Mo Kenney – “Maybe I Am” (audio) (premiere)
An exciting blend of alternative/pop rock that feels both poetic and punky, "Maybe I Am" is sure to get stuck in your head.
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Gordi: Reservoir
Gordi's debut seamlessly blends epic electronic soundscape with intimacy in lyricism and folk sensibilities, even if it pulls a little too often from Justin Vernon’s toolkit.
alt-J: Relaxer
The real gold on Relaxer happens when alt-J reins in the gimmickry a bit and starts writing folk songs.
Halsey: Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Halsey has, for the most part, abandoned the specificity that was key to her lyrical successes on Badlands.
A7PHA: A7PHA
Alt-rap veterans Doseone and Mestizo combine for A7PHA's debut record, an experimental album that will challenge and bemuse many listeners but remains deeply original and technically fantastic.
Goat: Requiem
Although Goat's sense of adventure sometimes results in indulgent and diminished returns, it just as often furnishes the listener with warm, inspired, and exuberant music.
Soccer96: As Above So Below
Soccer96 are excellent at their individual instruments, and this set proves they can link up to make some excellent music, too.
Exploded View: Exploded View
Exploded View's debut contains a ghostly sound that manages to whisk listeners into an illusion.
Mutual Benefit: Skip a Sinking Stone
This record made me buy better headphones so I could do it justice writing about it. This record made me a better person.
Emotional: Ahh… The Name Is Emotional, Baby!
Brian Wakefield's Emotional navigate us on an incredibly eclectic musical journey with their latest offering
Tori Amos’ ‘Boys for Pele’: 20 Years of Fire
It’s been 20 years since Tori Amos slammed down the gauntlet and set her piano afire, willing and possibly eager to sacrifice anyone who spurned her to writhe in Pele’s eternal flames.
Beach House: Thank Your Lucky Stars
Beach House once again has us drifting slowly in musical space. Thank Your Lucky Stars is hypnotic head trip music of the highest caliber.
