Nap Eyes: Thought Rock Fish Scale
This follow-up to Nap Eyes' debut is lazy music for rockers in the sun.
Music Reviews
Emily Wells: Promise
Promise employs classical instruments along with hip-hop backtracks for a classical yet current sound.
Basement: Promise Everything
After a four-year hiatus, melodic hardcore/emo/alternative rockers, Basement, return with a new album, Promise Everything.
Field Music: Commontime
While a bit long, the latest from the prog-pop band out of England is full of unusual rhythms and pop influences that will keep you dancing.
Junior Boys: Big Black Coat
Big Black Coat has some cold, calculated beats, but we also see warmer techno-y synths met with more fire and desire in the lyrics.
Chairlift: Moth
Romanticism reigns free in the world of Chairlift, and while they may not always have their love reciprocated they can see the magic all around them.
Susanna Rose: Snowbound
A simple folk album with a sweet, soft tone.
The 427’s: Mavericks
Mavericks is an instrumental surf-noir album and the debut full-length from Canadian band, The 427's.
Julien Baker: Sprained Ankle
Younger Sharon Van Etten, with the good kind of gloom.
Adrian Younge: Something About April II
Evident in every track from Something About April II is debonair live instrumentation furnishing a dimly lit sound.
Low Cut High Tops: Eh, Whatever
Low Cut High Tops does everything wrong and makes it sound great.
Pixel: Golden Years
The avant garde techniques of Pixel create an enjoyable and accessible jazz album for the modern world.
The Magnetic Zeros: PersonA
A new name and a new sound have The Magnetic Zeros on the path to success.
Mass Gothic: Mass Gothic
Mass Gothic deliver an intriguing slab of synth-pop laden with darkwave, indie rock and even a few doom metal influences.
John Metcalfe: The Appearance of Colour
A solid instrumental album that really exudes the Metcalfe mastery of classical, yet electronic production in an industry he has inhabited for so long.
Savages: Adore Life
The London group's second LP improves upon its' predecessor in some ways, but ultimately isn't as thrilling of a ride.
RÜFÜS DU SOL: Bloom
Australian electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL’s album, Bloom, is perfect for your next classy cocktail soirée.
Julia Brown: An Abundance of Strawberries
An Abundance of Strawberries is lo-fi gold; it feels like being outside on the nicest day of the year.
Pillar Point: Marble Mouth
Despite the heavy-handed influence from of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, Scott Reitherman achieves a dense, indelibly fun sound.
Tindersticks: The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game is one of the winter's most ambitious and assured albums.
Your Friend: Gumption
Through pain and growth, Lawrence artist Tayrn Miller finds truly beautiful ways to translate her human experience.
Ty Segall: Emotional Mugger
Here is an album that fits perfectly in Segall's discography; Emotional Mugger is evolved just enough to sound fresh.
Ringo Deathstarr: Pure Mood
Ringo Deathstarr is a band with a divided spirit. Equal parts indie-chill and stoner riff-rock, Pure Mood works towards a good finish.
DJDS: Stand Up and Speak
Stand Up and Speak is a high-energy house album with pop influences.