Feb 18, 2007 The Cycle of Days and Seasons Long drives through midwestern nowheres have become forever linked to Hood’s 1999 masterpiece.
Feb 10, 2007 Holding On by Peter James (Review) Melancholic dark ambience that is as good as anything I’ve purchased from the likes of Projekt, Cold Meat Industries, Manifold, Soleilmoon, etc.
Jan 31, 2007 La Stanza Di Swedenborg by Vanessa Van Basten (Review) A welcome shot in the arm for the world of intelligent metal.
Jan 28, 2007 Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof (Review) Deerhoof’s experimentation often seems to serve no other purpose than to show off that the band can, indeed, experiment.
Jan 27, 2007 We Know About The Need by Bracken (Review) Those expecting to hear the pastoral soundscapes that Hood meanders through on their albums might be a bit surprised.
Jan 23, 2007 Caught and Lost by Loss Of A Child (Review) Loss of a Child have yet to arrive at a sound that conveys the power they’re straining so hard to communicate.
Jan 17, 2007 City Island by The Artificial Sea (Review) A solid debut whose restraint leaves the listener wanting more — in a very good way.
Jan 14, 2007 Shades of a Vast Moment by Void’s Anatomy (Review) Jorge’s songs pirouette on the edge of an abyss, her delicate voice seemingly quite outmatched by the long, dark night of the soul that she faces.
Jan 13, 2007 Best of Bootie 2006 by Various Artists (Review) You’re struck by the thought that perhaps some higher power had always intended for the components to be mashed together.
Jan 3, 2007 The Night’s Bloom by Pinetop Seven (Review) A vital collection of everything that’s beautiful and evocative in the group’s spooky, forlorn music.
Dec 28, 2006 Aerial Days by Songs of Green Pheasant (Review) Aerial Days is full of tiny shimmering moments of beauty.
Dec 28, 2006 So This Is Goodbye by Junior Boys (Review) Every single note, melody, and beat on So This Is Goodbye has been streamlined and polished as much as possible.
Dec 17, 2006 Songs for Christmas by Sufjan Stevens (Review) I’ve heard most of the songs on here before, countless times. But I had never heard them like this, in such a sublime context.
Dec 12, 2006 Songs From Before by Max Richter (Review) Richter’s music is perfectly suited to the themes of loss, nostalgia, and alienation that permeate Haruki Murakami’s work.