Authors: Ryan Hall

Local Review: Bird Watcher – The Luna Sessions
In the ghetto, a “Bird Watcher” means something totally different than this sonically adventurous, emotionally distraught collection of songs from these shape-shifting Ogden musicians. I would know because Cincinnati has ghettos. … read more

Local Review: BEETSBLOG – LOVERS AND FRIENDS
BEETSBLOG = Blue Jazz TV + Ariel Pink + Adrian Knight … read more

Local Review: Ben Best & Karl Jørgensen – 2
Coming on the heels of a well-received 2012 collaboration, Utah County’s finest sonic pioneers and purveyors of structural, minimal, experimental music regain that same magic in their aptly titled album, 2. … read more

Local Review: Anthropology – Anthology
This type of Midwestern math-pop made by and for music eggheads often goes unexplored by musicians shoehorned into bands who don’t have the same penchant for shredding in some perversely weird time signature or really appreciate near–blast beat double kick drum or two-handed tapping in a pop format. … read more

Review: Föllakzoid – III
Föllakzoid = CAVE + Lumerians + Circle … read more

Review: F ingers – Hide Before Dinner
F ingers = Tarcar + Sealings + Tropic of Cancer … read more

Review: Espectrostatic – Self-Titled
Garage rock impresario Alex Cuervo (Hex Dispensers, Feast of Snakes) has faithfully captured the intensity and driving repetition of classic horror movie soundtracks on his newest synth project, Espectrostatic. … read more

Review: Dengue Fever – The Deepest Lake
Dengue Fever = Antibalas + Secret Chiefs 3 + Koes Plus … read more

Review: Curta – Replica
Curta = Sole + Busdriver + clipping. … read more

Review: David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski – Polish Night Music
David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski = M.Ostermeier + Lustmord + Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictophones … read more