“Music” Archives

The Cosmic Metal of ISON’s Inner - Space Opens a Portal to Contemplating the Universe (Review)
The Swedish duo evoke the universe’s vastness with a spell-binding blend of metal, shoegaze, goth, ambient, and electronica.

“Darling Effect” by Insides (Live)
A sterling live performance of one of the dreampop duo’s best songs.

The Cure’s 40th Anniversary Box Set

“At the Party” by Hana Vu
Listen to the first single from Vu’s new album, “Nicole Kidman / Anne Hathaway.”

Twin Sister by Twin Sister (Review)
That Star Wars-themed Chrindie funk band that you’d always heard about gets reissued.
Every Noise at Once
Songs of Yearning

“Radiance” by Ison
For those of you who like your metal with a sense of cosmic grandeur and beauty.

Departure by Life on Venus (Review)
The Moscow quintet’s most recent release is a nice dive into the gloomier range of the shoegaze spectrum.

Air Review’s How We Got By Transforms Pain and Loss Into Pristine Pop (Review)
Though it’s marked by glossy arrangements and studio polish, brokenness and hurt lies at the core of Air Review’s latest.

“Prelude” by Lo Pan
Final Fantasy VII + Synthwave = Nostalgic music goodness.

Bandcamp Profiles Blackhouse, the First Christian Industrial Band
A spotlight on the enigmatic, nigh-legendary, and controversial Christian noise/industrial pioneers.

The Cure’s Hyde Park 40th Anniversary Concert Film is Coming to Theaters
It’s a good time to be a Cure fan.

Watch The Cure Perform Disintegration at the Sydney Opera House
I don’t usually get up before 5am, but when I do, it’s to watch The Cure perform their greatest album live.

The Many Forms of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love”
The 1984 “city pop” single has taken on a life of its own in recent years.

The Mirage by Chasms (Review)
With its blend of dub music and dream-pop, Chasms’ latest album is shadowy and seductive.

“Katana ZERO” by LudoWic
The best synthwave track I’ve heard in a long time, and one that sets a new bar for the genre.

Invincible by Jyradelix (Review)
This side-project by Christian industrial act Mortal exchanged their usual sound for upbeat, rave-friendly dance music.

Heavy Age by Unwed Sailor (Review)
Johnathon Ford’s instrumental rock outfit enters its third decade with its heaviest and most assured album to date.

Pure Bathing Culture Jams “All Night” Long
It makes perfect sense that the video for Pure Bathing Culture’s latest single has an ’80s vibe.
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