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...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Herein lies the works of London-based artist Katie Brookes, who creates gently-crafted works of intense subject matter! First and foremost, a fair warning: the thin lines of her imagery seem better-suited for an etching on a copper plate, to be...
Like so many one-time buzz bands, Fujiya & Miyagi has one trick, and it used to be able to do it well. The band’s brand of lo-fi funk mixed with elements of krautrock did have some high points. Tracks like “Sucker Punch” and...
Smoke and flowing capes are always lovely, but the real champ in this video, in my opinion, is the wonderful color palette of greens, reds, and purples, which scramble together in low light to create muted silhouettes. Yum!!!
It’s almost guaranteed that if you’re in an instrumental band from Great Britain, your band will be more inclined to play post-rock of the Mogwai variety. England’s is no different. The EP Autonomy has some pieces that sound as if...
While Argentina continues to sell itself as the home of tango and hard rock, there are a ton of artists there trying to make something interesting, often taking cues from seminal Western bands and legendary Argentine artists.
New “Swim Until You See Land” video by Scottish rockers, Frightened Rabbit. The video reminds me a bit of fireflies flying around at night on the east coast, and yeah, it’s a little strange when one realizes that the...
On OMD’s first studio album in 14 years — and their first album featuring their original lineup in 24 years, the band immediately head back to their classic sound with “New Babies/New Toys.” The only difference is that...