SYLVAN ESSO’S ‘WHAT NOW’ CAPTURES OUR MODERN ANXIETIES IN A PROPULSIVE NEW ALBUM
Sylvan Esso is the folktronica project of singer Amelia Meath (Mountain Man) and producer Nick Sanborn (Megafaun). The Durham, N.C. duo’s 2014 self-titled debut…
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ALBUM REVIEW: ‘ADVENTURE SOUNDTRACK’ BY DANNY BLACK
Unfixed and unknown, the image of an open road has long been linked with uncertainty. Leading anywhere towards anything for as long as it…
TIMOTHY SETH AVETT AS DARLING RETURNS WITH A BURSTING HEART & BREATH OF WISDOM
With the March 31st release of IV from Timothy Seth Avett as Darling, Seth Avett has continued a project that many wondered if he’d…
THE MOONLANDINGZ RELEASE ADDICTIVE DEBUT ALBUM TODAY
If The Moonlandingz still fancy themselves a “fictional band,” this is one hell of an imaginary debut album. Released just today from the UK…
SOME PARTS ARE OFF LIMITS, BUT I GIVE THEM TO YOU
3. It almost seems unfair to review an album that you’ve felt you’ve already reviewed two times before. But alas, Conor Oberst goes and…
UNPEELING KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD’S FLYING MICROTONAL BANANA
The fact that it all starts with a single-word verse and a deceptively simple beat is a good omen for how the album will…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘PLEASE BE MINE’ BY MOLLY BURCH
Music is a language. And just like in spoken language, certain types sounds have meanings. They aren’t definitions per se, but a reverbed guitar…
ALBUM REVIEW: ALBERTA CROSS
The whispered count in that signals the start of “You’ll Be Fine,” doesn’t drop any hints as to what kind of voice you’re about…
ALBUM REVIEW: HIGH TIMES FOR LOW LIVES – BY THE GRISWOLDS
Aussie born, The Griswolds emerged onto the scene with their debut LP, Be Impressive, in 2014 on Wind-Up Records, an American division label of…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘WILD’ BY STREETS OF LAREDO
The Cowboy, dying, shot in the chest, Asked the stranger with dying breath That the drum be played slowly, And the fife played lowly,…