JON HOPKINS RITUAL DOMINO RECORDS The meaning extracted from an ambient record reflects the listener’s willingness and ability to project, to amplify, and in turn to receive meaning where nothing evolves explicitly. It’s an echo chamber, a [...]
THE NEW STUDENTS LITTLE BLUE DOT INDEPENDENT Can modern be old? Sure, if you ask Long Island collective The New Students, who seem bound to try and reverse the process that is ongoing in Americana music. Instead of taking old songs and music in [...]
DAN MANGAN BEING ELSEWHERE MIX ARTS & CRAFTS This is an interesting and unexpected follow-up to Dan Mangan’s hugely successful (critically and commercially) 2022 release Being Somewhere. But then again, Mangan has never really done the [...]
VALLEY WATER THE FLOWERS, PRAY FOR A GARDEN CAPITOL RECORDS Valley’s new album, Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden, marks a refreshing evolution in their sound, weaving together themes of growth, introspection, and resilience with their [...]
MARIANAS TRENCH HAVEN 604 RECORDS Marianas Trench has long been a powerhouse of musical genius, and their new album only solidifies their reputation as what I would claim, one of the most talented bands in the music scene. While their sound has [...]
LAMB OF GOD ASHES OF THE WAKE (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS Lamb Of God is throwing a 20th Anniversary party for Ashes Of The Wake, and everyone’s invited! This deluxe edition is like a rock ‘n’ roll makeover, [...]
SIMA CUNNINGHAM HIGH ROLLER RUINATION RECORD CO. High Roller might officially be Sima Cunningham’s debut solo album, but the Chicago artist has already been making a name with that city’s duo Finom, as well as one more prominent [...]
SHADY COVE PART II INDEPENDENT Working within the sub-genre that is defined as dream-pop might sound a simple task to some listeners, but bringing in something else there, that touches upon other musical streams like bedroom or jangle pop, or [...]
