"There's a sense of humanity that make 'Safety' a deeply relatable and instantly lovable album... The intimacy of these songs seems inextricably linked to home recording. That's one of the many things that make the album such a beautiful, irresistible piece of work" - PopMatters picks out the newest album by Brooklyn singer-songwriter Sotto Voce. […]
The music that the Austin-based artist makes moves slow and circular, content to unfold incrementally... It glides along, guided by watery guitars and a pitter-patter of drums that sound like rain on a windowpane. It shifts from sunshine to twilight and back again - Stereogum says about Christelle Bofale's debut EP 'Swim Team'. Listen to […]
"Ranks among Avey Tare’s strongest work of the ’10s, whether alone or with Animal Collective, and should be required listening for any old Millennial scared of turning 40 but even more scared of the alternative" - Consequence of Sound. Listen to song 'Saturdays (Again)' here.
"His use of musical forms so closely associated with some of Turkey's most radical political changes in recent memory show just how seriously he takes his role. The fact that every track also has such exciting musical color makes it that much more enticing to join the revolution" - PopMatters picks out Umut Adan's new […]
"Matmos' new record is an anthem to one of the leading causes of pollution to the planet in all its various forms. So here come the PVC pipelines, the bubble wrap, and the Styrofoam. But that is not all, with Matmos also exploring sound from silicone gel breast implants and even synthetic human fat! All […]
"Roberto Carlos Lange’s sixth and best album as Helado Negro deepens and expands upon the imagistic nature of his lyrics and cosmic synth-folk. It is a sublime, masterful piece of music" - Pitchfork.
"It’s the sort of mood that could suspend itself over a day or month or year. And as a musical statement, it’s Kehlani casually, unhurriedly, staking her spot in that next year, or more" - Spin picks out new album by the American r'n'b singer.
"Three years after releasing the soul-baring opus 'A Seat at the Table', Solange has ditched traditional song structure and world-weary lyrics for a sonically and thematically ambiguous record that feels freer, and less burdened by the white gaze" - Pitchfork.
For the first time in almost two decades, this haywire tandem goes wild with their singularly subversive rock’n’roll... For all the admirers and imitators Royal Trux have amassed in absentia, no one else can make music like this - Pitchfork. Listen to their new song 'White Stuff' here.
"Intimate songwriting on delicate subjects intersects with bone-chilling horror—is the hallmark of Spelling’s short music career so far... Tia Cabral’s second album ['Mazy Fly'] retains the great mysticism of her songwriting. The unsettling synth textures and soundscapes fly around her soulful voice" - Pitchfork. Listen to 'Haunted Water' here.
With it's numerous subgenres and releases, it's not easy to keep track of metal releases. PopMatters helps out by picking out a number of exciting releases (wich audio). This february it's 16 metal albums, of various subgenres - prog, doom, sludge, trash, psychedelia etc.
"From beginning to end, the band makes sure to offer a variety of exciting compositions, maintaining their iconic doom core, while providing enough dynamic instrumentation to keep their material consistently engaging" - Consequence of Sound.
Consequence of Sound recommends Australian rock-country singer-songwriter Julia Jackson's new album 'Crushing'. It is about "rediscovering what about herself she may have buried during a long-term relationship, without erasing the experiences that it created", a "reckoning with one’s mysterious and daunting personal potential than a reflection on someone else. Each track, in one way or […]
'Lines' is a trilogy of short albums (available singly or as a set) by english folk band The Unthanks, respectively focused on the poems of Emily Bronte, those of first world war writers, and a Maxine Peake drama celebrating Hull fishworker and and campaigner Lillian Bilocca. Unthank sisters Rachel and Becky have become national treasure - […]
