Month: June 2021
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Spectreview: Mt Fog – Guide to the Unknown
Mt Fog's Guide to the Unknown is a compelling, almost meditative collection of synth textures and sylvan melodies.
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Spectreview: Squirrel Flower – Planet (i)
Squirrel Flower's new record finds Ella Williams' tense, riveting folk rock heightened by a production that radiates heat lines.
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Spectreview: SAULT – ‘NINE’
SAULT's temporarily-available fifth album, both abject and therapeutic in turns, broadens the mysterious UK collective's sound ever so slightly.
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Spectreview: Kings of Convenience – Peace Or Love
After over a decade, Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe return to arpeggiate over Kings of Convenience's familiarly breezy third record.
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Spectreview: Backxwash – I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES
On her excellent new record, horrorcore producer Backxwash doubles down on the facets that made her breakthrough so compelling.
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INTERVIEW: al Riggs
I got to interview prolific Durham country artist al Riggs about their songwriting process, their influences, and their grandiose new record.
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Spectreview: Sleater-Kinney – Path of Wellness
On Path of Wellness, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein posit an important question: is it possible for Sleater-Kinney to age gracefully?
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Spectreview: Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
Part transitional, part transcendental, Japanese Breakfast's third record sees Michelle Zauner's songwriting leveling up significantly.
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Spectreview: Gralitsa – Little Mosquitos are Sleeping This Night
On their new record, Kostroma trio Gralitsa find an adventurous joy in the crossroads between collaboration and experimentation.