Year: 2014
Review: Evil United – Honored by Fire
Mired in their own mimetic banality, Evil United stand out only in their unusual brand of terribleness. … read more
Review: El mató a un policía motorizado – La Dinastia...
If you don’t typically listen to music in Spanish, don’t fret—this music transcends language barriers. La Dinastía Scorpio is the first American release for these creative indie-rockers, who have toured festivals in the U.S. … read more
Review: Electric Funeral – Total Funeral
I have the perfect solution to your mediocre life—Electric Funeral. A 53-song discography for the Swedish D-beat group, this album is great for shitty days or shitty nights. … read more
Review: Emigrate – Silent So Long
Emigrate = Nine Inch Nails + Rammstein + Stabbing Westward … read more
Review: Ensemble Economique – Melt Into Nothing
Ensemble Economique = Starving Weirdos + Slowdive + HTRK … read more
Review: Elisa Ambrogio – The Immoralist
Elisa Ambrogio = Mirah + Kimya Dawson … read more
Review: Doug Keith – Pony
Namely, the best track on the album, “Pure Gold in the ’70s,” rips at the seams midway and bursts open with a J Mascis guitar solo, and from there, the track is a pure slacker anthem, a salute to the children of the ’70s. Pony also has more than enough warmth and attitude to get me through winter. … read more
Review: Earthless – From The Ages
This is “Free Bird” entered through the outro. Imagine—a dozen layers deep in stoner blues—forgetting there was ever a verse or chorus, or ever any vocals at all, even air to breathe. Imagine tossing the whole structural fuckload and just soloing in brazen différance. To consider this is to glimpse the errance of From The Ages. … read more
Review: East India Youth – Total Strife Forever
In between up-tempo, heavily synthesized electronic piano melodies, the debut album from this English producer tells a musical story⎯as should any good album. Songs like “Dripping Down” and “Looking for Someone” provide a break from the otherwise relaxing and saddening feel to the album. … read more
Review: Doug Tuttle – Self-Titled
From the moment the first track starts, you will immediately feel as though you are listening to a record from your odd uncle’s collection acquired during his “experimental phase.” … read more