Braids – Flourish // Perish
Music // ReviewHaving shed a band member, Braids favour a more introspective, Aphex Twin- and Kid A-inspired sound reminiscent of vocalist Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s
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Forest Swords – Engravings
Music // ReviewMuch as an engraving is traced on to a flat surface, Engravings carves something remarkable out of an unremarkable existence and will
All Tiny Creatures – Dark Clock
Music // ReviewWhen the cat’s away, these Tiny Creatures prefer to play energetic electro-pop that recalls Dan Deacon and Max Tundra. by Carly
Case Studies – This Is Another Life
Music // ReviewThis Is Another Life’s brooding Americana happily wallows alongside kindred spirits such as The National and Red House Painters. By Carly
Master Musicians Of Bukkake – Far West
Music // ReviewBukkake’s Master Musicians communally coax out their creative juices by playing ritualistic psychedelia without requiring the use of antibacterial soap. By
Bass Drum Of Death – Self-titled
Music // ReviewBass Drum of Death's self-titled follow up to GB City is undeniably catchy and fun. by Carly Blair
Gold Panda – Half Of Where You Live
Music // ReviewInspired by a summer touring the world several times over, Gold Panda's Half of Where You Live is a product
Sean Nicholas Savage – Other Life
Music // ReviewInfluential yet relatively unknown, Sean Nicholas Savage has crept out of the limelight with an album whose conceptual brilliance is
Austra – Olympia
Music // ReviewA move away from melancholy and towards danceability on their second album sees Austra's Olympia surpass its predecessor. By Carly Blair
Gauntlet Hair – Stills
Music // ReviewBack in hometown Chicago, Gauntlet Hair have found inspiration for their sophomore album Stills in the music of their rebellious teen
Way Yes – Tog Pebbles
Music // ReviewThe psych-pop quartet immediately evokes Animal Collective, and while they’re far from the first band to do so, they are
Pure X – Crawling Up The Stairs
Music // ReviewCoarser but braver and more satisfying than their debut, Crawling Up the Stairs recounts this painful period in Pure X’s existence. by Carly