I don’t have any problem calling this some of the best music I’ve heard from Yellow6 to date.

A welcome shot in the arm for the world of intelligent metal.

Those expecting to hear the pastoral soundscapes that Hood meanders through on their albums might be a bit surprised.

Loss of a Child have yet to arrive at a sound that conveys the power they’re straining so hard to communicate.

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.

A vital collection of everything that’s beautiful and evocative in the group’s spooky, forlorn music.

There’s a rawness and youthful recklessness that never fails to render their music beguiling, even at its loudest and most abrasive.

Mahogany’s shimmering sounds evoke futuristic metropolises that only seem to exist in sci-fi movies and anime.

Compared to previous EPs like Svefn-G-Englar and Ný Batterí, Sæglopur’s b-sides are of a much subtler, more delicate bent.

Anoice’s music has a definite maturity about it that belies the band’s relative newness.

This music drifts by with poise and confidence.

So when I say I had no idea what to expect when I slipped Circles into the player, I really mean that.

I find something especially beguiling about Newman’s harsh, brittle soundscapes.

This gloomily lush, opaque pop unfolds with every listen to reveal an amazing array of sonic details that consistently proves lovely and alluring.

An album that sounds as if it was composed only for long drives in the horizon’s general direction.

Each note feels deliberate, planned, and unwasted, but the unconventional song structures and instrumentation keep the music from feeling artificial.

Rocinate is not without its weaknesses, but those only come as a result, I think, of being too ambitious.

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

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