Album Reviews

Fol Chen - Part II: The New December (Asthmatic Kitty)
Fol Chen dive into a ragtag of quirky sounds to build ear-catching musical collages
Posted on Jun 24th, 2010
Dios - We Are Dios (Buddyhead)
Dios commit to all that which is weird and wonderful, focusing on bending as many genres as possible...
Posted on Jun 22nd, 2010
Light Pollution - Apparitions (Carpark)
The winning formula for Light Pollution is a good energetic beat behind their ambient constructions, and a discernible refrain in front of them.
Posted on Jun 21st, 2010
Perfume Genius – Learning (Organs/Turnstile)
A collection of songs so sincere and angst-ridden that your own emotional cracks will begin leaking at the seams
Posted on Jun 21st, 2010
David Karsten Daniels & Fight the Big Bull – I Mean to Live Here Still (FatCat)
Reaching for the stars, Daniels' latest collaborative work is full of otherworldly compositions
Posted on Jun 21st, 2010
James Yuill - Movement In A Storm (Moshi Moshi)
Yuill raised the bar with his debut record, but is it a case of second album syndrome for the English folkster?
Posted on Jun 21st, 2010
Von Spar - Foreigner (Italic)
This is disco so cosmic it’s barely disco anymore.
Posted on Jun 17th, 2010
Tiefschwarz - Chocolate (Souvenir)
German deep house electro leaves you hoping for a little more.
Posted on Jun 17th, 2010
Unbunny - Moon Food (Affairs Of The Heart)
This quiet storm of a record is another convincing portrayal of the classic post-hippie alternative dilemma, rejecting the culture that labels Unbunny a freak and a failure...
Posted on Jun 15th, 2010
VA - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The Sonic Cathedral: A Tribute To Roky Erickson (Sonic Cathedral)
A trippy tribute to Roky and The 13th Floor Elevators, this compilation with moments of shameless retro enjoyment makes up in cool factor what it might occasionally lack in quality.
Posted on Jun 10th, 2010
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