REVIEW: The Afghan Whigs – “In Spades” May 1, 2017 In Spades, the Afghan Whigs’ sequel to 2014’s Do To The Beast LP, is, as Whigs’ outings go, a pretty colorful and ambitious affair…. Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Kraken Quartet – “Separate | Migrate” April 24, 2017 Conventional time signatures, beware the Kraken! Polyrhythms rule the roost on Separate | Migrate, the new record from Austin’s The Kraken Quartet, self-released by… Continue Reading
REVIEW: R. Ring – “Ignite The Rest” April 18, 2017 You can tell right from the get-go, from the very first shot right out of the gate, that this thing is going to be… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Dw. Dunphy – “Your Saturday Sins” 7-Inch April 18, 2017 It begins, as Dw. Dunphy’s finest work does, with the voice and the voice alone, this one sweetly multi-tracked into an infinite background. “And… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Zu – “Jhator” April 17, 2017 It’s hard to imagine that the group behind these two pensive, funereal epics, out now on House of Mythology, is the same one that… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Those Who Walk Away – “The Infected Mass” April 12, 2017 Talk about a great idea for a ambient recording – just not quite fully realized. Those Who Walk Away’s debut, The Infected Mass, available… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Anjou – “Epithymia” April 11, 2017 It’s tough to pin down and make any kind of broad-stroke judgments about Epithymia, the second LP by ambient power duo Anjou. I’m using… Continue Reading
REVIEW: STNNNG – “Veterans of Pleasure” March 31, 2017 STNNNG simply has outdone itself with Veterans of Pleasure, its fifth full-length record, out tomorrow on vinyl, CD and digital platforms via Modern Radio… Continue Reading
REVIEW: High Plains – “Cinderland” March 3, 2017 Soundscape master Scott Morgan (better known by his working name, Loscil) and the cellist Mark Bridges have birthed and produced, as the duo High Plains, a debut record… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Various Artists – “I Said No Doctors!” March 1, 2017 Ugh. Just ugh. What more can I say about the compilation I Said No Doctors!, which takes a good premise – what if we… Continue Reading
