album reviews

1 min read 2022-04-06 23:34:38

Statiqbloom, “Threat”

Statiqbloom Threat Sonic Groove The most immediate characteristics of Threat, the fourth Statiqbloom LP, might come as a surprise to anyone

1 min read 2022-04-02 00:33:06

Gorgyra Caligo Mater Detriti Records In sitting down with the latest release from Detriti, you might be struck as I was by how far afield

3 min read 2022-04-01 00:19:31

Mercy is The Men’s eighth album. Mercy is their third consecutive album with same lineup. Sets it apart; not since New Moon have we seen the band

2 min read 2022-03-29 22:27:49

The Legendary Pink Dots The Museum Of Human Happiness Metropolis Records Trying to “introduce” The Legendary Pink Dots every time I sit down to

2 min read 2022-03-26 19:51:35

Post the grunge era, music out of the PNW pivoted to raw, gritty indie rock. Bands like Modest Mouse and Built to Spill were making waves, if only

2 min read 2022-03-25 00:55:21

With Emperor it is the poetry. Oh yes it is the guitar playing too BUT most of all as a man who loves a good lyric Emperor has drawn me to the

2 min read 2022-03-24 00:54:33

Curses Incardine Dischi Autunno Curses’ take on body music has never fit in with broader cliches or staunch traditions concerning EBM. An ear for

4 min read 2022-03-23 07:06:32

Credit where credit’s due. After years of avoiding Arab Strap, my friend Laura finally convinced me to give them a deeper listen. Quickly, I

2 min read 2022-03-22 20:36:33

Chordless saxophone trio has always been one of my favorite band formats as both a player and listener. Compared to piano trio or quartet, there’s

1 min read 2022-03-19 04:34:03

The Mayors of Nothing Lo-Fi Industrial Hip-Hop Post-Punk Beats To Have An Existential Crisis To 24/7 self-released The use of memes and increasingly

2 min read 2022-03-18 20:53:59

’68 is Josh Scogin (of The Chariot and Norma Jean) with accompanying percussion by Michael McClellan. The pair, under Scogin’s creative mind,

2 min read 2022-03-17 01:30:12

HELP’s full-length debut (the highly anticipated follow-up to their self-titled EP of 2019) 2053, is here with a vengeance. Recorded at the Map

2 min read 2022-03-15 20:46:40

At The Heart Of The World Inosculate Glory Kid Records Portland’s At The Heart Of The World have been playing out and issuing EPs for a couple of

2 min read 2022-03-15 20:46:40

At The Heart Of The World Inosculate Glory Kid Records Portland’s At The Heart Of The World have been playing out and issuing EPs for a couple of

1 min read 2022-03-14 22:18:48

Machado Mijiga works in the in-betweens on his new album, Gradient, coloring with broad sonic strokes over a palette of rhythm. The Portland