Levitation Room: Ethos
This '60s Psychedelia revisited record is maybe a tad bit rehashed, but ultimately worth lending an ear to.
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JC Flowers: Driving Excitement and the Pleasures of Ownership
Sunny guitars and flowery vocals tread carefully over dark lyrics to deliver a solid LP.
SALES: SALES
Though perhaps too consistent in its vision at times, SALES' first LP is an excellent debut that over 15 tracks traverses moods and themes of love and sorrow with warm afternoon guitars and an attentive beat.
Nothing: Tired of Tomorrow
While this album may be a solid 6/10, there is a wealth of post-rock, hardcore and shoegaze bands out there that have long since tread the ground Nothing is exploring.
Explosions in the Sky: The Wilderness
With an adept ear for detail and timing, Explosions in the Sky released a rare project in The Wilderness that captures and engages the listener through an odyssey of mood.
Ray LaMontagne: Ouroboros
Ouroboros, the classic image of the serpent swallowing its tail, is a symbol of rebirth and eternal return that is is rampant within the theme of this album.
Gazebos: Die Alone
If you find anything remotely appealing about rockabilly-esque '80s punk, a (sadly rare) female-led psychedelic rock band, or something satisfyingly out of your comfort zone, this album is for you.
Choir of Young Believers: Grasque
Hailing from Copenhagen, Choir of Young Believers returns with its third studio album, Grasque, out on Ghostly International.
Michael Nau: Mowing
If you like your life like your mac - with a little cheese - this album carries the burden of melancholic good news.
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.
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Slaughter Beach: Love/Venice
There is so much room for error in the genre that often sees bands walking a thin line between synth wizard and white noise. Slaughter Beach defies that line.
Cristobal and the Sea: Sugar Now
Sugar Now does what a lot of albums can't as it exists as a patchwork of many visible influences while still succeeding in getting lost in itself.
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The Japanese House: Clean
Mysterious in how fresh it is, Clean shows promise even though there are a few kinks to be worked out.
Shadow In The Cracks: Shadow In The Cracks
If it's the sound of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Blind Shake or maybe even Spaceman 3 that you're looking for, there is something here that will resonate well with you.
The World is a Beautiful Place I am No Longer Afraid to Die: Harmlessness
This album is ambitious, unique, and riddled with variety.