Authors: Ryan Sanford

Review: The National – Sleep Well Beast
The National = The Afghan Whigs + Morphine + Leonard Cohen … read more

Review: Snail Mail – Lush
Snail Mail = Frankie Cosmos + The Raincoats + Flying Nun Records … read more

Review: Mogwai – Every Country’s Sun
Mogwai = Neu! + Slint + Alessandro Cortini … read more

Review: METZ – Strange Peace
METZ = Mclusky + Nirvana + The Jesus Lizard … read more

Review: Mount Eerie – Now Only
Mount Eerie = Thanksgiving + Low + Smog … read more

Review: King Woman – Created in the Image of Suffering
King Woman = Whirr + SubRosa + Royal Thunder … read more

Review: Hovvdy – Cranberry
Hovvdy Cranberry Double Double Whammy Records Street: 02.09 Hovvdy = Sebadoh + Pinegrove + Idaho Hovvdy’s debut album, Taster, was sober and doleful, the entire album littered with downcast moments, and were it not for its guitars’ sparse use of fuzz, it would be an album that would hardly seem capable of lifting its head

Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
Godspeed You! Black Emperor = Iannis Xenakis + SWANS + Steve Reich … read more

Local Review: No Sun – If Only
No Sun = My Bloody Valentine + Nothing + DIIV … read more

Local Review: Cupidcome – Sweet Heart
Cupidcome = Skywave + Love Spirals Downwards + Cranes … read more