Aug 26, 2022 Music Say Goodbye by Liz Janes: Wrestling With God (Review) An artist from Sufjan Steven’s label takes us on a spiritual journey.
Jul 9, 2022 Music Trees At Night by Fine China (Review) Those expecting more pouty ’80s-esque pop may be disappointed, but for the more atmospherically minded, it’s pure, shimmering bliss.
May 17, 2022 Music Cave Sessions by The Lassie Foundation (Review) The Foundation revisits four of their classic songs with predictably strong results.
Apr 8, 2022 Music Promise by Michael Beharie (Review) A mercurial album that offers fresh spins on various genres thanks to its eclectic instrumentation.
Mar 11, 2022 Music Sven Wunder’s Natura Morta is Orchestral Pop of the Highest Quality (Review) With its impeccable pop melodies and lush orchestration, Sven Wunder’s latest album is a pure delight for the ears.
Feb 27, 2022 Music MotorCycle by Daniel Amos (Review) With its psychedelic arrangements and skewed lyrics, MotorCycle is an artistic and spiritual gem.
Mar 8, 2020 Music Chasms Return with Limits EP, Tour with Telefon Tel Aviv (Review) There’s a hint of darkness beneath the dreaminess that makes Chasms’ music all the more captivating.
May 14, 2019 Music The Mirage by Chasms (Review) With its blend of dub music and dream-pop, Chasms’ latest album is shadowy and seductive.
May 23, 2016 Music Slow City by Liz Janes (Review) A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it’s somewhat hampered by some muddled production.
Jul 8, 2007 Music Cam Butler by Cam Butler (Review) Cam Butler’s self-titled EP shows that folks from “down under” certainly know their way around western film music.
May 26, 2006 Music Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 24: Summer 2006 by Various Artists (Review) Featuring Aarktica, Robin Guthrie, July Skies, I Am Robot and Proud, Lowlife, and more.
Nov 8, 2005 Music There’s a Fountain in the Fire by Canyon Country (Review) Full of ethereal and pastoral sounds, but there’s not much substance to the beauty.
Sep 3, 2005 Music Elena by Puerto Muerto (Review) This could’ve been a compelling EP but it’s an overlong and thinly-stretched full-length.
Sep 3, 2005 Music Songs of Muerto County by Puerto Muerto (Review) 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.
Aug 18, 2005 Music Are You A Dreamer? by Denison Witmer (Review) There’s a confidence, a security that comes across in his music that is terribly comforting.
Dec 4, 2004 Music Just in Time for Something by Damien Jurado (Review) It’s not so much what Jurado sings but how he sounds doing it. (But what he sings is pretty darn good.)
Nov 8, 2004 Music Up in Flames by Manitoba (Review) If there’s a heaven, I hope that this is the soundtrack.
Oct 17, 2004 Music Consider the Birds by Wovenhand (Review) Yet another staggering album from one of America’s most convicted (and convicting) songwriters.
Oct 17, 2004 Music Poison & Snakes by Liz Janes (Review) Closer listening reveals that each song is a tiny world unto itself, full of its own intricate little details.
Aug 29, 2004 Music The Sounds They Made by Empress (Review) The sort of so-minimal-it-barely-seems-there lo-fi bedroom pop that could make Low seem bombastic and overwhelming by comparison.