On ‘So Now What..,’ his second long player, Vi City investigates new electronic textures and demonstrates he’s on the right path.
Saturated in bleeding waves of sound akin to an underground mining process, ‘Amphibian’ exudes secret feelings of thrilling dread.
The dual personality of The Eyebrows’ ‘Double Take’ works: Side 1 delivers more traditional renditions, and Side 2 conveys a visceral core.
Blessed with an expressive, charismatic voice, Dean Harlem doesn’t hold back on ‘Red Oak Hill,’ an engaging collection of ballads and torch songs.
With ‘Ancient City,’ Paola Prestini & Nelson Patton portray the atmosphere, unseen ghosts, and scattered sounds of a hoary city.
Numinous and magically enchanting, ‘Crystal Calm, Vol. 2’ evokes the ineffable beauty of lucent, celestial dimensions.
Pulling freely from retro house, disco, and synthpop, with their compilation album, Peppermint Heaven rejoices in the power of dance music.
Transforming their live energy onto record, Scotland‘s Dead Pony have delivered an absolute banger of a debut in ‘Ignore This.’
Drenched in dangerous emotions and devastatingly viscous, Post Death Soundtrack’s ‘Veil Lifter’ is akin to a sonic journey through Dante’s Inferno.
Music should invoke feelings in the listener, and the juxtaposed emotions Letters Sent Home injects into ‘Forever Undone’ (SharpTone Records) is palpable.
Graceful and wistful, akin to a dream-like spell, Still Corners’ ‘Dream Talk’ evokes enigmatic tropes and refined allusions to trance-like fantasies.
Utilizing dub as a framework, Piper Street Sound’s ‘Black Eyed Dub’ is rhythmically focused and highlighted by the dazzling guitar work of Andy Bassford.
Complex, fluid, and liberating, ‘Family, Vol. 1’ delivers emancipation from rational thought and provides a rapport with the sublime.
Complicated and warmly substantial, while simultaneously captivating and affectionate, ‘SPRING’ is a marvellous work of art.
With ‘Midnight Sun,’ Jeff Lake moves to and fro between playful, rollicking country rock and the quieter moods of self-reflection.