Category: Review
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Mitski Battles Insomnia on New Single “Heat Lightning”
Forgiveness is uneasy ground to tread. How do we forgive without giving the transgressor a pass? Perhaps we’ll manage to convince ourselves that the purpose in forgiving is for self-preservation and we really aren’t co-signing what happened to us. But why is it always more difficult to forgive ourselves? Mitski ponders this invariable question on…
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Mae Krell Wades the Waters of Recovery with “phantom limb”
After a two-year hiatus from music, queer folk singer-songwriter Mae Krell returned this year to continue tugging on the collective heartstrings of their devoted listeners and fans with the singles “are you sure,” “colorblind,” “rest stop,” and “snow.” Their newest single “phantom limb,” was released last week. “phantom limb” swells with crisp acoustic plucking and…
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Anne Bennett Ascends with “Hell Couldn’t Keep Me”
Combining downtrodden bluesy lyrics with western gothic acoustics, Salem-bred singer-songwriter Anne Bennett’s new single “Hell Couldn’t Keep Me,” was released on October 28th, closely following her previous singles “Heavy Hand,” “Deep in the Shadows,” and “Highway Boys.” Despite being new to the game, Bennett has already managed to carve out a distinctly unique musical identity…
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War Honey Release Critically-Acclaimed EP ‘Shard to Shatter’ on Vinyl
War Honey, the multi-hyphenate five-piece band from Brooklyn, have blown every other promising young band out of the water with their debut EP Shard to Shatter, and their most recent single “Skinless,” a rumination on the past, present, and future blurring together as a result of the mind-numbing monotony of the pandemic. Shard to Shatter…
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Atlantic Canyons Navigates Personal Growth on ‘See The Hue’
Last month, New Hampshire-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Levesque unveiled her latest EP, See The Hue, under the name Atlantic Canyons. Recorded with session musicians who Levesque met in online chatrooms, the project is a collection of creepily enchanting psalms with rippling synths on tracks like “Sorry,” and “At Sea,” as well as cavernous string-layered…
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Stice Unleash Absurdist Hedonism on ‘Stice’s Satyricon’
Helmed by lead vocalist and lyricist Caroline “Crab” Bennet and producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake “Jark” Lichter, digital hardcore dance punk duo Stice require no introduction. Dubbing themselves “dial-up netscape nightmare fodder” and “zolo-horrorcore for the TikTok generation,” the duo rapidly accumulated a cult following in 2019, combining the abrasive fever-dream production stylings of Machine Girl…
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KEANA Relinquishes Emotional Stagnation with “Teardrops”
If Alison Goldfrapp and Portishead conceived a baby while Björk watched, the end product would no doubt be rising dream pop virtuoso KEANA. Based in Los Angeles, KEANA is best known for her delicately fluid and imaginative universe of trip hop and electronic ambience; a crystalline dream sequence-like universe she carefully crafted as the sole…
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Amyl and the Sniffers Strike Gold on Sophomore Album “Comfort to Me”
With their raw energy and vibrantly humorous and introspective lyrics, Aussie rockers Amyl and the Sniffers have always put their own exciting spin on multiple pastiches of early hard rock, punk, and riot grrrl, which was on full display with their 2019 self-titled debut. Now, the group is back with an even stronger follow-up, Comfort…
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DEVORA Sets Arizona Ablaze with Debut EP “Outlaw”
If western goth chanteuse DEVORA isn’t on your radar yet, it’s inevitable that she will be. In July, the Arizona native released her debut EP, Outlaw, an apocalyptic western oeuvre that tells the tale of a vengeful murderess on the hunt, hightailing her way through the desert wastelands of her hometown and leaving a trail…