“When I was a teenager the wreckage of a sailboat washed up on the shore of Agate Beach. The remains of the vessel weren’t removed for several days. I walked down with […]
Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky) – Album Review
The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Bella Union) – Album Review
The Terror is the 13th studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips. The band are best known for their lush, multi-layered and psychedelic rock, and for wearing costumes at their […]
Stygian Stride: Stygian Stride (Thrill Jockey: March 2013)
Stygian Stride is Jimy SeiTang, a New York based musician and Stygian Stride is his debut solo release. To capture the sound he wanted SeiTang sought out vintage, analog equipment. The results […]
Benoît Pioulard: Hymnal (Kranky: March 2013)
Hymnal is the fourth kranky album by Thomas Meluch under his musical alias Benoit Pioulard and it’s an interesting blend of ambient drone and what I would describe as ambient folk. According […]
New My Bloody Valentine Album Today?
[Kevin wasn’t toying with us (much), the details of the new album MBV, released on Saturday the 2nd of Feb are here] Is Kevin toying with us? I think he is, but […]
Staygold – Rain On Our Parade – Album Review
After the brief but attention-grabbing sonics of the opening intro track, Swedish duo Staygold’s electropop album ‘Rain On Our Parade’ hits the ground running and makes you wish you were on the […]
Ellie Goulding – Halcyon – Album Review
I was really looking forward to hearing Ellie Goulding’s sophomore effort. Not because I loved her first album exactly but because I randomly came across the new lead single, ‘Anything Could Happen’, […]
One that got away – 2010 albums – Brian McBride
Composed for the film, Vanishing of the Bees, Brian McBride’s Effective Disconnect was released in 2010 and as a big fan of both McBride’s solo work and his main project Stars of […]
No More Workhorse 