"What's interesting is that in this video, there's the obvious strength of Rob holding Lorely. And that's a feat to be recognised, as an average guy probably couldn't hold somebody like that for long. However, what's not recognised is the strength...
When listening to so much post-rave, R&B-indebted bass music, one can’t help but detect a certain critical distance. It’s like they can’t get the power and force of the gravel landslide sub-bass and jerking, jittering trap...
José González's music has always maintained a timeless quality. In the realm of contemporary folk, there is no competition for his soothing yet soulful tones and melodic, plucking guitar. On Vestiges & Claws, the first solo album he's released in 7...
Oftentimes, a complete change in sound and a long delay between full-length albums marks the death knell of a band, or at least a rebirth. After a long brainstorming session -- during which the band lost a guitarist, put out an EP without that...
Though the haunting voice of Portland songstress Sara Jackson-Holman already lends itself well to a song bearing the title “Haunt Me”, the remix by hometown hero Natasha Kmeto transforms all of the bright notes of the piano-heavy original into...
One cannot overstate how important it is to receive a record at the right time. That moment when the millions of waveforms passing through the air make way for that particular set that speak to your situation, that synchronize all of the cells and...
By experimenting with distances, alternating which vocal or instrumental tracks feel close and which seem far, Dan Donahue and Page Campbell, aka Dream Boat, create a musical space that has depth rather than the mere appearance of depth on their...
Ruins, as a word, can mean two things: as a noun, it is a decrepit run-down structure, no longer inhabited. Ruins, as a verb, is to degrade something, to bring about its demise, to fall into ruin. This ambiguity of meaning reveals a hidden face in...