My Morning Jacket Carefully Capture Immediacy With ‘Is’
This experience is best brought about through careful craft, which My Morning Jacket utilize throughout Is without any sacrifice of their long-running success.
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Cornelia Murr Has a Hypnotic Way of Expressing Self-Discovery
Cornelia Murr’s new LP finds the artist at her most refined. The songwriting is imaginative and introspective; she has a hypnotic way of expressing self-discovery.
DJ Nontoya Presents Tokyo Bliss, Japanese Funk and More
Tokyo’s DJ Nontoya takes you on a guided tour through the fascinating worlds of city pop and Japanese funk on his third mix for WeWantSounds.
Nick Storring Creates a Warm, Textured Homage to Brazil
Mirante combines the lush soundscapes Nick Storring so often incorporates into his music with the unbridled joy of a rich, dynamic, rhythmic pulse.
33 Immortals’ Brutal Roguelike Burns within Dante’s ‘Inferno’
33 Immortals‘ grotesque, hellish landscapes and haunting soundtrack immerse players in a nightmarish journey into Dante’s Inferno.
Great Grandpa Mix Acoustic Rock With Welcome Surprises
Great Grandpa sound like a solid acoustic rock band for most of Patience, Moonbeam. Then they pull out a Radiohead pastiche, a trip-hop track, and things get more interesting.
Pug Johnson Tells Tales of Booze, Women, and Redemption
Texas country artist Pug Johnson mixes the styles of the Gulf Coast region (Tex-Mex, Cajun, swamp rock) with a surreal sensibility and a dash of pathos.
Japanese Breakfast Find Inspiration in the Past
On For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), Japanese Breakfast quiet the fanfare but deliver enough quality to stay relevant.
David Ramirez Does More Than Hint at New Styles
David Ramirez has left us with his own not-so-gentle reminders that he explores restlessly, always finding new means of expression without sacrificing quality.
Raúl Monsalve Explores Vibrant Afro-Venezuelan Connections
With Sol, Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos add their soulful illumination to a world in which there are always bright and beautiful moments and music like this.
SASAMI Delivers a Dazzling Shimmering Pop Rock Gem
Blood on the Silver Screen sounds like a sonic masterpiece for modern times, with SASAMI’s ability to dazzle in varying formats while singing her heart out.
Liverpool’s Courting Successfully Try Some New Ideas
Despite a title nearly as long as the record itself, Courting’s ambitious attempts to stretch beyond basic guitar rock pay off richly on their third album.