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A Hound at the Hem – Slim Twig

The evolution of Slim Twig’s growing musical catalogue provides a study of modernistic intrigues dedicated to reworking the cinematic element of the both the baroque

Yes It Will – Rafiq Bhatia

“A Change Is Gonna Come” is one of Sam Cooke’s most ambitious cuts, a widely interpreted civil-rights anthem. It’s also the only cover on Rafiq

Wish – Window Twins

The work of Tim Cohen and Jon Bernson for their primary musical outlets (The Fresh & Onlys and Exray’s, respectively) demonstrates each musicians’ knack for

2 – Mac DeMarco

I was about to write about how I both lost my laptop (to a beer spill) and my bartending job (to tardiness) the day before

Overgrown Path – Chris Cohen

Once a shadow man in every band, now a loner publishing his first poetry, Chris Cohen has emerged from his long history of helping out

Ocean Roar – Mount Eerie

2012 has been a big year for Phil Elverum who has given us the cathedral filling hallowed highs of Clear Moon and Ocean Roar. The

The Seer – Swans

In the context of Michael Gira’s insistence that Swans’ new incarnation is focused on creating “joyous” music, The Seer contains surprisingly few moments of elation

Freeze LP – Andy Human

Paranoia, discontent, a complete inability to relate to almost everybody, everywhere – all of these themes run through Andy Human’s Freeze LP. But all of