Records
Deaf Center: Owl Splinters
Six years is no time at all in ambient music. If your work, ambient musician, doesn’t feel timeless for at...
Feb 08, 2011
Records
Akron/Family: S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of Shinju TNT
Despite the name, S/T II is no sequel. For it to be the long-awaited follow-up to their wonderfully immersive and...
Feb 08, 2011
Records
Phil Manley: Life Coach
Life Coach sounds dated almost out of necessity. At this point in Phil Manley’s career, there are strata of allegiances...
Feb 08, 2011
Records
The Thoughts: I Won't Keep You Here
When it comes to folk-pop, exactly how enchanting is too enchanting? From the tremor of the Oberst vocals to the...
Feb 08, 2011
Tracks
SubtractiveLAD: "Bay"
Trust a plug-in developer to come up with some of the most divine electronica of the decade. Stephen Hummel, the...
Feb 08, 2011
Records
Cut Copy: Zonoscope
My wife and I played Erasure’s “A Little Respect” at our wedding. While memories of that evening are generally, understandably...
Feb 05, 2011
Records
Tennis: Cape Dory
There are few sounds sweeter to this dropout’s ears than the escapist strains of fellow-dropouts Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley...
Feb 05, 2011