Aug 5, 2007 Music The Glass Bottom Boat by Carta (Review) There’s a sense of purity and simplicity, and of solid craftsmanship throughout the album.
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 30, 2007 Music Afraid to Dance by Port-Royal (Review) The skillful blending of electronics also allows for some delightful surprises to crop up here and there.
Apr 11, 2007 Music Drums and Guns by Low (Review) One of the best albums of 2007 so far, as well as one of the best albums of Low’s career.
Mar 17, 2007 Music Painted Sky by Yellow6 (Review) I don’t have any problem calling this some of the best music I’ve heard from Yellow6 to date.
Jan 31, 2007 Music La Stanza Di Swedenborg by Vanessa Van Basten (Review) A welcome shot in the arm for the world of intelligent metal.
Jan 27, 2007 Music 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 Music 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 14, 2007 Music 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 3, 2007 Music 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 7, 2006 Music The Twilight Sad EP by The Twilight Sad (Review) There’s a rawness and youthful recklessness that never fails to render their music beguiling, even at its loudest and most abrasive.
Sep 23, 2006 Music Connectivity! by Mahogany (Review) Mahogany’s shimmering sounds evoke futuristic metropolises that only seem to exist in sci-fi movies and anime.
Jul 23, 2006 Music Sæglopur EP by Sigur Rós (Review) Compared to previous EPs like Svefn-G-Englar and Ný Batterí, Sæglopur’s b-sides are of a much subtler, more delicate bent.
Jun 29, 2006 Music Remmings by Anoice (Review) Anoice’s music has a definite maturity about it that belies the band’s relative newness.
Jun 17, 2006 Music Flight of the Flynns by Kunek (Review) This music drifts by with poise and confidence.
Apr 14, 2006 Music Circles by Unwed Sailor (Review) So when I say I had no idea what to expect when I slipped Circles into the player, I really mean that.
Apr 14, 2006 Music Monument to a Ruined Age by Goddakk (Review) I find something especially beguiling about Newman’s harsh, brittle soundscapes.
Feb 21, 2006 Music Preaching to the Fire by The Great Depression (Review) This gloomily lush, opaque pop unfolds with every listen to reveal an amazing array of sonic details that consistently proves lovely and alluring.
Feb 11, 2006 Music Desert Ocean by Lanterna (Review) An album that sounds as if it was composed only for long drives in the horizon’s general direction.