Chevel – Blurse (2015)
Chevel is a young European producer with fashionable friends-he’s had a long working relationship with fellow Italian Lucy-good DJ bookings, his own label (Enklav), and a fair amount of hype. He also...
View ArticleThe Dears – Times Infinity Volume One (2015)
On Times Infinity Volume One, The Dears‘ songs vary in terms of depth and intricacy, but each is a fully realized narrative, layered with wild intricacy. Murray Lightburn’s guitar lines bloom in...
View ArticlePhilippe Petit – Multicoloured Shadows (2015)
An inveterate collaborator with everyone from Lydia Lunch to Faust, Cosey Fanni Tutti to Murcof, Philippe Petit is as much the musical travel agent he styles himself as he is a composer, DJ and...
View ArticleMatthew Good – Chaotic Neutral (2015)
Matthew Good’s influence has long been felt in the Canadian music scope, a career spanning twenty years, spanning genres and spanning the globe. Now, on the heels of celebrating this two decade career...
View ArticleEndless Melancholy – Her Name in a Language of Stars (2015)
The album begins with a slow music box melody and a distant ambient wash, like stars twinkling in front of the Milky Way or Aurora Borealis ~ a perfect reflection of the album cover. This is Endless...
View ArticleProtomartyr – The Agent Intellect (2015)
On October 9th, post-punk outfit Protomartyr will return with a new album called The Agent Intellect. Due out through Hardly Art, it marks the band’s third record in three years following 2014’s Ugly...
View ArticleCristina Quesada – You Are the One (2015)
You Are the One is the debut LP by Spanish indie pop singer Cristina Quesada. A relative newcomer to Spain’s thriving twee scene, the young Quesada signed with Madrid-based indie Elefant Records in...
View ArticleRodinia – Drumside/Dreamside (2015)
Now-Again Records has enjoyed a long and creative partnership with Munich-based multi-instrumentalist JJ Whitefield, creative force behind the Poets of Rhythm, Whitefield Brothers and Karl Hector &...
View ArticlePotty Mouth – Potty Mouth EP (2015)
Since 2013’s Hell Bent, Potty Mouth has slimmed down from a four-piece to a trio, but their hooky punk songs are actually bigger-sounding than ever. The textural upgrade is at least partly related to...
View ArticleJoey Cape – Stitch Puppy (2015)
Lagwagon singer Joey Cape is going back to his solo career with new album called Stitch Puppy. While Lagwagon released Hang in 2014, this is his first official solo album since 2011’s Doesn’t Play Well...
View ArticleEditors – In Dream (2015)
When Editors released their fourth studio LP The Weight of Your Love back in 2013 they might looked like a new band, following the departure of founding member Chris Urbanowicz but they didn’t sound...
View ArticlePrincess Century – Progress (2015)
An active member of the Toronto music scene, Toronto’s Maya Postepski has been making music for over 10 years, currently as part of electronic group Austra (Domino). She is a prolific remix artist, DJ...
View ArticleDoe Paoro – After (2015)
A move to sunny Los Angeles and a deal with eclectic indie Anti Records haven’t done much to temper Doe Paoro‘s lonesome, windswept moodiness. The upstate New York native first appeared in 2012 with...
View ArticleIdjut Boys – Versions (2015)
Three years after London-based DJ/producer duo Idjut Boys released Cellar Door, their proper debut full-length on Oslo’s Smalltown Supersound label, they return with Versions, an album reworking...
View ArticleThighpaulsandra – The Golden Communion (2015)
Thighpaulsandra (a.k.a. Tim Lewis) presents his seventh full-length album and his first since 2006’s The Lepore Extrusion. Well over a decade in the making, The Golden Communion is his debut for...
View ArticleEagles of Death Metal – Zipper Down (2015)
Seven years is a long time to wait for a new album — but it’s particularly vexing when the album in question is by Eagles of Death Metal. After all, the hard-rock group whose core comprises Jesse...
View ArticleWavves – V (2015)
In the last few years, we’ve seen Wavves‘ Nathan Williams wake up, stumble out of bed, emerge as one of the few successes of the late-2000’s lo-fi resurgence, and graduate to the big leagues. Still,...
View ArticleAutre Ne Veut – Age of Transparency (2015)
Along with artists like How to Dress Well and Holy Other, Autre Ne Veut makes music that’s sometimes categorized as “PBR&B,” suggesting a point where indie pop (ironically) meets modern R&B....
View ArticleIn Tall Buildings – Driver (2015)
As In Tall Buildings, Chicago musician Erik Hall produces finely crafted, patient, and spacious indie pop songs. Specializing in understated but layered home recordings, Hall got his musical education...
View ArticleDrew McDowall – Collapse (2015)
Like anyone involved in the intricate network of bands that sprang from Throbbing Gristle, Drew McDowall has contributed to a number of projects over the past few decades. He’s most notable for his...
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