Since the turn of the century, few have matched the ghostly essence of a Liz Harris composition. Predominately through the lens of Grouper, Harris has felt her way through the miasma, exposing ...
One thing that can be defined as part of the Dan Guidance signature sound, if there is such a thing, is that the drums are usually crisp and sharp and seldom distorted or abrasive. As a result, no ...
Cooked is Ambarchi ’s third instalment in six weeks, and once again, he takes his audience to new corners. His first solo releases since one of his best in 2023’s Shebang, Cooked is every bit as good.
Last month, Cornell answered a series of questions about his career, including his methods and what art means to him. His takes are fascinating, and – very much like his compositions – are truly one ...
Oblique sees Fielder cover yet more new ground in what is his most compelling work yet. The sonic contrasts, Oblique ’s greatest boon in what is subtly immersive and bone-shattering. It’s something ...
The Portland-based artist marks her return with one of the year’s best releases.
The Welsh countryside is dry and yellow, with few flashes of its signature green visible as we weave our way down the winding A-roads. Rivers are weak and waning, water flowing less freely from the ...
Antietam are a band that fits like a glove. If you glance at your record collection, they are like a concoction of all your favourite things in it. Street-level but possessing the powers to be somehow ...
Marlophone take you back to a time and place. The clue lies within the title of the Sydney three-piece’s debut full-length, Remembered Adventures in Widescale. Times that were more innocent, and where ...
Nostalgia is at the centre of Lawrence English’s latest full-length release, The Rest Is My Ghost. It has a lot to answer for now; both good and bad, and in the lead up its release, English spoke ...
Some things just land at the perfect time. The trite saying, ‘Everything happens for a reason’? Well, maybe it isn’t nonsense? For the last couple of weeks, it’s not only felt like a slog finding new ...
As Sunn O))) tore through town last week, it got me thinking: are they the bastion of experimentalism? Galvaniser’s of worlds, as metal and experimentalism coalesce. It’s quite astonishing for a band ...