Bastille’s Give Me The Future is a dystopian dream
Bastille Give Me The Future EMI · February 4, 2022 […]
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Yard Act shakes the blues loose on The Overload
Yard Act The Overload Island/Zen F.C. · January 21, 2022 […]
On Aeon Station’s mostly bland Observatory, a few good ideas manage to shine
Aeon Station Observatory Sub Pop · December 10, 2021 Kevin Whelan, bassist of indie rock group The Wrens, tries his hand at a solo project on Observatory under the pseudonym Aeon Station. While most elements of indie rock are present on this record, some of the material relies more on singer-songwriter motifs, and strays from […]
Arca completes her Kick world with a bang
Arca KICK ii, KicK iii, kick iiii, and kiCK iiiii XL · November 30 – December 3, 2021 Arca, Venezuelan electronic artist and dominator of all things experimental, has recently delivered four new albums to her Kick series. This five-part sequence is Arca’s expression of her identity as a trans-femme queer woman, her philosophies on […]
William Doyle’s Alternate Lands EP is a Languid, Lonely, Beautiful Dream
William Doyle Alternate Lands Tough Love · November 26, 2021 Multi-instrumentalist William Doyle’s Bandcamp page notes that the songs in his newest release were “taken in a direction that resonates with where my head is at currently.” The content of each track makes this clear, evoking an image of the inside of someone’s skull and […]
On I Thought of You, Julie Doiron’s triumphant return is stunted by lackluster instrumentals
Julie Doiron I Thought of You You’ve Changed · November 26, 2021 Next time you inevitably find yourself talking with your favorite northern indie collective, don’t be surprised if the name Julie Doiron unlocks stories of creative sparks and introspective resonance. Perhaps best known for her vocal performances in Mount Eerie’s Lost Wisdom project and […]
Double Double Whammy’s 10th anniversary compilation is a refreshing collection of classic indie
Various Artists 10 Years of Double Double Whammy Double Double Whammy · November 19, 2021 It’s always a fun process to find new music from acts that are flying under the radar. A record label by the name of Double Double Whammy just released a compilation with all of their signed artists for their ten-year […]
Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn releases a hauntingly beautiful solo album
Damon Albarn The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows Transgressive · November 12, 2021 The name Damon Albarn is familiar to many. Whether you know him as the front man of the famous Britpop rock band Blur, or as the voice of Gorillaz, Albarn has made his mark on the music industry. With […]
Adele is back to unveil everything on 30
Adele 30 Columbia · November 19, 2021 The past five years have proven tumultuous for R&B singer Adele, as her latest album’s primary focus is on her recent divorce with ex-husband Simon Konecki. Despite the subject matter, she reflects less on her past lover and indulges more on the transformations which have taken place within […]
Beach Fossils’ The Other Side of Life is the perfect album to fall asleep to
Beach Fossils The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads Bayonet · November 19, 2021 Beach Fossils has stripped down eight of their previously recorded songs to soft jazz piano ballads and called it a new album. While the album feels refreshing at first, after the first couple of tracks it drags on into a long […]