“Music” Archives

This new album contains all of the same elements that made the debut so great, but that palpable energy seems lacking.

This is a band that simply does not write bad songs. Ever.

There’s some considerable promise contained within these five songs.

The Forms new full-length/half-length/EP or whatever the stink it is, is not for you to spend your cash on.

From the start, John Orth’s songwriting is notable for its strangely cryptic and elliptical verse.

There’s a breathtaking quality to these songs, a sort of wonder that only comes when a band is more concerned with aesthetics than academics.

Book of Canada is a fine album and it shows Fonograph at their best.

The title track blends acoustic guitars, turntables, Middle Eastern flutes, and fragile female vocals in a dark, hypnotic manner.

Josh Ritter reminds me of that shard of a real person I might have been when I wasn’t trying to be cool.

I’ve listened to this CD many times, hoping to discover something that would make it all click, but to no avail.

This is country-folk music fresh from the fields, still crusted in dirt and sweat from a day’s hard work.

Maduro’s music has plenty of room for development, but this EP proves he’s got a solid foundation.

It’s a beautiful work, glittering with ice and chilly atmospheres.

They’ve really created a beautiful piece here that manages to be sparse and minimal while remaining emotional and moving.

Each unnamed track is slow and purposeful, solid and often quite beautiful.