The xx: I See You
The xx I See You (Young Turks) The xx blossom on their beautiful and sonically intriguing third album I See You. “Dangerous” is the perfect intro and their liveliest sounding track to date. Jamie xx weaves intricate and upbeat percussive patterns while vocalist and guitarist, Romy Madley Croft delivers some of her brightest sounding vocals. “Say More...
Justin Allen and the Well Shots: White Oak & Kerosene
Justin Allen and the Well Shots White Oak & Kerosene (BluZealot Entertainment) Justin Allen and the Well Shots present their view of Americana roots rock on their new EP White Oak & Kerosene. Opening with the More...
Sami Wolf: See You On the Moon
Sami Wolf See You On the Moon (self-released) Chicago-based Sami Wolf proudly declares her status: “I don’t think there’s been another Jewish-addict-lesbian rapper, so I’m trying to be the first to arrive More...
Metallica: Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Metallica Hardwire…To Self-Destruct (Blackened Recordings) Just as most people can’t think “reggae” without thinking Bob Marley, heavy metal and Metallica have basically become one and the same. They aren’t More...
Marty McKay: New York City Dreams
Marty McKay New York City Dreams (McKay Entertainment) Switzerland’s alternative rock stylist Marty McKay presents his nine-song New York City Dreams album, revealing the raucous fervor of the Big Apple. The More...
Sampha: Process
Sampha Process (Young Turks Recordings) British singer-songwriter-producer Sampha Sisay’s first full-length album feels as if it were delivered by a polished veteran, which might be expected from a musician More...
Asia: Symfonia – Live in Bulgaria 2013
Asia Symfonia: Live in Bulgaria 2013 (FRONTIERS RECORDS S.R.L.) Asia’s two-disc live set, Symfonia: Live in Bulgaria 2013, is taken from a show the pop-prog band recorded at the Sounds of the Ages festival More...
no:carrier: Broken Rainbow
no:carrier Broken Rainbow (Electric Heresy) San Francisco’s “electro noire” pop duo no:carrier unleashes their latest Broken Rainbow, and it is quite the blipping, synth farting, dripping-sound unleashing. More...
BONOMO: Phases
BONOMO Phases (self-released) Adam Bonomo (the architect of the band), playing piano/organ and singing, and Andrew Renfroe on guitar make up the nucleus of the alternative-folk, Brooklyn-based duo BONOMO. Their More...
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 3
Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 3 (Run the Jewels, Inc.) The current hip-hop chart-topping duo was inspired to name itself after a refrain in LL Cool J’s “Cheesy Rat Blues” (included on his double-platinum More...
