Justice: Woman
Justice's third album finally finds them picking a solid theme, but it doesn't conjure as much magic as expected.
John DeLeonardis
John DeLeonardis lives in Carteret, NJ -- A recent Vassar College grad that actually majored in 'Analysis of Music by Listening Constantly' as well as Neuroscience & Behavior. He is looking for ways to help at any nearby music studio that could use more hands & ears. He wants you to know his favorite groups include: The Beatles, Daft Punk, Green Day, ATCQ, The 1975, Kanye West, Tears for Fears, The Beach Boys, Ellie Goulding, Deftones, SOAD, Tame Impala, The Blue Nile, and Kacey Musgraves, among an unlistable amount of others. You can find him on Twitter and RateYourMusic as LilJohnAY, or as ShaJohnJohn on Last.FM.
Thom Sonny Green: High Anxiety
Drummer of Alt-J struggles to engage listeners on overlong electronic solo debut.
Damon Bell: Altered Visions EP
Damon Bell's little EP offers just that: rarely-changing loops that fall flat if you can't get hooked.
Adam Torres: Pearls to Swine
This world-traveled, organic music has the potential to be as gorgeous as the prettiest places on Earth.
IAN SWEET: Shapeshifter
While Shapeshifter phases in and out of being great, the musical ability and connection between the band members is undeniably strong.
Drugdealer: The End of Comedy
Michael Collins & Co. reference musical views of both past and present on The End of Comedy, and in doing so provide listeners a sonic smile.
Kelly Lee Owens: Oleic EP
From four tracks alone, it's obvious that London producer Kelly Lee Owens has been an avid studier of what makes great dance music "great".
Mr. Oizo: All Wet
Collaboration ends up as both vice and virtue on Mr. Oizo's sixth album, rendering one half of the album a lot of fun.
Soccer96: As Above So Below
Soccer96 are excellent at their individual instruments, and this set proves they can link up to make some excellent music, too.