of Vincent is easily one of this year’s top five or so releases.

There’s a swagger in the band’s step here, a sneer on their face, and they’ve got the goods to back it up.

All of the elements that made Jai Agnish’s debut so intriguing are also on display here.

He has only two releases in his young career, but Sam Beam has already made a believer of me for life.

Jurado’s discards are far superior to most people’s a-list material.

At its best, this contains the kind of music I wish Warp released all the time.

This is straight up Shaw Brothers action, from the camera movements to the geysers of blood to the way in which characters die.

There were plenty of moments where Violence & Technology became a rather invigorating listen.

One of the year’s best, and I can’t wait to hear more Nobody in upcoming years.

Their music proves to be quite a bit more than just the sum of their obvious influences and inspirations.

I’m hardpressed to think of a film I’ve seen in recent months with as much heart, drama, and glorious humanity as Spellbound.

Overall, I’d have to say that Mercury Radio Theatre’s music lends itself much better to a live setting.

Winged Migration gives us a front row seat to a spectacle that has been going on, above our heads, for thousands of years.

Their most unpredictable and heaviest album to date.

There’s no doubt that Jonze is a real talent, but what’s more, and this comes across time and again, a very passionate one as well.

This probably kicks more ass than any soundtrack has a right to.

Although I loved parts of the film, overall Grimm just didn’t do too much for me.