Review by Calder 9/10 Is Slowthai’s Nothing Great About Britain the most original grime album to get mainstream attention in the last few years? Yeah, probably. Is it a grime album, an experimental hip-hop...
Review by Dustin Butoryak 9/10 Withdraw is a stunning sophomore accomplishment from U.K. punk four-piece Fresh. This album briskly marches through the curious mind & spirit of vocalist/main songwriter Kathryn Woods, a march that...
Review by Matthew Lawhead 8/10 I was recently told that there was no place for happy music anymore. In a world full of injustice and pain, what could there possibly be to celebrate? On...
Review by Dustin Butoryak 10/10 12 Little Spells is a masterpiece. This surreal journey through an immense and complex organism of music is birthed from deep within the brilliant mind and heart of notorious...
By Elyssa Pollio 8/10 A Mystery Science Theater Marathon/10 Empath is a Philly based noise punk band on Get Better Records, a label known for their focus on LGBTQ bands. Empath’s music uniquely combines...
Review by Calder 8/10 A Cold Night Drive in a Small City/10 I had my concerns going into Useless Coordinates. I have been following Drahla since I stumbled upon “Fictional Decision” on Bandcamp and...
Review by Davis Kuhn 7/10 Originally released on Urinal Cake Records, Protomartyr’s 2012 debut album, No Passion All Technique, was reissued earlier this month on Domino Records. The Motor City post-punk quartet delivers an...
Review by Brian McMinn 8/10 Bibio’s 10th release, Ribbons, has a feel that is wistful and mystical, bringing to mind the stylings of other mystic, folksy artists on the modern stage. In this album,...
By Scales The sugar-coated dream-pop sounds of Melbourne native Hatchie are best played loud. Her debut EP quickly turned heads last summer with its refreshing mix of shoegaze and pop. Now, Hatchie is gearing...
By Sarah Worthington King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s latest album, Fishing for Fishies, had me hooked from start to finish. The album had a robot-boogies-with-the-blues kind of vibe, illustrated by the robot with...
1. Buscabulla Regresa (Ribbon)
2. Margaret Glaspy Devotion (ATO)
3. Choir Boy Gathering Swans (Dais)
4. Moses Sumney Grae (Jagjaguwar)
5. R.A.P. Ferreira Purple Moonlight Pages (Ruby Yacht)
6. Deeper Auto-Pain (Fire Talk)
7. Trace Mountains Lost In The Country (Lame-O)
8. Empress Of I'm Your Empress Of (Terrible)
9. Sufjan Stevens Aporia (Asthmatic Kitty)
10. The Garden Kiss My Super Bowl Ring (Epitaph)
