Review – Marissa Nadler – Strangers
With “Strangers”, Marissa Nadler quietly seeks to share the view from her window. The aural landscape of this album slowly reveals broad brushstrokes of grey, overcast skies. The title couldn’t …
Why YACHT's Stunt May Be Misguided But Isn't Altogether Stupid
I don’t know whether it is late for me to talk about what happened with YACHT, but from the collection of zingers I have gathered upon my Twitter feed lets …
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Reviews: Andy The Doorbum / Justin Aswell + A Compilation for Bernie Sanders
Andy the Doorbum / Justin Aswell – Intent (Fake Four Inc) One of the reasons why I created this is to talk about Fake Four, a label whose musicians constantly …
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Show Review – The Veldt + Brian Jonestown Massacre (Paradise Rock Club, 5/7/15)
Photos: Broadcast Jones / Grant Anusbigian This sold out show at the Paradise might as well have been titled “An evening of contemporary psychedelia” as North Carolina’s The Veldt and SF’s …
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Review – Pulco – Solid Geometry EP
Ingenuity. Most of you know exactly what this word means, but what people don’t tell you is that this is exactly what helps fuel the best or the most head-turning …
Q&A with Very Small Album Review & Hallelujah the Hills
I Heart Noise recently teamed up with Denver, CO based Very Small Album Review in order to deliver a new twist on the old music writing! IHRTN picks one album and asks …
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New Music Releases – Ed Balloon + Grypt + Iceberg Black and AJ Suede and more!
Ed Balloon – Bounce Back Ed Balloon appears hot off the heels of a clipping-recommended album to give you a pop track made to uplift black people as much as …
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From the Root to the Fruit: JPEGMAFIA
So, JPEGMAFIA’s Black Ben Carson is out. Many people listened to it with the same ear as those who listened to Public Enemy, NWA or even 2Pac: an ear for …
Review – JPEGMAFIA: Communist Slow Jams
Before I get into this album, I would have to offer you some guidelines. First, ignore the title. Whether or not JPEGMAFIA, otherwise known as Devon Hendryx, is a communist …
Review – Straight Outta Compton OST
The following ought to be a simple fact of life: F. Gary Gray deserves flowers, money, teddybears, women, or whatever you can throw at his feet for releasing Straight Outta …