Music Reviews
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The Mantles Long Enough to Leave
The San Francisco latest is driven by the simplicity of a jangle tune, bound to a wispy, rhythmic constancy that’s always sustained even as the songs change from uptempo to mid-paced ringing arpeggios.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Smith Westerns Soft Will
Smith Westerns' 3rd album has a seasonal sound, but are all summery albums worth a listen? In summary, I surmise some are.
Ben Jones dives in... -
Zen Mantra How Many Padmes Hum?
Australasia continues to be a gold mine in 2013. Zen Mantra is the latest of the conveyor belt, and brings with him a euphoric procession of energetic punk in matrimony with introspective psychedelica.
Carl Purvis reviews... -
Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest
The long awaited return from everyone's favorite enigmatic electronic duo is a chilling, beautiful experience that proves just how timeless and enthralling their trademark aesthetic is.
Peter Quinton reviews another long-awaited comeback album in a year full of long-awaited comeback albums... -
Melt Yourself Down Melt Yourself Down
An album by a British jazz super-group doesn't seem like the obvious choice for a party soundtrack, but Melt Yourself Down are set on proving such assumptions wrong.
Mark Davison hopes to book them for his next birthday, wedding or bar mitzvah... -
Kanye West Yeezus
"Yeezy season approaching, f--- whatever y'all been hearing." Who am I to disagree.
Forrest Cardamenis reviews... -
Portugal, the Man Evil Friends
What does including producer Danger Mouse do for perennial oddballs Portugal, the Man?
John Grimley steps willingly down the rabbit hole... -
Rogue Wave Nightingale Floors
Zach is back! I just wanted to say that.
Alan Shulman reviews... -
Sonny & the Sunsets Antenna to the Afterworld
The madcap Bay Area musician/playwright reassembles the Sunsets for another bizarre journey, a spaced-themed concept album that expands on his peculiarities with a send-up to the days of sci-fi schlock.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez would love to meet a cyborg... -
Deafheaven Sunbather
As the pink cover might suggest, Deafheaven are no longer worried about being a black metal band, and this willingness to draw open the ceiling and let in the sun allows Sunather to become something far more significant.
Peter Quinton sees the light...
