Nitkowski – Effortless Charm (2016)
London math-rock/post-hardcore band Nitkowski have unleashed one of the most primal and musically complex albums of the year...
DARK AND HEAVY
Our Next Movement – 119 (2016)
Talk about variety! On their new record 119, Valencia’s Our Next Movement are jumping from style to style...
Animals as Leaders – The Madness Of Many (2016)
Imagine that you’re on a space station gantry, aliens endlessly shooting eternal rounds of space ammunition in your...
Jardín de la Croix – Circadia (2016)
Spanish post/math rock stalwarts Jardín de la Croix valiantly return to the spotlight with Circadia, their first release since their 2013 EP 187 Steps To Cross The Universe. Their full length follow up is exquisitely produced and brings an array of new tricks to their familiar melodic sound.
tfvsjs – 在 zoi (2016)
It feels like it’s been an age since we’ve heard from tfvsjs though it’s only been three years since the release of their first fantastic album ‘equal unequals to equal’ (kudos to the band for finally getting on that Bandcamp train, took a while!) that brought them a fair bit of attention in our global niche despite the minimal amount of information about them available online.
Sphaeras / Odradek – Sun Seeker Split EP
Split releases are a great record format for bands to put out music cost efficiently. If the bands appeal to the same audience, they can reach each others fans and get bonus exposure. Sometimes, but rarely, the split contains tracks that were written and recorded collaboratively.
Memory of Elephants – Faux Carrion (2016)
A sound engineer once told me that he felt the best EPs he’d ever recorded were the ones that "less resembled an album so much as a short, sharp live set". Given that, perhaps Memory of Elephants’ new 4-track is everything it should be: a statement of intent that grabs your attention and leaves you wanting to hear more.
The Fall Of Troy – OK (2016)
We should have known that The Fall Of Troy were up to something. We should have taken the...
Save Us From The Archon – L’Eclisse (2016)
It is no surprise that Save Us From The Archon's is a fiery blaze of instrumental post-hardcore with complex melodic riffs and interwoven dreamy interludes. So I'm going to go straight to their ostensible love of film, as I am constantly wont to do.
