Rob Moura

Rob Moura is a Seattle-based freelance writer and editor of The Tape Deck.
A Labyrinthine Conversation with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar

A Labyrinthine Conversation with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar

Destroyer’s Dan Bejar discusses the making of the band’s stellar new record LABYRINTHITIS while looking back to his past and forward to what might come next.

10 Years Later, Odd Future’s ‘The OF Tape Vol.2’ Is a Cringeworthy, Captivating Curiosity

10 Years Later, Odd Future’s ‘The OF Tape Vol.2’ Is a Cringeworthy, Captivating Curiosity

Over a decade after Odd Future permanently altered the rap landscape, the group’s gleefully offensive debut shines in certain places and falters in others.

Destroyer Hit a Career Peak on the Vibrant and Pensive ‘LABYRINTHITIS’

Destroyer Hit a Career Peak on the Vibrant and Pensive ‘LABYRINTHITIS’

On LABYRINTHITIS, indie rock’s Destroyer address North American anxiousness while successfully tackling styles hitherto untouched by the project.

The Weather Station Silently Grapple with the End on Their Devastating New Record

The Weather Station Silently Grapple with the End on Their Devastating New Record

On the companion piece to last year’s Ignorance, the Weather Station creates a piano-based record just as existentially anxious but anchored by quietude.

Big Thief Revel in the Joy of Making Music on Their Epic Fifth Album

Big Thief Revel in the Joy of Making Music on Their Epic Fifth Album

Big Thief’s dazzling new record sees the foursome dabbling in a plethora of folk-based styles and coming out sounding like no one but themselves.

Todd Rundgren’s 50-Year-Old ‘Something/Anything?’ Is a Paean to the Possibilities of the Studio

Todd Rundgren’s 50-Year-Old ‘Something/Anything?’ Is a Paean to the Possibilities of the Studio

Todd Rundgren’s Something/Anything? showcases all of his myriad strengths. It houses his best pop songs, best rock track, and stylings peppered with peculiarities.

Joni Mitchell’s Jazzy ‘Hejira’ Captured the Pitfalls of Life Untethered 45 Years Ago

Joni Mitchell’s Jazzy ‘Hejira’ Captured the Pitfalls of Life Untethered 45 Years Ago

On her last truly great album Hejira, Joni Mitchell designed a travelogue, awash with lush textures, and explored the implications of her lifelong itineracy.

Helado Negro Celebrates Life in Times of Death on the Sumptuous ‘Far In’

Helado Negro Celebrates Life in Times of Death on the Sumptuous ‘Far In’

On Helado Negro’s Far In, Robert Carlos Lange uses electric piano, drums, and lush textures to craft boundless dreamscapes worth inhabiting.

Magdalena Bay Escape Reality in a ‘Mercurial World’

Magdalena Bay Escape Reality in a ‘Mercurial World’

On Mercurial World, Magdalena Bay weave disco, EDM, vaporwave, and video game music into a dense world of escapist charms and an inescapable structure.