Recent Posts
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Spectreview: somesurprises: somesurprises
On the full-band squall of somesurprises’ self-titled album, Natasha El-Sergany’s reverb-drenched vistas reach their fullest realizations yet.
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Spectreview: The Paranoyds – Carnage Bargain
LA four-piece The Paranoyds kick ass and chew bubblegum on the surf-garage of Carnage Bargain.
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Spectreview: Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz
Men I Trust showcase the best that bedroom indie has to offer in their sprawling new LP.
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Spectreview: Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!, while gorgeous in its balladry, presents her less as a pioneer than as a pupil of California’s musical lineage.
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Spectreview: Frankie Cosmos – Close It Quietly
On Frankie Cosmos’ Close It Quietly, Greta Kline allows other forces to help shape her dioramic worlds while reiterating her titanic prowess as an indie lyricist.
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Spectreview: NO/NO – Diagnostic
Milwaukee new wave band NO/NO evolve gracefully on their rougher, darker third album.
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Spectreview: TOOL – Fear Inoculum
After an extended hiatus, TOOL returns with an accomplished (if very familiar) LP obsessed with the fear and hate driving American discourse.
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Spectreview: Vitamin D – Mama’s Basement
Legendary Seattle hip-hop producer Vitamin D takes us back to the past in the warm, inviting atmosphere of Mama’s Basement.
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Spectreview: Saint Pepsi – MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE
“Future funk” titan Saint Pepsi rises from the dead to gamely attempt the MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE.
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Spectreview: Noah Gundersen – Lover
In Lover’s commercial-leaning balladry, Noah Gundersen’s unique charms remain intact, even as his identity gets a little lost in the fray.