This recent compilation by the Strategic Tape Reserve is a daunting release, so I decided to break it down track by track. Nicholas Langley […]
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Review: Sawak – Renunciant
Renunciant by Sawak is unlike any album I’ve ever heard before. The album opens up with some wonderful drone and melody, before descending into a […]
Review: Steep Leans – Naukeag
Naukeag has a comforting old school indie rock vibe to it. On his second album, Steep Leans (Jeffrey Gray Somers) creates a lovely atmosphere that […]
Review Batch – Padang Food Tigers / Aldous Harding / His Name Is Alive / German Army
Padang Food Tigers – Wake Up, Mr. Pancake On Wake Up, Mr Pancake, Padang Food Tigers deliver an enjoyable album of ambient folk music. […]
Guest Mix // Sam Wade’s 5 Favorite Songs from 2019 + 5 Old Favorites
So for this playlist, I decided to start off with 5 favorites released this year, followed by a bunch of older records I’ve been spinning. […]
Review Batch – Eli Winter / M. Grig / Her Majesty's Coroner for Wirral / The Holy Gasp
Eli Winter – The Time to Come Eli Winter is a young fingerpicking guitarist with a lot of talent. The Time To Come was a […]
Review Batch: Jeff Mercel / Cloud Diameter / VUM / M. Shutak
Jeff Mercel – Lunescapes Volume One Lunescapes Volume One, the debut release by Jeff Mercel (former member of Mercury Rev), is a beautiful record […]
Review: R. Stevie Moore – Afterlife
Stop what you’re doing right now. R. Stevie Moore just released one of his best collection of songs, Afterlife, so what else were you going […]
Review: Gary Wilson – The King of Endicott
See also: An Interview with the King of Endicott On the latest Gary Wilson record, The King of Endicott, Gary incorporates the outer space themes […]
Review: Benjamin Finger-James Plotkin-Mia Zabelka-Pleasure Voltage
Pleasure-Voltage is a record that manages to balance the most relaxing aspects of ambient music along with the most psychedelic. The collaboration composed and performed […]