Year: 2014
![Review: Hauschka – Abandoned City](/uploads/303/7293-hauschka-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Hauschka – Abandoned City
When I listened to the album, all I could think of is how great of a soundtrack this would be for a post-apocalyptic movie. Piano is the main instrument, along with computer-generated drumbeats, which are incredibly organic sounding, and various strings being plucked to provide an interesting texture. … read more
![Review: Helm – The Hollow Organ EP](/uploads/303/7295-helm-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Helm – The Hollow Organ EP
This album’s melodic yet uneasy synth and echoing chains of chaotic noise are carefully tucked in the background of an unsettling world. If you are a fan of Blizzard’s Diablo 2 soundtrack, I would highly recommend this album. … read more
![Review: Home – Bound To Gravity](/uploads/304/7461-home-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Home – Bound To Gravity
I had to dig through the dusty recesses of my mental vault to describe Home. They straddle the line between sludge and post-hardcore. … read more
![Review: Haunted Hearts – Initiation](/uploads/306/7794-homepage_large.15eea2bc-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Haunted Hearts – Initiation
Haunted Hearts consists of Brandon Welchez from the noise-pop band Crocodiles, and his wife Dee Dee, front woman of the Dum Dum Girls. A valid, but basic description of HH comes from the mouth of Brandon in an interview via Coup De Main, “It sounds like a 50/50 split between our bands to be honest.” … read more
![Review: Groundislava – Frozen Throne](/uploads/311/8469-groundislava-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Groundislava – Frozen Throne
Groundislava = Shlohmo + Jerome LOL … read more
![Review: Grand Magus – Triumph and Power](/uploads/302/7129-grand%20magus-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Grand Magus – Triumph and Power
This trio of hard-rocking Swedes never disappoints with their unique brand of epic doom metal. JB Christoffersson’s soaring vocals sound like a younger Biff Byford, and he backs them up with earth-shaking guitarwork. … read more
![Review: Hammock – Oblivion Hymns](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hammock-oblivion-hymns.jpg)
Review: Hammock – Oblivion Hymns
I wouldn’t be surprised if “I Could Hear the Water at the Edge of All Things” was spawned by conversations with God or some spiritual essence. If you’re looking for a sacred experience, this is where you can find one, and these hymns are best listened to with reverence to feel uplifted. … read more
![Review: Guided By Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit](/uploads/303/7292-guided%20by%20voices-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Guided By Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit
“The biggest fish in the smallest pond?” he asks in “Littlest League,” seeming to question his indie-rock legend status. Pollard seems bent on creating works that are more and more self-assured and, in some small way, monumental, even when he doesn’t always knock one out of the park. … read more
![Review: GreenHouse – The Last Shred of Night](/uploads/305/7615-greenhouse-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: GreenHouse – The Last Shred of Night
This musical concoction is a tapestry of up-tempo indie anthems melded with downbeats of darker electro. Ryan Torres and Rex Hudson are the creators of this project that started back when the two met in college. … read more
![Review: Harm Joy – Inside Out](/uploads/307/7935-7935-harm_joy_inside_out-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Harm Joy – Inside Out
Harm Joy = Assemblage 23 + Benny Benassi + Covenant … read more