Records
White Denim: Last Day of Summer
White Denim should be the patron saints of all bar bands. They’re proficient at a variety of genres without sacrificing...
Nov 08, 2010
Articles
It's a Metaphor!
I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE TREATS MY ART LIKE A GHOST WITH A LOT OF SMART THINGS TO SAY.
Nov 04, 2010
Records
Sharon Van Etten: epic
Where exactly do we get off calling some albums “intimate”? Are they the ones that make an effort even in...
Nov 04, 2010
Records
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Orange / Acme Reissue
“Blues X Man” was the first Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song I ever fell in love with. In three and...
Nov 04, 2010
Records
Ten: Lowlands EP
One critique of modern ambient albums is that they often come over-amplified, designed so you won’t have to crank up...
Nov 04, 2010
Records
Dustin Wong: Infinite Love
Like Oval’s stubborn and occasionally beautiful behemoth O, Duston Wong’s Infinite Love is an album of self-pastiche. A tortured guitar...
Nov 04, 2010
Tracks
Miwon: "Amidst"
So that’s where Miwon has been. Having spent 2010 becoming a father and playing club nights in Belgian train stations,...
Nov 03, 2010
Records
Grimes: Halfaxa
If there exists such a thing as an ideal coalescence of influences, Montreal’s Grimes—whose artist page on the Arbutus Records...
Nov 01, 2010