Music
Reviews: Porcelain Raft – Permanent Signal
On the surface, Porcelain Raft may not seem like much, but this one-man act manages to combine solemn ambiance with high-pitched vocals in a manner that is anything but generic. … read more
Reviews: Phantom Glue – A War of Light Cones
Phantom Glue are drinking from the long tapped well of sludgy punk-infused stoner doom—perhaps this release would have sounded fresher were it to have come out in a timely manner, following its recording in 2011. … read more
Reviews: Pantheon of Blood – Tetrasomia
Pantheon of Blood are a Finnish black metal band that’s a little bit down-tempo, comparatively, but also heavy on the bleak atmospheres they set out to create. … read more
Reviews: Old Wounds/Trenchfoot – Self-Titled Split
I love this recent resurgence of hardcore bands doing splits—I get two great bands for the price of one. … read more
Review: Elusive Parallelograms – Fragments EP
Elusive Parallelograms = Animal Collective + Deerhunter … read more
Reviews: Judicator – Sleepy Plessow
Everything on this album seems to be just a step away from something really special. In a sense, it seems like it was only partially finished, hampered by flat production and a rote, repetitive take on typical power metal riffs. … read more
Review: Zorch – Zzoorrcchh
Woah. The profundity in which I used the F-word to describe this band just blew my Mormon brain. But, it works. … read more
Review: Witherscape – The Inheritance
Dan Swano is back with a force. Well, back with musical creation—not producing on—his mind. … read more