The Tempest Behind the Tempest – Wire’s “Nocturnal Koreans”
As it is with the Fall, I’m not even sure a new Wire record needs a...
Author: Dave Cantrell
Stereo Embers TRACK OF THE DAY – “jealously,” the new single from the black watch
In advance of (a slightly overdue) review of their new record highs & lows, Stereo Embers...
The Twenty-Five Year Debut – Moscow Circus’s “Resounding”
There are long gestational backstories – like the one behind the Distractions second album, or the...
A Hand-Drawn Note to their Own Resilience – Bernays Propaganda’s “Politika”
One of the great things about Bernays Propaganda, beyond their name (Edward Bernays, known as the...
Luminescent Folk-Pop with a Touch of the Baroque – The Secret Sea’s 2013 Debut Lands on SEM’s Desk and We’re Very Happy About That
It’s not unusual in this racket to miss a great record and have to catch up...
Thrilling New Arrival from the Crowd of the Promising – Shadowlands “001”
We’ve talked enough on these pages about the post-punk/darkwave goings-on here in Portland, how it strains...
Fitting Uncomfortably Well – Julianna Barwick’s ‘Will”
Juliana Barwick is a singer who has become known for the ways she experiments with her...
Here For Good – The 2016 Pete Astor Interview
In 2012, on the heels of the album Songbox seeming at the time like it might...
Another Lovely Triumph from the Mr Synecdoche of Pop – Pete Astor’s “Spilt Milk”
When it comes to the purveyors of songcraft, Pete Astor may be the craftiest of all....
Immune to Hyperbole – Bar/None’s Reissues of Petra Haden’s “Imaginaryland” and “Petra Haden Sings The Who Sell Out”
Maybe it’s from turning 30 and the attendant wistful, reflective-but-proud sense of celebration that goes with...