Spectreview
Here you’ll find a collection of music reviews using the Spectreview system. We cover everything from popular releases to local music.
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Spectreview: Rob Joynes – Sophomore Alley
Rob Joynes' Sophomore Alley is just three songs, but each one is a powerful demonstration of his murky, emotive songwriting.
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Spectreview: Benny Bock – Vanishing Act
The debut record from Los Angeles keyboardist Benny Bock is a dense architecture built from myriad electronic instruments and a jazz foundation.
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Spectreview: Joe Rainey – Niineta
Joe Rainey, a Pow Wow singer of Ojibwe origin, collaborates with Andrew Broder in a dazzling, bold recontextualization of the Pow Wow sound.
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Spectreview: Cola – Deep In View
Cola, a post-punk trio featuring members of Ought and U.S. Girls, storm out of the gate with a debut album full of immediate pleasures.
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Spectreview: SAULT – AIR
SAULT's orchestral AIR is a confounding left turn for the enigmatic London collective. It both benefits from the group's social consciousness and constantly elicits chills.
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Spectreview: Yard Act – The Overload
Yorkshire band Yard Act charge out of the gate with The Overload, an engaging if raw addition to the recent flood of UK post-punk.
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Spectreview: Catch Rabbit – Catch Rabbit
Catch Rabbit embrace the psychedelic rock of young and yore on their versatile debut cassette.
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Spectreview: Shinichiro Yokota – Tokonoma Style
On Tokonoma Style, Shinichiro Yokota lays down another excellent series of featherweight, exuberant Japanese house beats.
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Spectreview: Mr Twin Sister – Al Mondo Azul
Brooklyn shapeshifters Mr Twin Sister expand on the eclecticism of their previous release in the expansive, danceable Al Mondo Azul.
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Spectreview: Beach Fossils – The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads
Beach Fossils substitute guitar for saxophone, upright bass and piano in these jazzy, comforting reinterpretations of past songs.