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Malcolm Brown – Recordings 1979-83 (2014)
Malcolm Brown is a British Electronics/Minimal Synth artist active since the late 70’s and known for his collaboration-works with Robert Lawrence (Dada Computer / Quick-Stab Products) as well as his...
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Seapony – A Vision (2015)
After releasing two fine indie pop albums full of bouncy jangle and sugary sweetness, Seattle’s Seapony went through some changes on their third album, 2015’s A Vision. They left their label (Hardly...
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Fernando Lagreca – Control (2014)
It’s telling that Fernando Lagreca’s second album arrives in an attractive 12” vinyl format, considering how much its synthesizer-heavy pop calls to mind the pre-digital era when synthpop outfits like...
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Heathered Pearls – Body Complex (2015)
Body Complex at first seems like an odd title for an album that feels very divorced from the inner environment of the human body. Of course, the term “body” can mean a number of things, and what is...
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Julio Bashmore – Knockin’ Boots (2015)
Producer Matt Walker (aka Julio Bashmore) got his start in Bristol’s dubstep scene, but he claims that his first exposure to dance music came through his older brother’s vintage house records, and...
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Night Beds – Ivywild (2015)
In the fallout of a breakup, it’s natural to spiral into self-analysis, pore over the past for evidence of where it all started to go wrong, and then try to recreate the story from selectively...
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Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative People [Deluxe Edition] (2015)
Positive Songs for Negative People is the name of Frank Turner’s sixth studio album, but it’s also a neat encapsulation of what the English singer-songwriter has been getting at since he left...
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William Basinski – Cascade / The Deluge (2015)
Brian Eno and Harold Budd loom large over all piano-based ambient music, and William Basinski’s Cascade is no exception to this rule. They spring to mind as soon as the first notes slip out, and the...
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Slim Twig – Thank You for Stickin’ with Twig (2015)
It’s nearly impossible for an artist to create a work that doesn’t draw on distinct influences from the past. For Toronto’s Slim Twig, born Max Turnbull, this rings especially true, as his version of...
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Agent Fresco – Destrier (2015)
This Icelandic four-piece have a lot on their plate: metal-tinged falsetto, shuffling math-rock, blown-out prog, twinkling keys and a sprinkling of uncomfortably Queen-esque ‘big’ choruses –...
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Henry Cow – SHM-CD Series (2015)
The progressive rock genre spawned many groups that became top-grossing arena acts – Pink Floyd and Genesis are two – as well as many who progressed right into obscurity. Henry Cow were one of the...
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The Rubens – Hoops (2015)
While their 2012 self-titled debut and singles “My Gun” and “Lay It Down” launched the Rubens into Australia’s indie stratosphere, there was no escaping that, even with its Motown flourishes, the...
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Sweet Cobra – Earth (2015)
Sweet Cobra have spent the past decade, plus change, doing two things: pumping out noise, and pissing off genre purists. Steeped in Illinois’ mid-’90s alternative rock boom—Local H, the Jesus Lizard,...
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Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss (2015)
Chelsea Wolfe returns with a new album, Abyss, on August 7th via Sargent House. The 11-track effort follows Pain is Beauty, one of 2013’s best albums of the year, and was recorded with producer John...
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Atrium Carceri – Metropolis (2015)
Simon Heath’s latest Atrium Carceri release (his first Cellblock, appeared all the way back in 2003 on Cold Meat Industry) unequivocally lives up to its dark ambient billing. And so it should: Heath...
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Thurston Moore – Sonic Street Chicago (2014)
Although a key member of the critically acclaimed art/punk rock band Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore has also been involved in numerous side projects. An epic outing on electric guitar, recorded in...
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Jack + Eliza – Gentle Warnings (2015)
Featuring the talents of guitarist/vocalists Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan, New York duo Jack + Eliza are one part harmony vocal folk group and one part lo-fi indie rock band. Produced with subtle...
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Pridjevi – Pridjevi (2014)
Upon the first spin of the eponymous debut from Croatian psych-pop trio Pridjevi, it’s hard not to mistake the cavernous production, swirling childlike vocals, and tinny, serpentine guitar lines for a...
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Totally Mild – Down Time (2015)
Like a more retro Beach House, Australia’s Totally Mild make melodic, post-Mazzy Star dream pop with a sunny and simultaneously nostalgic hue on their debut long-player, Down Time. Elizabeth Mitchell’s...
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Vice Versa – Electrogenesis 1978-80 (2014)
Electrogenesis 1978-1980 is a brilliant and comprehensive survey of Sheffield’s proto-ABC group, Vice Versa. They formed in late 1977 / early 1978 by Stephen Singleton, Mark White and David Sydenham as...
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