Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings have been pretty consistent in their decade-long career. A slow but ever-evolving sound from misfit Midwest emo punks to something grander, and angrier. 2012’s breakthrough Attack On Memory was a substantial shift in sound to something more jagged, more forceful, and more locked into the times. A modern day post-punk statement, thanks […]
Read More Cloud Nothings : The Shadow I RememberMogwai are one of the OG bands when it comes to post-rock. Their blend of quiet interludes swelling into cascades of momentous noise are the hallmarks of post-rock. But they are far more than just a genre creator. They bounce around in noise rock, art rock, film scores, and post-punk as well. But what this […]
Read More Mogwai : As The Love ContinuesBrothers Erik and Carson Lund have established their own brand of dark and baroque electro pop with their project Mines Falls. Brooding electronics mix with organic instrumentation to give you a feeling of floating away in overcast skies. Melancholy pop that brings to the table a sophistication and intellectualism that’s hard to find these days. […]
Read More Mines Falls Drops Moody Cover Of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”Keith Canisius, aka Shortwave Broadcaster, continues his impressive streak of ambient/soundscape album releases with his newest album Sometimes in the Distance. Each album evolves and grows into something more dream-like and organic-sounding, and his latest tows the sonic line between shoegaze new age and interstellar fever dream. Keith Canisius is no stranger to heady sound […]
Read More Shortwave Broadcaster : Sometimes In The DistanceGary Dimes, aka All Of Them Witches, has quietly released The House of Shadows, a folk horror-inspired EP of quiet interludes and Gothic darkness that may well be the last from All Of Them Witches. All good things come to an end, and The House of Shadows is a great way to go out. Over […]
Read More All Of Them Witches : The House of ShadowsDrew Mulholland’s Messer’s Circulating Library, the latest release from Tom McDowell’s Library of the Occult record label, is quite unlike anything that’s come from the label. Melodic-driven songs are replaced by winding, drone-driven long form works that sound and feel more like traveling through dimensions and realities. Industrial swirls and resonating machinations give the impression […]
Read More Drew Mulholland : Messer’s Circulating LibraryRupert Lally gifted us an amazing ode to the haunted places of Stephen King’s literary worlds back in October with Where The Dark Speaks. Each track was a sonic imprint of places like The Marsten House, The Overlook Hotel, and of course Derry. Lally wove sonic worlds that brought you into King’s Gothic realm, one […]
Read More Rupert Lally : Maniac’s AlmanacWhilst in the midst of being down and out with Covid-19 back in November I watched a lot of movies. It was a great way to pass the time and took my mind off of feeling terrible. One of the movies I watched was Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House from 1977. It was one of those movies […]
Read More Alone 1980 : Lost Cues IIThe new collaborative LP Concrete Island by The Heartwood Institute and Hawksmoor is named and inspired by the 1974 novel by J.G. Ballard. Ballard set the standard when it came to the dystopian novel, having written High-Rise, Crash, The Drowned World, The Atrocity Exhibition and The Unlimited Dream Company to name but a few. His […]
Read More The Heartwood Institute & Hawksmoor : Concrete IslandAndy Fosberry seems to be a musical wizard. Seriously, I think there’s some black magic going on with this incredible UK composer. His work is exquisite, and runs the gamut from film score work to 80s-inspired heavy synth to ambient soundscapes that feel as if the universe sighed and Fosberry somehow captured it in musical […]
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