Brånd’s ‘Tåg & Nåcht’ Offers Boundless Exploration
Brånd’s Tåg & Nåcht offers boundless exploration, touching on everything from post-punk and neofolk to electronica and krautrock with a black metal underpinning.
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Horse Lords Expand Their Sound on Hypnotic Album
There is a beautifully down-to-earth aspect to Horse Lords’ new LP and they are confident in their signature sound while still finding ways to keep it fresh and unique.
Kraftwerk’s Brilliant ‘Radio-Activity’ at 50
Kraftwerk’s entire discography deserves attention, but Radio-Activity, now sounding better than ever, is arguably their creative watershed moment.
The Sick Man of Europe’s Music Is Succour for the Soul
The Sick Man of Europe highlights the adverse effects of complicity in the digital age, resulting in a Kafkaesque nightmare; this record serves as a clarion call.
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp Create Eclectic Art Pop
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp are a cohesive collective in which each participant is passionate about the music they make.
Can and Damo Suzuki Shimmer Brightly on ‘Live in Paris 1973’
Part of a recent series of archival releases, Live in Paris 1973 provides an indispensable glimpse of Can and their lead vocalist, Damo Suzuki, at their peak.
Squid’s ‘O Monolith’ Is a Paranoid Post-Genre Maelstrom
Squid follow up 2020’s Bright Green Field with a tighter, leaner, more refined version of their signature melding of sonic chaos and compositional ambition.
Fifty Years of Motorik Celebrated in ‘Neu! 50!’
Neu! 50! highlights how when Neu! were good, they were great, and when they weren’t great, they had the good taste to be interesting, at the very least.
Can’s ‘Live in Cuxhaven 1976’ Still Packs a Punch
Live in Cuxhaven 1976 enjoys life as a short-but-sweet footnote in a mind-blowing campaign reminding that a live Can performance must have been incredible.
Dummy’s ‘Mandatory Enjoyment’ Is the Best Krautpop Album of the Year
Dummy’s full-length debut Mandatory Enjoyment percolates with a mesmerizing, inescapable warmth—the best of its Krautpop niche this year.
The Gentle Eschatology of Suuns’ ‘The Witness’
Suuns’ The Witness is most easily described as gently terrifying. A creature that holds you and whispers sweet nothings in your ear about the end of the world.
Trees Speak Conjure Up a Mysterious, Hypnotic Sound on ‘PostHuman’
Arizona’s Trees Speak offer up elements of sci-fi, prog rock, krautrock, and Italian film scores on PostHuman, and that’s a good thing.