Percussion Becomes the Narrative on Tangents’ ‘Timeslips’
Drummer Evan Dorrian makes a good argument to be the frontman of Australian improvisational band Tangents on their new album, Timeslips.
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Morning Arcade’s “Cold Shoulders” Is an Atmospheric, Dreamy Debut
Morning Arcade are a new indie rock band out of Cardiff, Wales that create atmospheric, even pastoral, soundscapes on "Cold Shoulders".
Jaye Jayle’s ‘Prisyn’ Is a Dark Ride Into Electric Night
Jaye Jayle salvage the best materials from Iggy Pop and David Bowie's Berlin-era on Prisyn to construct a powerful and impressive engine all their own.
JOBS Make Bizarre and Exhilarating Noise with ‘endless birthdays’
Brooklyn experimental quartet JOBS don't have a conventional musical bone in their body, resulting in a thrilling, typically off-kilter new album, endless birthdays.
Unwed Sailor’s Johnathon Ford Discusses Their New Album and 20 Years of Music
Johnathon Ford has overseen Unwed Sailor for more than 20 years. The veteran musician shows no sign of letting up with the latest opus, Look Alive.
The Durutti Column’s ‘Vini Reilly’ Is the Post-Punk’s Band’s Definitive Statement
Mancunian guitarist/texturalist Vini Reilly parlayed the momentum from his famous Morrissey collaboration into an essential, definitive statement for the Durutti Column.
Inventions’ ‘Continuous Portrait’ Blurs the Grandiose and the Intimate
Explosions in the Sky and Eluvium side project, Inventions are best when they are navigating the distinction between modes in real-time on Continuous Portrait.
David Grubbs and Taku Unami Collaborate on the Downright Riveting ‘Comet Meta’
Comet Meta is a brilliant record full of compositions and moments worthy of their own accord, but what's really enticing is that it's not only by David Grubbs but of him. It's perhaps the most emotive, dream-like, and accomplished piece of Grubbsian experimental post-rock.
Inventions Conjure Mystery and Hope with the Intensely Creative ‘Continuous Portrait’
Instrumental duo Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky) release their first album in five years as Inventions. Continuous Portrait is both sonically thrilling and oddly soothing.
Orions Belte Travels ‘600m Per Minute’ (EP stream) (premiere)
Norway's Orions Belte deliver a wide-ranging but cohesive collection of instrumentals on 600m Per Minute. "You pick up inspirations from words you read, cities you go to, a painting hanging in a corner at an exhibition," says guitarist Øyvind Blomstrøm.
First Installment in El Ten Eleven Trilogy Good But Too Clinical
Tautology I's six songs lack the musical sorcery of post-rockers usually mentioned in the same breath as El Ten Eleven.
Chaos Chaos Get Atmospheric and Emotional on “Capital T” (premiere)
Sister duo Chaos Chaos, formerly of Smoosh, deliver their latest single, "Capital T". "Dogs hate it, but hopefully people will love it."