Xander Harris : Villains of Romance

There’s a really dark, palpable mood that emanates from Xander Harris’ new album Villains of Romance. His previous records all carried with them a heavy air and brooding stare, as if you walked into an underground club that seemed to lead directly into some Gothic alternate universe. A place where leather was a coat of […]

What is ‘R0B0PHAS1A’? A Guide To Everything You’re Allowed To Know(And Nothing More) About Graham Reznick’s New Album

So normally when an artist releases a record there’s some time during the release process and afterwards where said artist enjoys the fruits of his or her labor. You know, maybe talking to press and magazines about the album. Or maybe pulling a stunt like dropping flash drives with the album on it from a […]

Panos Comsmatos’ ‘Mandy’

There have been hints, rumors, and allegations about Panos Cosmatos’ follow-up to his hyper-stylized and strangely beautiful Beyond The Black Rainbow for some time now. Nicholas Cage…satanic cult…revenge thriller…extremely violent…1983…all of those things had me hooked from the get go. Panos achieved so much with so little in Rainbow. It was a tour-de-force of style […]

Mineral For The Mind : Carlton Melton Talk Mind Minerals, European Tours, and the Rocking Pneumonia

Carlton Melton seem to reside in a musical space all their own. They’re one of those bands that completely transcend their influences into something wholly original. Classic rock, alternative rock, noise rock, and mother nature herself seem to collide and coalesce in the improvisational jams that make up a Carlton Melton record. When I first […]

Michael C. Sharp : Never Enough Time

Ever since I delved into Holodeck Records’ compilation Holodeck Vision One I’ve been going back and trying to play catch up with the label’s impressive and vast roster of artists. One song that’s been particularly mind-blowing to me(one of many) is Sungod’s “Frequence”. A mixture of Krautrock, trance-like repetition, and the sound of a band […]

Nine Inch Nails : Bad Witch

Who knew that the same guy who wrote “Happiness Is Slavery” would someday actually be happy, let alone live long enough to know what happiness felt like. Trent Reznor was the resident 90s nihilist, perfecting industrial music into a razor-lined pill that was made easily swallowed by the blood it drew. Nine Inch Nails grew […]

I Need A Little Time : The Brilliance of Halt And Catch Fire

Spoiler Alert : If you have not watched Halt and Catch Fire and plan to then please avoid this article as there are spoilers. -The Management No show has hit me quite like Halt and Catch Fire. There was something quite brilliant in its story arc, casting, blending of the factual and the fiction, its […]

Protomartyr : Consolation E.P.

Joe Casey sounds like a man on a mission. He’s like your college professor that finally said the hell with the system and one day during class had his Network moment of “I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take this anymore!” He’s a prophet in a rumpled suit and sunglasses who spits barbs […]

Graham Reznick : Robophasia

The music of Graham Reznick is hard to pin down. As you listen to his electro-funk grooves you feel as if you’re hearing something strangely familiar one second, then the next it’s as if you’re getting transmissions from some alternate universe where 1980s electro pop is being translated by artificial intelligence. Reznick isn’t settling for […]

Deafheaven Shares “Canary Yellow”

I’m perfectly happy with a new Deafheaven album coming out. I’m thrilled with a name like Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. I’m also pretty good with Deafheaven’s sound becoming more and more melodic; melancholy even. George Clarke continues to shred his vocals with conviction, which only adds to the storm of guitars, cymbals, and breakneck speed […]