Year: 2014

Review: Lower – Seek Warmer Climes

Review: Lower – Seek Warmer Climes
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This Danish post-punk quartet has been critically aligned with other Scandinavian bands, most notably Iceage, but this unit seems to have a flair for a theatricality some of the others lack, due to singer Adrian Toubro’s vocal flourishes. … read more

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Review: Low Leaf – AKASHAALAY

Review: Low Leaf – AKASHAALAY
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I’m pretty awestruck with this release, which begins with instrumentation that combines electronic compositions layered with organic melodies played through the harp, guitar and piano, creating a transcendental experience upon listening. … read more

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Review: Mark Rogers & Mary Byrne – I Line My Days Along Your Weight

Review: Mark Rogers & Mary Byrne – I Line My...
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For a soothing retreat, I Line My Days Along Your Weight by duo Mark Rogers & Mary Byrne dabbles in the bluesy twang of older folk songs, with a fresh take that gives this album a timeless appeal. … read more

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Review: Malthusian – MMXIII

Review: Malthusian – MMXIII
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With members from Altar of Plagues and Mourning Beloveth, the band’s already got a great doom-type pedigree, but MMXIII is more of a batch of death and black metal with tints of the rotten kind of doom.  … read more

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Review: Mad Choice – Safety Net

Review: Mad Choice – Safety Net
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The main reason to listen to this album over and over again would be for the opening track, “Swallowing A Shotgun”—combining elements of California skate punk and post-hardcore made for some heavy, mosh-inducing music.  … read more

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Review: Marram – Sun Choir

Review: Marram – Sun Choir
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Let me just tell you, first, how much work was put into this album. Sun Choir features the children of the Light of Love Children’s Home, along with 10 other artists, including Owen Pallett of Arcade Fire and Scottish folk singer Margaret Bennett. … read more

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