Pikefruit: Sprig | A Fascinating, If Flawed, Debut
On Sprig, the debut EP from Pikefruit, the Seattle duo presents some interesting musical ideas about the next steps in dream-pop to mixed results.
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electronic indie pop
ANOHNI: Paradise EP | A Thank You Letter
For all the confounding electronic noises, brusque beats, and dark emotional revelations, ANOHNI's Paradise EP remains a pop record,
David Bazan: Care | A Reflection on the Human Condition
Let’s get this out of the way at the beginning. David Bazan might be one of my favorite...
MIEARS: Who Will Save You? | Review and Interview
“I love my keytar. It’s my comfort blanket when performing, but it’s not on the album at all!”
So began my conversation with MIEARS about her debut record.
The xx: I See You | New Ideas are Good
Is I See You an accessible record that plays with pop sensibilities in ways The xx never attempted in the past? Absolutely.
S U R V I V E : RR7349 | Beyond the Stranger Things Soundtrack
On RR7349, Survive's created a record of expertly crafted ‘80s-inflected synth-pop and prove there's more to the band than the Stranger Things soundtrack.
Foretaste: Space Echoes | They Like ‘80s Music!
Foretaste's new LP Space Echoes is a fun, 80s-indebted pop record writes Adam Newton, and a really good pastiche, but ultimately still a pastiche.
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver 33 1/3 | A Frustrating Read
The unheralded problem with the 33 1/3 series of books is that one of them will probably piss...
Album Review: School of Seven Bells – SVIIB
SVIIB is not a door closing on School of Seven Bells, it’s a door opening into the rest of Alejandra Deheza’s life and career. SVIIB is excellent.
Record Review: Majical Cloudz – Wait & See EP
Majical Cloudz does strike out in a new direction with The Wait & See, but it does so with a well-stocked collection of tools from its earlier efforts.