Black Midi Avoid the Sophomore Slump on ‘Cavalcade’
Black Midi’s Cavalcade is a great LP, and though not a fully brilliant or complete masterwork, it will leave many others imitating these guys sucking wake.
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Black Midi’s ‘Cavalcade’ Is Spellbinding and Circuitous
Black Midi’s Cavalcade displays superlative skills, fierce chemistry, and avant-garde vision, offering spellbinding performances while also falling prey to sonic tautologies and circuitousness.
Slint Release Alternate Mixes of “Breadcrumb Trail” and “Good Morning, Captain”
Slint are sounding even better as the long years go on and on. It's a testament to the source material that we're still revisiting, remixing, and re-releasing all these decades later.
Between the Grooves: lowercase – ‘Kill the Lights’
Between the Grooves examines lowercase's Kill the Lights, a great marriage of slowcore and post-punk: raw, angry, sullen, and very much alive almost all these years later.
Steve Albini: A Biographical Collage
Everyone's favorite noise rock curmudgeon, Steve Albini sounds off as he prepares to release an eerie score to a horror film.
Indie Rockers SAME Aim for the Stars on ‘Plastic Western’
SAME's debut full-length, Plastic Western, flirts with everything from Pavement to post-rock.
First Installment in El Ten Eleven Trilogy Good But Too Clinical
Tautology I's six songs lack the musical sorcery of post-rockers usually mentioned in the same breath as El Ten Eleven.
Horse Lords Create a Loud, Disciplined Roar on ‘The Common Task’
Experimental rock's Horse Lords release their first album in four years, and it's meticulous and complex, but also undeniably joyous and celebratory.
Cheer-Accident Work Through Their 39-Year History on ‘Chicago XX’
Chicago XX is an absolute must for long-time fans and not a bad start for those curious about Cheer-Accident.
Parachute For Gordo’s New Post-Rock LP Is Driven By Percussion, Not Guitars
Parachute For Gordo's new LP, Best Understood By Children and Animals, diverges from the band's art-punk past. The result is an enthralling, throbbing, and incredibly percussion-driven document.
OOIOO Blast Out of Lengthy Hiatus with Brash and Beautifully Unpredictable ‘nijimusi’
Revered experimental Japanese noise/punk/jazz band, OOIOO are back with a typically intense and brilliant new album, nijimusi.
Battles Keep the Loops Going on ‘Juice B Crypts’
Going from a trio to a duo doesn't affect Battles' dedication to chirpy synths and deep grooves on their latest, Juice B Crypts.