“Music” Archives
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The Floating Glass Key in the Sky by Rainstick Orchestra (Review)
Rainstick Orchestra’s music doesn’t quite come together in a way that ultimately satisfies.Transmission of All the Good-Byes by Lilium (Review)
Pascal Humbert’s cinematic music conjures up images of rundown desert locales and holes-in-the-wall.Plastilina EP by Pia Fraus (Review)
Ultimately, only hardcore fans of the band need to pick this up.Tiger Teeth by Call And Response (Review)
The EP comes across as more an experiment, a toss-off than anything else.For Your Home or Office by Park Avenue Music (Review)
Understated, subtle, patiently constructed electronic pop at its finest.Speed the Road, Rush the Lights by Piano Magic (Review)
I find it rather troubling and disappointing that Piano Magic’s songs have become this predictable.While Sleeping by Balún (Review)
The fact that their music still has plenty of its own charm says something to me.Catch the Breeze by Slowdive (Review)
About as perfect a summation of Slowdive’s career as one can find.Empty Space by Lycia (Review)
Because of the album’s truncated recording, it’s pretty raw and unfinished in places, more a work in progress suspended in time than anything else.Golden Sun by Manual (Review)
At times, the album gets a little too relaxed, and Munk and Skott seem to rely a bit too much on the inherent loveliness of their sound palette to keep things interesting.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.)Gang Gang Dance by Gang Gang Dance (Review)
The music seems designed to keep listeners as uncomfortable as possible, but Gang Gang Dance occasionally finds a solid groove in the chaos.The Blue Notebooks by Max Richter (Review)
Max Richter’s compositions possess an arresting and singular beauty.Kompilation by Various Artists (Review)
Full of examples of why Kranky is one of the most essential — and consistent — labels currently out there in indie-dom.