Review: Daniel Munkus – “The Edge of the High Trace” November 24, 2021 Daniel Munkus is a composer/multi-instrumentalist, Peekskill, N.Y.-based recording engineer and Brooklyn College alumnus who is one-third of the electronic looping ensemble Old Robes. This… Continue Reading
Review: Glenn Echo – “Fixed Memory” November 16, 2021 “You are my hearth, my home/ Stoke the fire/ I’ve been away too long/ Stoke the fire,” Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matt Gaydar, a.k.a. Glenn Echo,… Continue Reading
Review: TRVSS – “Instant Drugs” November 5, 2021 The ascendant noise-rock trio TRVSS has a potent little drug ditty percolating that’s about to harsh your mellow. Titled (yes, appropriately) “Instant Drugs,” the… Continue Reading
Review: Jessica Pavone – “Lull” November 3, 2021 “Hartford,” the third song off Jessica Pavone and Mary Halvorson’s collaborative On and Off LP from 2007, has noisy descents that paint an easy smile across… Continue Reading
Review: From the Mouth of the Sun – “Light Caught The Edges” October 23, 2021 There’s reason to be very excited for Light Caught the Edges, the fourth LP from ambient duo From the Mouth of the Sun, out Oct…. Continue Reading
Review: The Colorist Orchestra and Howe Gelb – “Not on the Map” October 23, 2021 The fundamental idea of The Colorist Orchestra’s work, the pop/chamber collective writes on its website, “is to rearrange the repertoire of an invited singer-songwriter.”… Continue Reading
Review: Melvins – “Five-Legged Dog” October 14, 2021 The Melvins, God bless them, always have been an act eager to revisit their canon, to dive deep into the discography, and see what new… Continue Reading
Review: Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine – “A Beginner’s Mind” October 8, 2021 The name of Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine’s new collaborative LP is A Beginner’s Mind, a reference to a Zen Buddhist concept – shoshin – that inspired the… Continue Reading
Review: Directions – “Echoes” (Anniversary Edition) September 13, 2021 A seemingly incidental sliver of indie music history is being given the special edition re-release treatment by Temporary Residence, and God bless the label… Continue Reading
Review: Low – “Hey What” September 13, 2021 The record starts with a muted buzzsaw and a recording of unnamable industrial noise but, don’t be mistaken: Low’s new LP is not the… Continue Reading
