SOFA – II (2017)
There is a man stood at the end of a cliff. He is sort of yelping and his tear-stained Blakfish t-shirt is flailing wildly.
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Robat – tiny (2017)
tiny is the debut album from Minnesota’s Robat, an album rich in lush guitar sections from a band that is lulling in and out of reality. Reminiscent of early Wilco, the band tends to drab drift in a folk induced wave. Soaring vocals and locked drum riffs make the band particularly tasteful.
Elders – S/T (2017)
This is the first offering from Floridian quartet, and if the music matched the beauty of the album...
Adam Betts – Colossal Squid (2016)
An electrically-charged solo release from drummer Adam Betts (Three Trapped Tigers) recorded live in a single session, Colossal Squid merges man and machine.
Steve Strong – Ghost Writing For Kano (2016)
‘I'm just going to make it up as I go along.’ Those are the words of Steve Strong, not one month ago, before recording his new EP, Ghost Writing For Kano.
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.
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.
Theo – Hope Solo (2016)
Why are you here, reading this? Maybe it’s because you are comfortable trusting me, as a representative of...
Three Trapped Tigers – Silent Earthling (2016)
When Three Trapped Tigers dropped a massive bombshell back in January and confirmed that not only was there a new album coming, but that it would be available as soon as April, it would be an understatement to say that it was a bit of a surprise.