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 Kelly Hadfield Bear’s Den has been among my top three favorite bands for about seven years. Throughout that time, I have somehow always managed to just left whatever city they were playing; I...
1. Sudan Archives Athena (Stones Throw)
2. Vagabon Vagabon (Nonesuch)
3. Floating Points Crush (Ninja Tune)
4. Teebs Anicca (Brainfeeder)
5. New Pornographers In the Morse Code Of Brake Lights (Concord)
6. Hovvdy Heavy Lifter (Double Double Whammy)
7. Fea No Novelties (Blackheart)
8. Black Marble Bigger Than Life (Sacred Bones)
9. Diiv Deceiver (Captured Tracks)
10. Yeule Serotonin II (Bayonet)
