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Vesuvio Solo – Don’t Leave Me in the Dark (2016)
Nostalgia is a powerful drug. From Stranger Things to Freetown Sound, 2016 has seen more and more artists mining the past to craft the future. Unfortunately, as Vesuvio Solo prove on their sophomore...
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Sun Kil Moon – Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood (2017)
Last year, Sun Kil Moon mastermind Mark Kozelek released two albums: One collection of covers, and one full-length collaboration with Jesu. And now he’s already got two more albums’ worth of material...
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Animal Collective – The Painters EP (2017)
The Painters EP is a companion release to the band’s 10th studio album Painting With. The EP contains 3 new original tracks recorded during the Painting With era, and a studio recording of “Jimmy...
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The Courtneys – The Courtneys II (2017)
A pleasantly fuzzed indie rock trio from the Pacific Northwest, the Courtneys made their debut in 2013 with a self-titled set that revealed a strong melodic sense and an affinity for hooky indie pop of...
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Jesse Osborne-Lanthier –‘Unalloyed, Unlicensed, All Night!’ EP (2017)
Raster-Noton’s Unun series aims to present “musical diamonds in the rough,” and has featured early productions from NHK and Grischa Lichtenberger. The label’s latest find is young Canadian Jesse...
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Sam Patch – Yeah You, and I (2017)
Before he was the bassist, guitarist and occasional keyboardist in Arcade Fire, Tim Kingsbury was a frontman, handling the writing and vocals for a series of groups that made the Ontario university...
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Tim Darcy – Saturday Night (2017)
Tim Darcy is no stranger to introspection. As the singer/guitarist of exuberant Montréal-based art-punk quartet Ought, he’s wrought thoughtful lyrics that delve into the nature of creativity and cast a...
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Molly Burch – Please Be Mine (2017)
Released the week of Valentine’s Day 2017, Please Be Mine is a collection of reverb-washed love songs by Molly Burch. The indie pop singer brings along a childhood of watching classic movie musicals, a...
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Novella – Change of State (2017)
Following up a successful debut album is a tricky proposition filled with many possible pitfalls. One way for artists to avoid falling on their faces is to stick with what made their debut albums good,...
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Jeff Mills – Trip to the Moon (2017)
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills has composed a new score for the recently rereleased French silent film A Trip to the Moon. The 1902 classic follows a group of astronauts who travel to the moon....
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Holly Throsby – After a Time (2017)
The tranquillity of the cover image says a lot about where Holly Throsby is coming from after all this titular time. OK, her recent novel probably didn’t appear while she was lying down contemplating...
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Tall Tall Trees – Freedays (2017)
Freedays is the third LP from indie folk project Tall Tall Trees, but in a couple of significant ways, it’s really a first. Both the 2009 eponymous debut and 2012’s Moment were created with an official...
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Moiré – No Future (2017)
Making his debut on Ghostly International following releases on Werkdiscs, R&S, and Ghostly’s sister label Spectral Sound, No Future is the second full-length from London-based producer Moiré. The...
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Mind Over Mirrors – Undying Color (2017)
As Mind Over Mirrors, Jaime Fennelly (formerly of Peeesseye) uses analog synthesizers and an Indian pedal harmonium, creating swirling, pulsating drones equally informed by traditional ragas and cosmic...
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The Orwells – Terrible Human Beings (2017)
The Orwells started making music when they were in high school, and their first two albums had a high-spirited, suburban-bros-coming-of-age feel and a simple, effective guitar rock crunch. On the...
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Meat Wave – The Incessant (2017)
Intense Chicago post-punks Meat Wave make a desperate racket on The Incessant, their third LP and second release for Side One Dummy. A deeply cathartic set written in the wake of frontman Chris...
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Dreadzone – Dread Times (2017)
Dreadzone are a great British institution. An alternative dance institution, one loved across decades of festivals and sweaty venues. Latterly, the sight and sound of the band grooving deeply as their...
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Hayden – Everything I Long For [20th Anniversary Edition] (2016)
There’s a temporal tussle within Hayden‘s impressive debut record, as it plainly oscillates between who he was 20-odd years ago and the artist he would eventually come to be. In the mélange of the...
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Maggie Rogers – Now That the Light Is Fading EP (2017)
Last year 22-year-old Maggie Rogers found herself in a rare position for an unsigned artist. There she was, a total unknown, in the middle of a serious swell of industry hype after praise was heaped on...
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Grails – Chalice Hymnal (2017)
Chalice Hymnal is the first proper full-length from Grails since 2011’s remarkable Deep Politics, although a second collection of their exploratory Black Tar Prophecies EP series arrived in between. As...
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