Review: Tunde Olaniran – Yung Archetype

Review: Tunde Olaniran – Yung Archetype
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Yung Archetype, a five-track EP, is one of the most innovative pieces I’ve heard in a while. The electro-pop, street sound reminds me of the late ’80s/early ’90s hip-hop that was produced with drum machines. … read more

Review: Trust – Joyland

Review: Trust – Joyland
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It’s dark there, where you are. A faint, crystalline whimper hums over the pitch-black day-glo. There’s this neon-glowing earworm creeping out from somewhere in your head, and it’s eager for an inch of the latest fake-goth sensation. … read more

Review: Triptykon – Melana Chasmata

Review: Triptykon – Melana Chasmata
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Many times in a review, when something like “more of the same” is said, it can be taken negatively. But when you’re Triptykon and have a massively successful debut under your belt, maybe you want a little bit of more of the same. … read more

Review: Trevor and the Joneses – There Was Lightning

Review: Trevor and the Joneses – There Was Lightning
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Trevor and the Joneses bring back 1960s garage rock combined with the product of over 40 years of evolution in psychedelic rock n’ roll. … read more

Review: Tony Molina – Dissed and Dismissed

Review: Tony Molina – Dissed and Dismissed
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Tony Molina’s solo project blends the powerful genres of power pop and hardcore and is being reissued into a tight, compact 12-minute album after its initial February 2013 release. … read more

Review: Suzanne Vega – Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles

Review: Suzanne Vega – Tales From The Realm Of The Queen...
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“Black is the truth/of my situation/and for those of my station/In life/all other colors lie,” Vega ominously sings on the thrillingly catchy “I Never Wear White,” one of many highs on this, her eighth studio album. … read more

Review: St. Vincent – Self-Titled

Review: St. Vincent – Self-Titled
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Annie Clark sure knows how to make a statement. In releasing “Digital Witness” as a response to a world that is growing obsessively consumed by technology, Clark simultaneously addresses her own technological dependence in the form of electronica mixed under a funky horn section. … read more

Review: Stefan Jaworzyn – Drained of Connotation

Review: Stefan Jaworzyn – Drained of Connotation
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If you consider yourself a noise aficionado, then chances are that you know who Stefan Jaworzyn is. Being a once-prominent member in the ’80s UK experimental underground (with contributions in Ascension and Skullflower) before dropping off the grid, Drained of Connotation is Jaworzyn’s official proclamation of rising from his hiatus to resume his atonal passion. … read more

Review: Spiritual Rez – Apocalypse Whenever

Review: Spiritual Rez – Apocalypse Whenever
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This fourth album, and first album not self-produced, is a huge step for this seven-piece Boston reggae/ska/progressive rock band. … read more

Review: Southern Culture on the Skids – Dig This

Review: Southern Culture on the Skids – Dig This
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For years, Southern Culture on the Skids have been one of those Americana bands that are such a well-built hotrod of a band that, when it comes to any of the genres that they tackle, they can naturally shift from country to surf to R&B and every bit sounds as authentic as it is original. … read more