Larry June & The Alchemist - "The Great Escape" | Album Review
Larry June’s slick confidence, lifestyle raps, and laidback delivery immediately recall someone like Curren$y; his flows are versatile, fitting smoothly into a song’s pockets like a billiard ball. He also tends to focus more on sweeping portraits than zooming in on a scene. He’s choosy with his smallest details, focusing on flair and personality.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: BRICK HEAD - "Bricks For Brains"
BRICK HEAD is the Melbourne based solo project of Sarah Hardiman, a prolific guitarist/vocalist best known for Deaf Wish, Nightclub, Moon Rituals, and LOU. The production credits, and brief ones at that, are about all we know about Bricks For Brains, that… and the fact that we can’t stop listening to it, which is really all you need to know.
YUNGMORPHEUS - "From Whence It Came" | Album Review
Angel Olsen - "Forever Means" | Album Review
For the questions posed in Big Time, Forever Means seeks answers. Less than a year after the release of her acclaimed indie-folk record, Angel Olsen returns with a masterful EP featuring four songs left off of the LP. Though only sixteen minutes in length, Forever Means is nothing short of the journey we expect from a full-length .
Beauty Pill - "Blue Period" | Album Review
Blue Period, the band’s reissue of their output on Dischord, (You Are Right to Be Afraid and The Unsustainable Lifestyle, as well as b-sides and demos), frames ambivalence through their larger journey, suggesting that their early material is made richer and more interesting because of where they’ve gone since.
Es - "Fantasy" | Album Review
Modern Cosmology - "What Will You Grow Now?" | Album Review
Modern Cosmology knows how to have a focused jam. What Will You Grow Now? beautifully synthesizes the DNA of this collective of artists. On one side of the coin, Mombojó creates music in the tradition of Tropicália. On the flip side, Laetitia Sadier brings her unique vocal stylings, patterns, rhythms, and French pop.
Proun - "Form" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: billy woods & Kenny Segal - "Maps"
It seems hard to believe woods had time to reflect upon his life on the road, but it’s clearly been on his mind, as visions of “home” fade and he’s left sleepless on planes, in hotels, and at soundchecks. The grind of it all brought him back to Kenny Segal, the pair resuming their chemistry for Maps, yet another record that feels destined for hip-hop infamy.
Sun Organ - "Candlelight Showertime" | Album Review
Indigo De Souza - "All Of This Will End" | Album Review
Natural Information Society - "Since Time Is Gravity" | Album Review
The HIRS Collective - "We're Still Here" | Album Review
We’re Still Here, boasts a truly impressive roster of collaborators. With contributions from collaborators such as Melt-Banana, Thou, Marissa Paternoster, Shirley Manson, SOUL GLO, Sunrot, and Gouge Away - just to name “a few” - this record sets out to platform the voices of as many individuals and identities from the scene as possible.
Esther Rose - "Safe To Run" | Album Review
Heartworms - "A Comforting Notion" | Album Review
Pearl & The Oysters - "Coast 2 Coast" | Album Review
Maximalist and controlled, Pearl & The Oysters have created a fully formed concept and sense of self. Far from Brave New World, this album quite nearly suggests there is no dystopia (or utopia) in the human being-toward-technology. It just is and the party is happening no matter what. You can love this fate and join in the dance.
FACS - "Still Life In Decay" | Album Review
PACKS - "Crispy Crunchy Nothing" | Album Review
Crispy Crunchy Nothing is the latest album from PACKS, the nom de guitare of Toronto DIY rocker Madeline Link. The fourteen song, thirty minute LP is clearly indebted to the larger ‘90s alt/indie rock movement, but it celebrates that lineage with a renewed sense of passion, efficiency, and inventiveness.
