Wednesday, April 17 2013
Ensemble Pearl: Ensemble Pearl
Sunn O))) make towering, thunderous metal concerned more with volume than detail. But guitarist Stephen O’Malley’s newest project, Ensemble Pearl, is all about the little things.
Thursday, September 22 2011
Social Climbers: Social Climbers
On this 1980 album, the words lack the confidence the music conveys, so instead of luring you in with a convincing musical world, it more often ends up throwing a fit for attention.
Thursday, August 18 2011
Carol Kleyn: Love Has Made Me Stronger
Harpist Carol Kleyn's 1976 record, now reissued by Drag City, is a heavy dose of intense, almost insular, joy that would sound naïve if she wasn't so convincing in her optimism.
