Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

I was surprised and dismayed at how unaffecting it soon became.

Give Tora! Tora! Torrance! a try, and long live the Rock.

Sonically, The Beautiful Mistake is a clichéd culmination of everything currently happening in the musical underground.

I simply forgot that I was listening to a white boy and just starting soaking in some nice beats and skilled rhyming.

I’m not one to miss out on a good, solid mecha show, and Idolo does offer plenty of mecha action.

The album’s focus is more intent on creating dreamy textures rather than anything more concrete.

Kobi create pieces of stunning focus and intensity, especially given the unstructured approach behind their construction.

While there are undeniable Godspeed comparisons, The Potomac Accord’s music is never quite so bombastic.

A definite sense of wistfulness and longing permeates this album.

An attempt to bridge the gap between Mark Van Hoen’s harsh earlier work and his most song-oriented material.

A two-disc compilation that serves as an excellent introduction to Saint Etienne’s pristine, immaculate dance pop.

“Il Mare“ ‘s simple, well-paced story, honest performances, and heartfelt characters ensure that it’s more than just eye candy.

Guns, Cars & Sitars flows with a sense of style and funk that is deeply infectious, exotic, and most importantly, bad ass.

You don’t go see a 3-hour-long cinematic adaption of Inuit legends that are thousands of years old, and just immediately know what you think of it.

Despite the shadows cast by the album’s reserved polish, it is a credit to Carlton that her panache rises to the surface.

Few bands have so skillfully connected the aesthetic dots between sadcore and chamber pop.

Considering the spacious, trippy sounds that Suntan have taken a liking to, there’s not a lot of experimentation going on here.

Blacklisted combines elements of country, goth, and punk to make a twangy mix that fires up and fades away.

You’d never know this was a collection of leftovers if Williamson hadn’t said so himself.

Becoming What You Hate makes a perfect companion piece to Starflyer 59’s later albums.