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: 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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Spectreview: Thom Yorke – ANIMA
Thom Yorke’s latest solo album is unsurprisingly grim, unremittingly dystopian and weirdly personal.
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Spectreview: black midi – Schlagenheim
black midi’s Schlagenheim is an astonishing debut, a vortex of prog rock, post-punk and stoner metal that lives in madness and speaks in tongues.
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Spectreview: Mannequin Pussy – Patience
Mannequin Pussy’s Patience is a truly great punk record, rife with inspired melodies and cathartic power capable of rousing even the most jaded listener.
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Spectreview: Shinichiro Yokota – I Know You Like It
Shinichiro Yokota continues to bring his light, airy version of house music to the masses on I Know You Like It.
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Spectreview: Crumb – Jinx
Brooklyn psych-pop up-and-comers Crumb hit a blissful head high on their newest release, Jinx.
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Spectreview: Coach Phillips – Never is Enough
Indie-rock quintet Coach Phillips confidently bust out of the gate with a debut LP that simmers with touches of weathered alt-country and classic emo.
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Spectreview: Bill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Bill Callahan adopts an uncommon lightness of being in his double album ode to contentment, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest.