Son Lux have just released, “Dangerous,” a new single assured in its insecurity. Get ready for synthetic healing on their newest EP, titled Remedy, due out 5/12; all proceeds benefit The Southern Poverty Law Center, so put your money down for pre-order here.  “How am I supposed to sing?Don’t know the melodies,but oh, the void behind my teeth” Source: Bandcamp Continue reading

Lossy has teamed up with Strangers Are People Too for a visual album, Microverse, that acts more like a soundtrack accompanying film than it does an independent music project. Four tracks make up the twenty minute excursion; listen to a taste above and prepare for the full journey, out April 28th.  Source: SoundCloud / Lossy Continue reading

Jen Gloeckner has a new record, Vine, due out April 14th; recently she released the epic first taste above. “Vine” and “Firefly (War Dance)” are the album’s opening tracks, both completely enrapturing in their own ways, though the strong, spatial production dominates throughout.  Source: SoundCloud / Jen Gloeckner Continue reading

Finding Solace in Ngaiire’s New Album, Blastoma

sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  On Blastoma, Ngaiire and her collaborators Paul Mac, Jack Grace, and Megan Washington create a rich texture of sounds and sentiments. Deep synths draw you into the opening track; provide an imonious pulse in “Cruel”; and, along with a number of other gorgeous tones, even create a sense of wonder in “House on a Rock.” Mac and Grace are … Continue reading Finding Solace in Ngaiire’s New Album, Blastoma

Hopelessness in the Face of Injustice

sngalbums: If you hated Jenny Hval’s feminist commentary noted earlier on this best of the year list, you may not enjoy ANOHNI’s contribution either. Then again, if you hated Blood Bitch because the ideas were too amorphous, then Hopelessness may be exactly the album for you. To mention one without the other would be a dismissal of intersectionality in today’s music industry, but this is … Continue reading Hopelessness in the Face of Injustice

Hopelessness in the Face of Injustice

If you hated Jenny Hval’s feminist commentary noted earlier on this best of the year list, you may not enjoy ANOHNI’s contribution either. Then again, if you hated Blood Bitch because the ideas were too amorphous, then Hopelessness may be exactly the album for you. To mention one without the other would be a dismissal of intersectionality in today’s music industry, but this is not … Continue reading Hopelessness in the Face of Injustice