Of Montreal : UR FUN

There’s a sort of giddy insanity that comes along with musical world of Kevin Barnes’ Of Montreal. From the beginning in the twee 60s pop rock of Cherry Peel to the emotional complexities on Hissing Fauna, You’re The Destroyer to the sexual awakenings of Skeletal Lamping, Barnes has used Of Montreal as both a rock […]

Kanaan and Jonas Munk Unite For ‘Odense Sessions’; Listen To “Of Raging Billows Breaking On The Ground”

A new year is upon us, that means a new year of releases. One of my favorite parts of January is when one of my all-time great record labels begins to drop release dates, and El Paraiso Records is doing just that. One of 2018s biggest surprises was Norwegian band Kanaan’s debut album Windborne. An […]

“Lost In Yesterday”, ‘The Slow Rush’, And Why The World Needs Kevin Parker Right Now

We’re just a little over a month away from the release of Tame Impala’s new album The Slow Rush. Are you excited? Could you care a less? Well I have to say when these singles first started dropping I wasn’t really all the crazy about the prospect of a whole album that sounded a sexy/sad […]

New Year, New Steve Greene; Listen To “Subliminal Dark Waves”

If there’s one thing we can always count on going into a new year it’s that synth wizard Steve Greene will drop some amazing new tunes. Not even a week into 2020 and Mr. Greene has bestowed upon us the dark and foreboding “Subliminal Dark Waves”. Rejoice! Recorded back on October 15th and 16th of […]

Of Montreal Return With ‘UR FUN’; Listen To “Peace To All Freaks”

Kevin Barnes is the kind of musical genius that you either lock into his insane, caffeinated trip or you don’t. I didn’t board the Barnes Express until Of Montreal’s Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer back in 2007. It was the album that earned his psych pop project both accolades and new fans, as well […]

Ross Goldstein Readies New Album ‘Timoka’; Listen To “Obsidian Cat II”

The Mellotron is one of those instruments that evokes such visceral feelings. From the flutes of “Strawberry Fields Forever” to old BBC radio programs to the world of 70s prog rock, the instrument had a way of lifting a song to new dimensions. Songwriter Ross Goldstein took a fancy to the world of the mellotron […]

Phantomnation : Ambient Modular Explorations//Volume One

The modular synth duo Phantomnation is a noisy side project of Gene Priest(Skeleton Beach) and Derek Jones(Circadian Rhythm Section.) Neither guy is a stranger to the world of modular synthesizers, so for them to set sail for the heart of the sun manning some serious electronic noise makers is an exciting proposition. Ambient Modular Explorations//Volume […]

Daniel Lopatin : Uncut Gems S/T

I think the Safdie Brothers have found the perfect musical partner in Daniel Lopatin. His anxiety-driven score for their 2017 film Good Time was the perfect mix of trippy electronics and caffeinated jams. It felt perfectly tuned for the high anxieties Robert Pattinson dealt with during one long night in New York City. The working […]

Metavari : Soft Continuum

This record is for Ty Brinneman. “Despite distance and season.” First and foremost, this new re-imagining of Metavari’s 2009 debut Be One of Us and Hear No Noise is a tribute to original band member Ty Brinneman. Bassist Ty Brinneman was diagnosed with a very rare but extremely dangerous form of cancer called pleural mesothelioma […]

Graham Reznick Welcomes You To ‘The Aviary’

Some of my most vivid memories of elementary school are of the educational films we’d watch in science, health, and art class. Sometimes they were film strips, sometimes shown on reel-to-reel projectors, and right at the end of elementary school we began watching them on VHS tapes. But the ones that made the most impression […]