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Album Reviews, Zines

Freedom Candlemaker welcomes the light into his new record

Photo by Filep Motwary. Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Lefteris Moumtzis is emotionally sovereign. The Cypriot musician uses the direct English translation of his name as his moniker, which becomes the first evidence of his liberty: Freedom Candlemaker. His new record, though far from his first foray into music, is the debut under this name; called Beaming Light, it represents a dawning … Continue reading Freedom Candlemaker welcomes the light into his new record

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Album Reviews, Zines

slenderbodies honour the women in their lives with their new soraya 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

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Love is God: an Exploration of soil by serpentwithfeet

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

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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

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Without Context, koalas hug trees Becomes Personally Significant for (This and Other) Listeners

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

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Richard Luke Speaks Without a Voice on Voz, Featuring Amira Bedrush-McDonald

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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Radio Skies Discover Their Contradictions Through Double Life

sngalbums: Contemporary psych rock has the ability to reach other-worldly canopies. Rock music has been warped for generations, and decades ago, the aforementioned subgenre appeared with a vengeance. Since then, every musical experiment on the genre has been conducted, and with constant technological improvements, the experiments continue. The Ojai-based group Radio Skies has done some exploration of their own culminating in their new album Double … Continue reading Radio Skies Discover Their Contradictions Through Double Life

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Without Context, koalas hug trees Becomes Personally Significant for (This and Other) Listeners

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 hug … Continue reading Without Context, koalas hug trees Becomes Personally Significant for (This and Other) Listeners

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Embrace Community and Growth with Empress Of’s Sophomore LP, Us

sngalbums: Photo by Fabian Guerrero My favorite line from Us, the sophomore full-length record from Empress Of, appears in “Love for Me,” as an explanation for living life to the fullest: “The whole world spins on a thin string / Touché let’s get up off our seat.” Of course, you will be hard pressed to find a spare moment to sit as you listen to … Continue reading Embrace Community and Growth with Empress Of’s Sophomore LP, Us

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Rosalía Tangles Innovation and Tradition on El Mal Querer

sngalbums: There are few albums as surprising as El Mal Querer. The shock of it hopefully wears off for future generations, though; flamenco deserves a spot in the mainstream and, according to the success of this title, it has staying power. Rosalía is from Barcelona, and has studied flamenco for some time. Her first record was filled with various interpretations on the genre: traditional movements … Continue reading Rosalía Tangles Innovation and Tradition on El Mal Querer

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