Author: Rob Moura
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Spectreview: Penelope Isles – Until The Tide Creeps In
Penelope Isles’ first release for Bella Union is pleasant, somnambulent indie pop with a mild psychedelic touch.
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Spectreview: Various Artists – Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up is a sublime document of Melbourne's blossoming jazz scene, a community without a legacy that consequently exemplifies jazz's contemporary role as a unifier of diverse genres and cultures.
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Spectreview: LINGUA IGNOTA – CALIGULA
Lingua Ignota’s Caligula is not a fun listen, but it’s an extremely important one: an earth-shattering excoriation of domestic abusers and corrupted powers that swings exhilaratingly between beauty and terror.
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#14: The Scars Remain: The Legacy of Cambodian Rock N’ Roll (feat. Alex Benson)
Today on the podcast we’ve got Alex Benson (from the excellent local zine Loop and Replay) talking about one of the most devastating blows to artistic expression in the 20th century: the rise (and fall) of the Cambodian rock n’ roll movement.
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Spectreview: Felidæ – 傷を覚えて (Remember The Wound)
An intriguingly dark side of vaporwave emerges in this pitch-black collection of songs by an unknown Seattle producer.
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Spectreview: Blood Orange – Angel’s Pulse
Blood Orange’s new mixtape, an epilogue to 2018’s Negro Swan, is a AC-cooled drive by the ocean that’s perhaps less intricate than his full-lengths but no less thoughtful.
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Spectreview: Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
Silver Jews frontman David Berman finally returns to his signature easygoing indie-country and vivid, overcast lyrics in his first album under Purple Mountains.
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Spectreview: Happy Times Sad Times – Don’t You Want To Dream Again?
Happy Times Sad Times utterly nail the simple pleasures of communal rock in their fantastic new record.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club FINALE – Amy Winehouse
Today on the Tape Deck: a fitting finale for a series of tales about death, the heartbreaking story of world-domineering 2000s soul/R&B/jazz singer Amy Winehouse.
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Spectreview: Simic – Atwater Dance
Simic’s Atwater Dance is a heady listen, a techno album capable of worming its way through your head and your muscles simultaneously.