Aug 25, 2018 Music We Cast Out the Devil by Christian Image (Review) There’s nevertheless something fascinating about the Belgian trio’s music, raw as it may be.
Aug 25, 2018 Music Innocence by The Children of Power (Review) Part of me thinks they could have achieved the same status that Dead Artist Syndrome and Lifesavers Underground now enjoy in Christian circles.
Aug 25, 2018 Best of Opus Music Old-School Christian Goth & Industrial: The Children of Power, Christian Image, and New Society (Review) These albums are a fascinating glimpse into a realm of Christian music that most people probably never even knew existed.
Jul 27, 2018 Music Ephemeral by WMD (Review) The perfect soundtrack for summer days where you just want to lie down and watch the clouds float by.
Jul 27, 2018 Music Black Hole Party by Thousand Foot Whale Claw (Review) The group’s blend of krautrock and ’70s German prog-rock is about as hard to resist as a black hole’s event horizon.
Jul 27, 2018 Music Music for Sketches by Tobias Svensson (Review) Elegant piano compositions blend with fluttering electronics and the occasional string flourish.
Jul 27, 2018 Music Drama by HTRK (Review) Though oppressive, there’s something alluring and even sensual about HTRK’s minimal jams.
Jul 27, 2018 Music Belmont Slope by The Declining Winter (Review) Pastoral post-rock that re-imagines Bark Psychosis’ gauzy sounds for the British countryside.
Jul 27, 2018 Music In Rotation: The Declining Winter, HTRK, Tobias Svensson, Thousand Foot Whale Claw, WMD (Review) Pastoral post-rock, ominous-yet-lovely electronic, contemplative electro-classical, krautrock-inspired cinematic music, and glassy dreampop.
Jul 7, 2018 Music Ways of Seeing Is The Advisory Circle’s Most Accessible Album, But It’s Still Pretty Weird (Review) The Council’s latest takes the Ghost Box aesthetic in more straightforward — though still odd and otherworldly — directions.
Jul 5, 2018 Music In Rotation: The Mary Onettes, Mondo Grosso, Pure Bathing Culture (Review) The Mary Onettes return with more dreamy pop, Mondo Grosso delivers euphoric electronica, and Pure Bathing Culture cover The Blue Nile.
Jun 27, 2018 Music In Rotation: Amy Klein, Lightning Bug, The Smynths, Tripmastermonk (Review) Classic-sounding goth pop, hazy dreampop, synth-only Smiths covers, and vintage Japanese cinematic funk.
Jun 4, 2018 Music The Embrace Between the Circus and the Sky by Silk Demon (Review) This collection of dreamlike yet unsettling ambient music is one of Dream Catalogue’s best releases in recent memory.
May 27, 2018 Music 10 Defining Albums, #5: Fathom by Mortal (Review) Mortal was the first band that showed me that Christian bands could hold their own with secular artists.
May 27, 2018 Music 10 Defining Albums, #4: I Could Live in Hope by Low (Review) I was completely spellbound by Low’s stripped down, sparser-than-sparse sound.
May 27, 2018 Music 10 Defining Albums, #3: The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift to Experience (Review) This album was a constant companion during a long period of heartbreak and doubt.
May 27, 2018 Music 10 Defining Albums, #2: What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye (Review) This is an album in which I still find peace, relief, and inspiration to this day.
May 27, 2018 Music 10 Defining Albums, #1: Wish by The Cure (Review) Put simply, no album feels more like high school to me, for better or worse, than Wish.
May 12, 2018 Music In Rotation: Gang Gang Dance, Dirk Serries, Aseul, Damien Jurado (Review) Sleek ethereal pop, serene drones, South Korean dreampop, and lush indie-folk.
Apr 13, 2018 Music A Dark Place by Tor Lundvall (Review) Tor Lundvall’s first vocal album in nearly ten years blends hushed ambient music with themes of sorrow and longing.