Album Reviews 1804
Mono : Nowhere Now Here
A continuation of the Japanese post-rock band's well-established sonic terrain.
Toro y Moi : Outer Peace
A glowed-up graduation from chillwave to Detroit techno and funk-influenced pop.
William Tyler : Goes West
The guitarist and Lambchop member delivers a folk record that'll take you places.
Album of the Week: Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
The dawn of a new experimental phase for the singer/songwriter, one with a brighter outlook.
Krallice : Wolf EP
A brief reminder of why the New York group remains one of the best progressive black metal groups right now.
Aesop Rock and Tobacco : Malibu Ken
A natural collaboration between two iconoclastic innovators.
Failure : In the Future Your Body Will Be the Furthest Thing From Your Mind
The L.A. alt-rock trio make a strong encore performance after their 2015 comeback.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith : Tides: Music for Meditation and Yoga
A release that blurs the lines between electronic and natural sounds from an innovative, unconventional producer.
Album of the Week: Great Falls – A Sense of Rest
This under-the-radar noise rock supergroup delivers a set of brutality and nuance.
Vennart : To Cure A Blizzard Upon A Plastic Sea
A concept-minded progressive rock album that meets the audience halfway.
Silent Servant : Shadows of Death and Desire
L.A. producer delivers a journey to the dark side of techno.
Waajeed : From The Dirt
A quintessentially Detroit album from the Slum Village and Platinum Pied Pipers co-founder.
Album of the Week: Portrayal of Guilt – Let Pain Be Your Guide
A blistering, 23-minute hardcore record that blurs the lines between screamo and black metal.
Dead Can Dance : Dionysus
A highly conceptual work from the goth pioneers that fails to live up to its scope.
Randall Dunn : Beloved
The producer's first solo album is dystopian hellscape of stunning ambience.
Moonface : This One’s For The Dancer & This One’s For The Dancer’s Bouquet
Spencer Krug's last Moonface album is a 90-minute epic.
Objekt : Cocoon Crush
An endlessly glitching piece of electronic art from the German producer.
The Black Queen : Infinite Games
Greg Puciato's (Dillinger Escape Plan) synth-pop band takes some big steps forward on their second album.
Cave : Allways
The Chicago indie rock outfit continue to navigate the groove on their latest.