Osees: Protean Threat
Upon first listen of the new record by prolific polyonymous psych outfit fronted by John Dwyer, I wondered if I had forgotten to switch…
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Photo Ops: Pure at Heart
Photo Ops, the stage name of singer/songwriter Terry Price, has released his third album, following 2016’s Vacation. On Pure at Heart, Terry works with…
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Napalm Death: Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
Frantic chaos storms the dim streets, lit only by staggering grenade blasts and booms. Discombobulation wracks the nerves and overstimulates the senses to the…
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Dig Nitty: Reverse of Mastery
What do you get when you cross delicate singing over harsher guitars, moments of pure noise following moments of gentle folky plucking, and song…
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Icarus Phoenix: Icarus Phoenix
On Bandcamp, Icarus Phoenix’s self-titled release self-describes as “indie shoegaze slumber rock”, a mouthful that shows us that, if anything, the project takes itself…
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Joshua Van Tassel: Dance Music volume II: More Songs for Slow Motion
According to Joshua Van Tassel’s Bandcamp, his latest project is the “score to a movie inside your head.” With beautiful ambiance and delicate intricacy,…
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Microphones: Microphones in 2020
It’s been sixteen years since singer/songwriter Phil Elverum released an album under his Microphones moniker. The last offering was a live collection recorded on…
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Metallica: S&M 2
Metallica’s sado-masochistic sequel of orchestral wizardry descended upon the Bay twenty years after its iconic predecessor. S&M2 is not only a charming salute to…
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Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith: Peradam
Experimental audio art group Soundwalk Collective has never been afraid to push boundaries. With pioneering approaches to analyzing, synthesizing, and experiencing historically significant figures…
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Pop Smoke: Shoot for the Stars, Aim For the Moon (Deluxe)
Pop Smoke was an entertainer hailing from Brooklyn, New York. The twenty-year-old rapper’s life and career was cut short during a heinous act of…
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