Author: Rob Moura
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Spectreview: peaer – A Healthy Earth
Peaer’s newest album is remarkable, a collection of songs that feel more like body parts on a living, breathing entity.
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Spectreview: Ghost Orchard – Bunny
Ghost Orchard’s twisted, affecting lo-fi bedroom pop blooms in Technicolor on his Orchid Tapes debut.
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Spectreview: Sea Raft – Blending EP
Matthew Reeder’s foray into IDM as Sea Raft is exquisitely produced and deeply moving.
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Spectreview: Sleater-Kinney – The Center Won’t Hold
Sleater-Kinney try not to lose their center in the midst of an enormous departure in sound.
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Spectreview: Marika Hackman – Any Human Friend
Any Human Friend’s solid pop craft frames Marika Hackman empathetic musings on the nuances of love and sexuality.
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Spectreview: Lady Donli – Enjoy Your Life
Nigerian neo-soul artist Lady Donli stuns with the depth of creativity displayed on her debut album, Enjoy Your Life.
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Spectreview: Somos – Prison on a Hill
Somos’ Prison On A Hill is a wonderful, confident pop-punk record that comes to us amidst the tragic death of guitarist Phil Haggerty.
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Spectreview: Cryogeyser – Glitch
Los Angeles sadcore trio Cryogeyser are more than meets the eye on their lovelorn, intensely focused debut album.
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#17: Elliott Smith Would Have Turned 50 (feat. Jason Lambeth)
Join tape label head Jason Lambeth and I as we ramble through a retrospective of most of Elliott Smith's solo discography, with some closing words about David Berman (who passed away shortly before recording).
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Spectreview: Bon Iver – i,i
Bon Iver’s fourth album is paradoxically righteous and searching, a meticulously ornate listen that rewards those who untangle its knots.