Erik BurgIn the back of your mind, there exists a type of music that you’ve always wanted to hear but never seem able to peg down. You want it to be X and Y while still remaining Z. Every person has this formula, whether he admits it or not, for the...
Yair RubinsteinA lot of barbs were thrown at James Blake on the run-up to his debut LP. Music critic Simon Reynolds playfully referred to Blake and his fellow soulboy bass-heads (i.e. Mount Kimbie, Jamie Woon) as ‘blubstep.’ A poster on a music forum...
Thad McKrakenOne of the more profound conclusions I’ve arrived at over the last several years involves acknowledging the hyper-potency emanating forth from works of art heavily influenced by various, yet seemingly disparate, spiritual disciplines. Rather...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Emil & Friends’ new EP, Downed Economy, is perhaps best exemplified by its opening track and title track. Although the most upbeat track on the EP, “Downed Economy” shares similarities with the other songs by featuring an...
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Nika Roza Danilova
Today, we just hosted a stream of Mogwai’s film Burning, created by the fine folks at La Blogotheque. This is just another brand new Take Away Show — #109, if you haven’t gathered — featuring a performance by Sharon Van Etten...
Ryan PangilinanDuring a Seattle stop, April Smith and the Great Picture Show invited Sarah Shay of The Mongrel Jews to play suitcase on their song, “Colors.” The album is out now.
Lauren FukanoSometimes with music, especially when you’re listening to a genre that’s not a personal favorite, an album just needs time to grow on you. You may give it a few listens and walk away without much, if anything, to say. When you return a...