Review: Sam Prekop – “Comma” September 11, 2020 Sam Prekop, he of post-rock acolytes the Sea and Cake and formerly of the esoteric Shrimp Boat, can write a mean, mean song with fluid guitar… Continue Reading
Review: Tangents – “Timeslips” September 8, 2020 While the Australian band Tangents most definitely unfurls its life-story with the heartbeat of a collective, drummer Evan Dorrian remains the group’s frontman, if one were… Continue Reading
Review: Bill Callahan – “Gold Record” September 1, 2020 Whether or not you’ll like Bill Callahan‘s new record – his second in two years – depends, in good part, on your opinion of his… Continue Reading
Review: Matmos – “The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form” August 27, 2020 Back in October 1939, storied British Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered comments on a BBC radio broadcast, in which he attempted to unwrap the… Continue Reading
Review: H.C. McEntire – “Eno Axis” August 24, 2020 The new H.C. McEntire record, Eno Axis, starts not with the country-fried guitars of her debut, 2018’s excellent Lionheart, but with the gentle pulses of a pipe… Continue Reading
Review: Less Bells – “Mourning Jewelry” August 18, 2020 There is a visible, conscious process of decision-making, maybe even a brand of self-reflection, behind the constructions on Mourning Jewelry, the sophomore outing by post-classical… Continue Reading
Review: June of 44: “Revisionist …” August 18, 2020 Revisionist: Adaptations & Future Histories in the Time of Love and Survival, June of 44’s first release in 21 years, might be the most… Continue Reading
Review: IE – “Aune” August 18, 2020 A good drone knows you, as you know a good drone. Swelling with tides of undulating sound over a persistent tonal hum, it brings… Continue Reading
Review: King Buzzo – “Gift of Sacrifice” August 11, 2020 Ipecac Recordings advanced two singles off King Buzzo’s much-anticipated second solo LP, Gift of Sacrifice: “I’m Glad I Could Help Out” and “Science in Modern America”. They’re good,… Continue Reading
Review: Jim O’Rourke – “Shutting Down Here” August 11, 2020 Jim O’Rourke fired off “Cede” 20- or 25-odd years ago as a salvo in the battles within his alien landscape of a musical mind. Shutting… Continue Reading
