Middle Kids: Lost Friends | When A Debut Album Is Too Perfect
Lost Friends, the debut album from Middle Kids is vulnerable, hopeful, and satisfying. But without any challenges, it might be too perfect for its own good.
Album Reviews
Sun Ra: Of Abstract Dreams / Of Mythic Worlds | The Full Experience
Two new Sun Ra reissues - Of Abstract Dreams and Of Mythic Worlds - show two sides of Ra's music in the 1970s, and together they add up to show how compelling and good his music was in that decade, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Sleep: The Sciences | Colossal Bong Rips Cut Through The Sonic Soup
The Sciences is a truly massive sounding album that gives off the vibe that it was recorded at utterly crushing volumes by large, intensely stoned, shirtless men in a hot sweaty basement somewhere probably because in all likelihood it most probably was.
No Place Like Home with Ruby Karinto
This new feature is called No Place Like Home. The point of it is to interview bands about...
Album Review: Drone guitarists Kyle Bobby Dunn & Wayne Robert Thomas transcend on split 12″
Clocking in at 40 minutes, ambient and experimental guitarists Kyle Bobby Dunn and Wayne Robert Thomas have, in short, created two works on KBD / WRT that it is all too easy to become absolutely lost in.
Editors: Violence | Is Violence The Answer?
Violence is the best work Editors have released, hopefully leading to greater things and not be a full stop. Violence seems to be the answer.
Massive Attack: Mezzanine | Close Your Eyes and Reinvent Me | 20th Anniversary
Massive Attack's third album Mezzanine is the space between what Massive Attack was, and what the group was on the cusp of evolving into. The album has its 20th anniversary on 4-20-2018 and Kevin Krein celebrates the albums timeless nature.
Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour | What A World
Kacey Musgraves new record Golden Hour does all the things you’d want a great country record to do, plus a few you wouldn't expect, writes M Milner, which not only makes it her best yet, but an early contender for the best record of 2018.
Mr. Airplane Mansplainin’ Miss Margaret Garrett
Review of Jacaranda Blue and feature on Mr. Airplane Man's guitarist and vocalist, the Divine Prophet Miss Margaret Garrett.
Miles Davis and John Coltrane | The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 covers Miles Davis and John Coltrane's 1960 tour through Europe, both their first exposure to an international audience and the last times they'd play together. It's a worthy addition to both their catalogues, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.