Author: Rob Moura
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Spectreview: Night Moves – Can You Really Find Me
Night Moves pulls from nearly every iconic 70’s band for their new, extremely listenable album, Can You Really Find Me.
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Spectreview: MadGibbs – Bandana
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s Bandana is soulful, widescreen gangsta rap that finds both artists on fresh ground by virtue of their creative partnership.
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Spectreview: Meanderthals – We Are Doing Our Best
Meanderthals’ We Are Doing Our Best is one hell of a record, turning emotive pop-punk on its head with focused blasts of jazz fusion and math-rock.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #6 – Kurt Cobain
This episode is the one we’ve all been dreading: frontman of Nirvana and unseeming progenitor of mainstream alternative rock in America, Kurt Cobain.
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Spectreview: Summer Cannibals – Can’t Tell Me No
Chock-full of comforting punk moments and undeniable accessibility, Summer Cannibals’ Can’t Tell Me No boasts simple pleasures without getting too wild.
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Spectreview: Elias Hampton – Ever-go
A collection of synths, field recordings and shadowy opalescent textures make up Elias Hampton's hushed, academic Ever-go.
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Spectreview: Horse Jumper Of Love – So Divine
Boston slowcore band Horse Jumper Of Love hit even harder on their serenely melancholy new LP So Divine.
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Spectreview: SDWLK – UUUNNNGGGHHH
SDWLK’s UUUNNNGGGHHH is surprisingly solid 80’s tape-demo punk music that’s so abrasively lo-fi it borders on no-wave.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #5 – Jim Morrison
I hope you’ve got the popcorn popping because it’s time to tackle a force of nature: frontman of The Doors and the poster child for rock n’ roll counterculture rebellion, Jim Morrison.
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Spectreview: Thom Yorke – ANIMA
Thom Yorke’s latest solo album is unsurprisingly grim, unremittingly dystopian and weirdly personal.