Absolutely nothing needs to be said about the year of our lord 2020 that hasn’t already been shouted from every social media platform like a shrieking alarm alerting us that the ship is sinking. We know. We’re all wet. I will not remember 2020 as mask-clad because I didn’t take any photos while wearing one. Every December, I reflect on the year through a short … Continue reading A Year of Happiness, Joy and Sarcasm: My 2020 in Review
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. When you hear Iconique’s new release, you will want to stand and applaud. The Los Angeles trio honors the original disco divas, embodying a genre that has been pulled and stretched in many directions recently. Iconique is known for putting on unforgettable live shows with the raw energy of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and much of that enthusiasm carries … Continue reading Iconique’s Ovation EP honors disco’s past while simultaneously invigorating the future of the genre
sngalbums: Originally appeared on the 405. A mustachioed Duncan Nielsen is the mind behind DONCAT, having begun the project about six years ago. His last full-length effort was called Easy Cowboy, which demonstrated a more pastoral take on his evocative style of indie rock. Preservation may be more succinct than its predecessor but the emotion it channels is arguably more potent, once again able to … Continue reading Life-sized imagery brings DONCAT’s new Preservation of the Spirit LP to life
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Sean Draper is a clever experimenter. The first thing you notice about her, especially if her forthcoming record is your introduction to the project, is the wordplay in her album title and moniker. Then you will be hit by the technicolor waves of fuzz and noise. Bothy is Pander Sera’s debut LP due out next week. In honor of the … Continue reading Pander Sera Wants to Rattle Your Sternum
Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here. Self-discovery takes time. Society pressures us into finding a skill while we’re young and perfecting it until we are some iteration of “successful.” But that’s not how it works; the lucky ones will find their passion early, but it is another task entirely to secure the resources to pursue it. Then there are the late bloomers, … Continue reading Soft Streak declare it’s better late than never on new Late Bloomer EP
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Benjamin Cormack and Aram Vehuni—Benji and Max familiarly—make up the dreamy California duo slenderbodies, who have just released a sweet, strawberry-tinted EP, soraya. They use each of the five tracks to confront something in their lives, touching topics like lust and wavering self-confidence. Their pastel aesthetic is on full display throughout, accentuated by the whisper-falsetto that … Continue reading slenderbodies honour the women in their lives with their new soraya EP
sngalbums: Photo credit: Ash Kingston Love should run so deep that it digs into the ground beneath our feet as we walk. Like God, we should both fear and worship the feeling. It consumes Josiah Wise with totality and his latest album as serpentwithfeet, called soil, is a deeply nuanced manifesto on the subject. Gospel and queerness don’t often mesh. This project from Wise capitalizes … Continue reading Love is God: an Exploration of soil by serpentwithfeet
Photo credit: Ash Kingston Love should run so deep that it digs into the ground beneath our feet as we walk. Like God, we should both fear and worship the feeling. It consumes Josiah Wise with totality and his latest album as serpentwithfeet, called soil, is a deeply nuanced manifesto on the subject. Gospel and queerness don’t often mesh. This project from Wise capitalizes on … Continue reading Love is God: an Exploration of soil by serpentwithfeet
sngalbums: Few records carry the same profound weight as the newest release from Helsinki’s plant food. To be fair, it would barely register on a scale: it is comprised of field recordings and demo takes, and clocks in around 15 minutes from start to finish. Instead, its power comes in its subtleties. plant food is the moniker of frequent flyer Maxim S. This record, koalas … Continue reading Without Context, koalas hug trees Becomes Personally Significant for (This and Other) Listeners
sngalbums: One day in Góis, Portugal, during summer of 2017, Richard Luke woke up without a voice. That did not stop him from writing a new full-length album with Amira Bedrush-McDonald, a violinist collaborator from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Called Voz, the new album is a neo-Classical anthology. At the time that Luke was temporarily stricken mute, Portugal was ravaged with wildfires. Unfortunately, I become … Continue reading Richard Luke Speaks Without a Voice on Voz, Featuring Amira Bedrush-McDonald
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