Authors: Allison Shephard
Review: TÜLIPS – Doom & Bloom
TÜLIPS = Speedy Ortiz x La Sera + Yuck
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Review: Twin Lamb – Anything is Possible And Nothing Makes...
Twin Limb = Florence + the Machine x Agnes Obel + Chelsea Wolfe
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Review: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl: Music...
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross = Hans Zimmer + Nine Inch Nails x The Dust Brothers … read more
Review: Torres – Sprinter
Torres = Lyla Foy + Fear of Men + PJ Harvey … read more
Review: Trentalange – Same Illusion
Opening with slow drums and an upper-register metronomic piano, Trentalange keeps it simple and dark, yet still poppy. … read more
Review: The Darcys – Warring
Employing a tame and swanky alternative sound, Canadian rockers The Darcys are modernizing—and, in my opinion, bettering—a sound that began in the ’80s. … read more
Review: the band in Heaven – Caught in a Summer...
Annoying name aside, the band in Heaven combine dream pop with California nostalgia. Straightforward lyrics about ocean swells and summer romanticize adolescence. Honestly, it’s something I’ve heard a million times before, and the band’s whole image is something I grew tired of, like, five years ago. … read more
Review: Sumie – Self-Titled
Blending European and Japanese imagery, Sumie invokes complex lyrical ideas, creating an interesting juxtaposition between the simple and the intricate, which ends up working beautifully. Instrumentally, at its most complicated, it uses only background vocals and a piano while Sumie’s voice spins gracefully around, intricately weaving each piece together into the stunning closer that is “Sailor Friends.” … read more
Review: SOAK – Before We Forgot How To Dream
SOAK = Beach House x Låpsley + Arctic Lake … read more
Review: Solander – Monochromatic Memories
If Tumblr had a soundtrack, this would be it. Blending semi-wavering vocals à la Conor Oberst, Solander mixes twangy banjos, majestic cellos and outdoorsy lyrics to accompany all those pictures of skinny, naked girls smoking cigarettes, GIFs from Skins and fog-covered pine trees. … read more