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Jo Passed - "Away" | Album Review

Jo Passed - "Away" | Album Review

After the release of his debut album in 2018, Jo Passed (aka Jo Hirabayashi) spent a couple of years recovering from burnout that made him put his music project on the wayside. Back with the help of new collaborators, Jo Passed wades through some of his darkest years with exuberant textures and distinctly tuneful compositions.

Lawn - “God Made the Highway” | Album Review

Lawn - “God Made the Highway” | Album Review

Lawn returns with their third LP—God Made the Highway—their best since 2020's Johnny and their first on Exploding In Sound Records. The band eclectically pivots between nostalgic jangle-pop and mordant post-punk, as the duo-powered Lawn ensure each song on God Made the Highway has its own sound and identity.

The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Psychocandy" | Album Review

The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Psychocandy" | Album Review

With the shoegaze revival presumably hitting its zenith, the time couldn’t be more ripe for the commemorative release of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut album, Psychocandy. Forty years later, authoritative music outlets have granted it their top rating, proving that it can often be clumsy to judge an album on its merits the moment it initially comes out.

Obits - “L.E.G.I.T.” | Album Review

Obits - “L.E.G.I.T.” | Album Review

Obits were a band that burned brightly and relatively fast, leaving audiences with moments of emotional and personal release. L.E.G.I.T was initially released in Japan in 2014 to correspond with Obits’ Asia tour, but now the compilation of their 7’ singles and compilation tracks is getting a wider, very welcomed release.

Snoozer - Little Giants | Album Review

Snoozer - Little Giants | Album Review

Snoozer have consistently experimented with their sound, which could be a reason Little Giants may be considered a staple album for all generations of indie sub-cultures. An airy ambiance is carried throughout the tracks by the EP's nostalgic synth, fuzzy guitar slides, and light-hearted take on the endless life changing cycles of good and bad.  

Orcutt Shelley Miller - “Orcutt Shelley Miller” | Album Review

Orcutt Shelley Miller - “Orcutt Shelley Miller” | Album Review

Comprised of five tightly tensioned tracks, this collection cements Orcutt Shelley Miller as architects of sonic interplay and metallic amalgamation. No lyrics necessary — this is avant-rock musical storytelling from three living legends (with the beards to prove it). 

Port Ross - Nighttime at Gardner Hall | Album Review

Port Ross - Nighttime at Gardner Hall | Album Review

Written during these years and beyond, Port Ross’s sprawling, flexible debut relies on instruments and stories from his Salt Lake City upbringing and 2023 move to Brooklyn. Nighttime at Gardner Hall grapples with family conflict, relationship trauma, and that financial struggles that bubble up as you set sail for adulthood.