The album’s goofiness undercuts the band’s attempts to explore deeper, more relevant themes.

It felt so refreshing to see a band perform that was so absolutely devoid of irony and hipster chic.

It’s one thing for dreams to inspire music, but quite another for music to inspire a dream while you’re still awake.

The Ministry of Archers feels like a throwback to past Joy Electric efforts like We Are The Music Makers and Five Stars For Failures.

Hush Collector has built for themselves a very solid foundation, and hopefully, it’s just a sign of even better things to come.

A gentle and thoughtfully ambient sound that always seems to remain a welcome and warming listen.

This may be my least favorite Studio Ghibli film to date.

Lake Trout shatters through the obvious comparisons, attaining a lofty sound all their own.

Intended as a soundtrack for one of the most (in)famous exploitation films of all time, there’s very little that feels exploitative about this.

This could’ve been a compelling EP but it’s an overlong and thinly-stretched full-length.

It often seems as if an amazing sense of style is all that “A Bittersweet Life” has going for it.