Music Reviews
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Laurel Halo Quarantine
Laurel Halo's first full-length, called Quarantine, amplifies her vocals, bringing them to the forefront. But are they exactly the change in direction she should be taking?
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Ty Segall Band Slaughterhouse
The best way to keep up with Ty Segall, if you live in Europe anyway (he won’t be touring here until late July), is to listen his records. Kind of obvious you might think.
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DIIV Oshin
Pretty, aquatic dream-pop from Beach Fossils and Smith Westerns associates.
Stephen Wragg diivs in... -
Squarepusher Ufabulum
Squarepusher's newest album, Ufabulum, goes heavy on the erratic computer-programming that first harbored critical claim for his earlier albums.
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Arc in Round Arc in Round
Formerly known as Relay, the Philadelphia noise pop foursome re-invents their high-strung guitar rock - and name - with the inclusion of sparkly, glitched synths, amid traversing similar sonic terrain.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez loves second chances... -
Dirty Three Toward the Low Sun
Instrumental album with a bad seed, a journeyman guitarist and "indie rock's drummer of choice" according to some article on the drummer's wikipedia page.
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Dr John Locked Down
The latest offering by New Orleans blues/R&B legend is produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
David John Wood needs to see a doctor... -
Coastal Crumble Blue
'The heartbreaking tale of a loser lost in pink noise.'
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El-P Cancer 4 Cure
El-P's third solo effort is an intense futuristic vision, both visceral and thought-provoking.
Forrest Cardamenis finds the... -
YAWN Happy Tears EP
YAWN’s latest EP, Happy Tears, is the product of incessant touring, intermittent jam sessions and ultimately the sound of band who were desperate to record their music again; a band with something to say. Ten months following the release of their LP Open Season, what are the signals for their next record?
Matt Bevington reviews...
