Thursday, August 12 2010
Gifts from Enola: Gifts from Enola
Less introspective than Laura, and more overtly emotive than Explosions in the Sky, Gifts from Enola shows us the heavier side of post-rock while reminding us to stop, inhale, and release.
Tuesday, May 25 2010
Forever Meddling: An Interview with Blake Judd of Nachtmystium
The leader of Nachtmystium and Twilight finds himself at a creative peak with the release of two major new albums that give the finger to genre purists.
Wednesday, April 7 2010
Red Sparowes: The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer
While the Red Sparowes have seemingly abandoned their fixation on unwieldy, melodramatic song titles, in exchange they’ve upped the musical drama.
Tuesday, April 6 2010
Jodis: Secret House
I have nothing against doom or sludge in general, but this overpushing of the envelope is a slow atmospheric death that will not appeal to many.
Tuesday, October 27 2009
Pelican: What We All Come to Need
What We All Come to Need is as aphoristic about living as it is metaphoric about dying. It’s a musical version of Picasso’s Guernica where the instruments are the paintbrushes and your ears are the canvas.
Friday, May 8 2009
Thunderheist: Thunderheist
It's almost impossible not to get up and get down when Thunderheist shows up on the stereo -- it's positively infectious.
Wednesday, May 6 2009
Isis: Wavering Radiant
Not so much a reinvention as a graceful re-imagining of their signature sound, Isis sounds rejuvenated on their fifth album.
Tuesday, December 12 2006
Isis: Isis: Clearing the Eye [DVD]
Clearing the Eye is weighed down by the innate limitations of the concert video.
Thursday, November 30 2006
Isis: In the Absence of Truth
Even though Isis's musical progression is cautious at best, the band is still miles ahead of its peers.
