Dehd: Flower of Devotion
If anything is to be said outright about Dehd’s Flower of Devotion it’s that variety is not their cup of tea. Flower of Devotion…
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PAINT: Spiritual Vegas
If you’re seeking that Mac Demarco laid back singing and washed out guitar sound, but with the compositional intelligence of an early, Syd Barret-led…
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Holy Wave: Interloper
We’ve all heard it before: sad songs for lonely days walking home in the sun, contrasting bright sounds with moody vibes for psychedelic effect,…
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Ezra Feinberg: Recumbent Speech
Google terms artist Ezra Feinberg’s genre “New Age”. What “New Age” means in regard to musical style is up for interpretation. But, if we…
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Mukiss: Happy Face
It wouldn’t be a stretch to guess that Mukiss’s debut release, Happy Face, is the score to a derivative, coming-of-age, indie musical about a…
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Owen: The Avalanche
Beauty is a difficult and vague virtue to aim for, and, in Owen’s The Avalanche, aim he does. Singer-songwriter Owen’s newest release is a…
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Tengger: Nomad
Enter a faraway land where the grass, lakes, waterfalls, and forests are made out of synthesizers. This is Tengger’s newest release, Nomad, a modest…
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Luxxury: Set Me Free
If you’re looking for an album that stresses the importance of lyrical narrative and storytelling, keep shuffling. On the other hand, if you’re looking…
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Ghost Work: You’ll Be Buried With
On paper, the formula that makes Ghost Work tick is promising. Formed out of current and ex-members of popular acts Minus the Bear, Seaweed,…
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Thundercat: It Is What It Is
The newest release from Thundercat, aka Stephen Bruner, It Is What It Is, straddles a number of extremes. At once contemplative and comical, theoretically…
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