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Nick Drake - "The Making of Five Leaves Left [Box Set]" | Album Review

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Nick Drake - "The Making of Five Leaves Left [Box Set]" | Album Review

It took years for listeners to rediscover his work, but today, Nick Drake is celebrated and frequently cited as one of the greatest songwriters of his era. Drake’s new box set is more than a collection of studio sessions, a book, and a remastered album. It is an invitation into the mind and private world of a singer-songwriter who remained unwaveringly true to his voice and style.

Merzbow & Akio Jeimus - "Any Other Utterance" | Album Review

Merzbow & Akio Jeimus - "Any Other Utterance" | Album Review

Merzbow has always been unafraid to delve into music’s harshest, most desolate corners, often creating a profound meditative state. With Akio Jeimus, the pair present a different face of improvised music – the “contained,” hermetic chaos of the studio, and the new feral life such pieces take in live settings.

Hüsker Dü - "1985: The Miracle Year" | Album Review

Hüsker Dü - "1985: The Miracle Year" | Album Review

1985: The Miracle Year shows the crucial role Hüsker Dü played in the mid-80’s US punk/hardcore scene, as well as their massive influence on the indie and popular music landscape. This set is a treasure for fans and newcomers alike that shows a band continuing to grow and traverse new musical directions while living up to their reputation as a powerful live band.

Butthole Surfers - "Live at the Leather Fly" | Album Review

Butthole Surfers - "Live at the Leather Fly" | Album Review

Live At the Leather Fly cements Paul Leary’s status as one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. Butthole Surfers were one of the greatest bands of the 80s, and anyone not blinded by the mainstream would be hard pressed to listen to this album and declare otherwise. 

Sharp Pins - "Balloon Balloon Balloon" | Album Review

Sharp Pins - "Balloon Balloon Balloon" | Album Review

Sharp Pins is the solo brainchild of Kai Slater, a stylishly lanky 20-year-old who has come to position himself as the unassuming spokesman of Chicago’s DIY indie rock scene. If Radio DDR saw Slater playing the hits, Balloon Balloon Balloon is his sandbox for weird, retrofitted experiments that see him tinkering with both fidelity and expectation.

Sword II - "Electric Hour" | Album Review

Sword II - "Electric Hour" | Album Review

With Electric Hour, Sword II have full control over their resilient, variegated version of rock. They emerge into the present with a singular, science-fiction-esque, “easy to listen to uneasiness” that so subtly and succinctly captures the paranoid scrutiny of society today, while offering pathways towards collective resilience.