Music Reviews
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How to destroy angels_ An Omen EP
The second release from Trent Reznor's new group moves in a far more atmospheric direction than their first EP. The result is a constantly shifting soundscape that's great for both background listening and intense headphone exploration.
Joe Marvilli is haunted by... -
Crystal Castles III
The Canadian electronic duo invite you to their dance hall of dread, one that's equally profound in both sound and meaning.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez can't look away... -
Lindstrøm Smalhans
The Norwegian space-disco producer's second album of 2012 colours well within the lines, but it is subtly clever enough to get away with it.
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Emeralds Just To Feel Anything
Since breaking through, of a sort, with their 2010 album Does It Look Like I'm Here?, electronica revivalists Emeralds have kept themselves busy with various side-projects. Now they're back in full force, but has their prolificness resulted in a drying up of ideas?
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The Soft Moon Zeros
The Soft Moon’s Zeros capitalizes on style and rekindles 80s post-punk/new wave nostalgia, creating a cool and dark, albeit dated, collection of songs.
Sean Caldwell thinks The Soft Moon is meant for cassette... -
Death Grips No Love Deep Web
The most intense and unapologetic band you can think of right now are back with another 13 songs of vulgar, complex industrial noise rock/rap.
Forrest Cardamenis keeps it cool... -
Prince Rama Top 10 Hits of the End of the World
On Top 10 Hits of the End of the World, Prince Rama constructs what might be one of the most ridiculous and ambitious concepts for a pop album in recent memory. But does the music do a well enough job of backing up their outlandish ideas?
Peter Quinton remains secluded in his bunker while review Prince Rama's apocalyptic opus -
Green Day Dos!
Green Day has embarked on probably their most ambitious effort to date: a series of three albums, all released within one year. This begs the question as to whether or not Green Day can balance their ambition with a consistent level of quality. Does Dos!, the second release in this series, stand up on its own?
Andrew Ciraulo reviews........ -
Clinic Free Reign
Clinic returns with an experimental follow-up to 2010's Bubblegum. It's short but manages to feel long. It's interesting but manages to feel dull.
Andrew Baer reviews... -
Black Moth Super Rainbow Cobra Juicy
Though it occasionally lacks the off-the-wall, spontaneous feeling that came with earlier releases, Black Moth Super Rainbow’s latest shows distinct signs of warmth and maturity, yet glows with a radioactive kind of ooze which suggests that their unique brand of hijinks is not in short supply.
Peter Quinton straps on his latex mask and grabs his skateboard for his grooviest review yet...
