Sigur Rós Embrace Classical Music and Icelandic Literature on ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’
Sigur Rós' Odin's Raven Magic is a classical treasure that highlights Icelandic literature and maintains the band's otherworldly sound.
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Mogwai Perform Premiere of New Album ‘As the Love Continues’
Mogwai can still make blood boil, but only when the love stops and the slaughter of the innocents begins.
Mogwai’s ‘As the Love Continues’ Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style
After seven soundtracks, a plethora of quality EPs, plus remix, live, and radio compilations, Mogwai hit another inimitable height with their tenth album, As the Love Continues.
Slint Release Alternate Mixes of “Breadcrumb Trail” and “Good Morning, Captain”
Slint are sounding even better as the long years go on and on. It's a testament to the source material that we're still revisiting, remixing, and re-releasing all these decades later.
Black Country, New Road’s Debut Sets a New Benchmark for Experimental Rock
Black Country, New Road show us what a "rock band" or "rock outfit" can achieve on For the First Time. For those bands labeled as experimental, we now have an expectation and a new benchmark.
The Notwist’s ‘Vertigo Days’ Is Disorienting Even As It Elevates
The music on the Notwist's Vertigo Days is "organized sound", as modernist composer Edgard Varèse would say. It clangs, hisses, and pops with human voices, clattering synths, and stylized repetitions.
Son Lux’s ‘Tomorrows II’ Has Added Resonance After the Capitol Riot
If there's a narrative arc to the Tomorrows trilogy, the upcoming final volume may not offer more than a cautious hope. Yet, such precariousness produces Son Lux's most probing, gorgeous music.
Post-rocker Chris Brokaw Is Onto Something with ‘Puritan’
Chris Brokaw's Puritan continues to make an excellent argument for the songwriter's inclusion among the heavy hitters of post-rock.
Post-rock’s Coastlands Meditate on Loss, Growth, Change on ‘Death’ (album stream)
Guitarist Jason Sissoyev speaks about Coastlands' emotionally-charged new LP, a meditation that is heavy in more ways that one. "It pummels you, then there's this release and then it keeps going," he says.
Peals Create Soundscapes Both Ambient and Edgy on ‘Honey’
Peals' Honey, originally released in 2016, has found a new home on a different label, and an opportunity for reexamination.