Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

A few of the tracks are comparable to older Sonic Youth.

Maybe they are “OK Computer” leftovers, but on the first play, it felt like a brand new album.

What keeps Molasses from sounding like a tired rendition of old folk numbers is the alien sense of dread and foreboding just below the surface.

I am here to say that Sigur Rós lives up to everything you’ve ever read or heard about them.

One of the few movies in recent memory where I was forced to look at the concepts and ideas behind the dialog and images.

Each track blends into the other, providing constant music for dancing.

A sense of refuge allows for a recording as sparse, mysterious, and intimate as this one.

Though hundreds of miles from the ocean, Los Straitjackets echo the feel of rushing waves hovering over your head in their impressive debut.

A lush (npi) mixture of hip-hop beats, vinyl scratches, orchestral undercurrents, ominous basslines, and lazily seductive vocals

There were several times throughout the film where you’ll either shake your head in disbelief at how awful it is, or you’ll just find yourself wondering how Belt can be that cool.

It might be just what you need at 10:30 on a Sunday night.

It’s a rocket into the future while it also makes you realize why you loved music in the past.

The Elevator Division’s music is rife with atmosphere, but it’s tempered by the edge the band brings to their songwriting.

Putting out soundtracks as records implies they are indeed good enough to stand on their own, and I’m not convinced this one can.

Lollo Rosso moves in odd directions at times, but it definitely represents the unique style and talent of the High Llamas.

John Lennon’s son shows off songwriting skills that are as impressive as those of the former Beatle.

Kim Lenz and the Jaguars have an effective tone that almost any rockabilly fan would find tempting.

This is probably the strongest example of the songwriting and musical talent Luscious Jackson possessed.

A beat-heated delight that one may hear snippets of amidst the flashing lights of a discotheque.

So much goes on within each track that The Fawn begs to be carefully listened to over and over again.