Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

Rocinate is not without its weaknesses, but those only come as a result, I think, of being too ambitious.

Each note feels deliberate, planned, and unwasted, but the unconventional song structures and instrumentation keep the music from feeling artificial.

A collection of gorgeous and intimate piano recordings.

Warriors & Warlocks is far more fun than it has any right to be.

It’s obvious that Ramifications is an album carefully and intricately constructed.

To say that Feist has one of the best voices I’ve heard all year would be an understatement, and a very obvious one at that.

The Technoillogical Myopia reminds me of the sort of the music I listened to back when “alternative” music was a thing.

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.

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.

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.