Capturing the Original Pop Sin – Proper Ornaments’ “Wooden Head”
Coming to London in 2008 with the aid of none other than Andrew Loog Oldham who’d...
Author: Dave Cantrell
Buzzing on the Edge of Paranoia and Cant – Philip Johnson’s “Youth In Mourning”
If there’s a better, more accurately named label right now than Superior Viaduct I don’t know...
The Butler Did It – The Stereo Embers Magazine Interview with Chris Butler
A description of Chris Butler the artist, from almost any angle, is a little hard to...
As Much Reckoning as Record – Chris Butler’s “Easy Life”
The first review I wrote for Stereo Embers – indeed my review debut period after years...
The Shock of the Familiar – The Real Kids’ “Shake…Outta Control”
Will these brimming implausibilities never end? The Distractions a couple years ago, Wild Swans following in...
Oz Rising (part 2) – The Sixty-Six (Plus Three) Best New Australian Bands
OK, everyone’s had a chance to absorb the first installment of this piece (but if not,...
An Absorbing Grace – Gareth Dickson’s “Invisible String”
Imagine for a moment Nick Drake bathed in the sparse complexity of guitar soli at its...
Music the Ears Hear as Poetry – Sleepyard’s “Black Sails”
Sometimes we turn to records for a good time, to dance our wigs off and lose...
Brazil’s Verdant Soul – “Floresta” by Mia Doi Todd
After almost two decades of purposeful wandering, releasing a prolific slew of albums across a beguiling...
The 20 Best DIY Singles of the Post-Punk Years You’ve Probably Never Heard
Flamed-out, co-opted, and buried beneath the weight of its own conformist dogma, punk rock itself may...