Machinedrum Casts Genre-Blending Magic with a Host of Collaborators on 'A View of U'

Published Oct 08, 2020

A View of U is vintage Machinedrum insofar as it's possible to describe the ever-progressive and chameleonic music of Travis Stewart. Remini...

Vancouver's Bob Moses Bring Concept Albums to the Club on 'Desire'

Published Aug 26, 2020

In Greek mythology, the cautionary tale of Icarus is well-known. The expression "don't fly too close to the sun," after all, is a direct nod...

Courtney Marie Andrews Transcends the Traditional Breakup Album on 'Old Flowers'

Published Jul 22, 2020

The thorn of a rose has nothing on Courtney Marie Andrews's ability to draw pain. Old Flowers, which follows 2018's May Your Kindness Remain...

Khruangbin Experience an Emotional Baptism on Globe-Trotting 'Mordechai'

Published Jun 23, 2020

Epiphanic moments often reveal a sudden relevation or insight, though their presence is hard to predict. Such is the case behind Khruangbin'...

Moby Ruminates on Today's Dystopian Reality on 'All Visible Objects'

Published May 12, 2020

Have we determined that enough time has past to start talking about Moby again? Ever since he made that claim about having had a relationshi...

Radiohead's EOB Finds Solo Success on Richly Textured 'Earth'

Published Apr 20, 2020

Ed O'Brien is no stranger to success. After all, the 52-year-old musician remains a key member of Radiohead — one of modern music's most inf...

Nine Inch Nails Ghosts VI: Locusts

Published Apr 06, 2020

It makes sense that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, whose foray into the world of film scoring has made room for more ambient reflections, ar...

Thundercat It Is What It Is

Published Apr 02, 2020

There is perhaps no better album with which to face our current uncertainty than Thundercat's It Is What It Is. Filled with gentle reflectio...

Thievery Corporation Symphonik

Published Apr 02, 2020

In 2017, Eric Hilton and Rob Garza — Thievery Corporation's founding members — performed alongside a 22-piece orchestra at the John F. Kenne...

Thundercat Finds Healing and Some Laughs on 'It Is What It Is'

Published Mar 30, 2020

No matter the level of fame that virtuoso bassist Thundercat (aka Stephen Lee Bruner) attains, you get the sense he never forgets his roots....

Caribou Suddenly

Published Feb 25, 2020

Only Dan Snaith (aka Caribou) could take hundreds of draft ideas — give or take 900 — and narrow them down to 12 tracks of Technicolor magic...

Tycho Simulcast

Published Feb 25, 2020

After his recent Grammy Award nomination for "Best Dance/Electronic Album," Scott Hansen (aka Tycho) wastes no time following up the critica...

Against All Logic 2017-2019

Published Feb 10, 2020

In January, Against All Logic (A.A.L.) quietly introduced his latest EP Illusions of Shameless Abundance and, in so doing, triggered the und...

Class of 2020: Denim Daddies Are Not Your Typical Country Bros

Published Jan 20, 2020

Gin, Steigl Radler and mint bitters — the makings of a classic cocktail or of a classic country band? Sometimes the answer is both. Named af...

Kaytranada BUBBA

Published Dec 13, 2019

Two words were enough to send the internet into a frenzy late last month: "album. finito." A tweet, issued by Montreal-based Kaytranada, sig...

DJ Shadow Our Pathetic Age

Published Nov 19, 2019

DJ Shadow's sixth album is every bit a call to action as it is a hard look in the mirror. Our Pathetic Age, a sprawling 26-track double LP,...

Floating Points Crush

Published Oct 17, 2019

Ever the metamorphic talent, Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) returns to the radar with his newest album in four years. After lead single...

Efterklang Altid Sammen

Published Sep 25, 2019

There's bound to be at least one person who initially mistakes the first few bars of Efterklang's latest album, Altid Sammen, as the work of...

Efterklang Find New Language in an Old One on Gorgeous New Album 'Altid Sammen'

Published Sep 13, 2019

Most bands that take an extended break tend to scatter across the globe in search of solo pursuits — but not so for Efterklang's Casper Clau...

Keys N Krates A Beat Tape for Your Friends

Published Jul 18, 2019

Keys N Krates may just be making a run for song of the summer — or beat tape of the summer, to be more precise.   Following last year's de...