Records
Richard Hawley : Standing at the Sky's Edge
Richard Hawley’s records are typically quiet, contemplative affairs, all bittersweet, shimmery ballads. But after its quiet, uneasy first notes, his...
Jun 08, 2012
Records
Azealia Banks: 1991 EP
As I write, #RappersBetterThanNickiMinaj is the number one trend in the UK on Twitter. I derive a mildly amusing irony...
Jun 08, 2012
Records
HEALTH: Max Payne 3 OST
Perhaps because most modern videogames find themselves soundtracked by rap-metal bands or proper composers on loan from Hollywood (and sometimes...
Jun 08, 2012
Tracks
Document 3: "End It"
“Revolutionary” is a word overused in marketing, designed to sell you rival brands of hair conditioner. How much revolutionary stuff...
Jun 07, 2012
Tracks
Andre Williams and the Sadies : "One Eyed Jack"
Blues-punk legend Andre Williams has been through his share of hard times. Over the course of his impressive sixty-year career...
Jun 04, 2012
Records
Beach House: Bloom
In year of Our Lord 2000-and-torrent, official album release dates are one part formality, two parts joke. While May 15...
Jun 01, 2012
Records
Doseone: G is for Deep
“Who is your inspiration?” Better yet—who the hell are you? And what do you want? Do you “dance your head...
Jun 01, 2012
Records
Led Er Est: The Diver
I have to admit, it was pretty obvious after taking in only a sampling of Led Er Est’s new LP,...
Jun 01, 2012
Records
THEESatisfaction: awE naturalE
“awE,” the first track on awE naturalE, opens with a stuttering wash of sounds—twisting sounds that blend and bleat, that...
Jun 01, 2012