It was early March when the union of Flume and Toro y Moi bore fruit, which was a single they named, ‘The Difference,’ in an effort to vaguely espouse the idea of trying even though everyone is bound to die and die whenever. Lyrically, the track is pursuant of Toro y …
Read MoreGrimes - Miss Anthropocene
The revered capitalist and budding misanthrope Claire Elise Boucher released Miss Anthropocene February 21 of this year, her fifth album as Grimes . From its open, which includes dark post-techno and minimally textured soundscapes over which she lilts to its close …
Read MoreKing Krule - Man Alive!
King Krule has come to us with his thoughts, seemingly broken apart in a psychedelic fit titled Man Alive!. Given the sparse, deconstructed nature of the album, the title reads like a rip of the good shit—a nod to the experimentalists, the heroin junkies’ in the …
Read MoreTame Impala - The Slow Rush
Tame Impala a.k.a. Kevin Parker is back with The Slow Rush, their new album which attempts to capture the paradoxical fly-by of time between youth and old age—between the first kiss and the middle of a long-term relationship. In searching that sweet, sweet …
Read MoreElon Musk - Don't Doubt ur Vibe
‘Don’t Doubt ur Vibe,’ publicized as Elon’s big play day in the studio carves a curiously fine edge across emergent genres. Theres enough in the track to keep a listener amused. A team of sound engineers make their presence felt, …
Read MoreDa Vosk Docta - LO-FI IS THE UNWANTED BASTARD CHILD OF JAZZ
Polish producer Da Vosk Docta, blending the delicate and the dirty, the clipped and the articulated melodies, has drafted a delicate nocturne pinioned with grit in Lo-Fi Is the Unwanted Bastard Child of Jazz. The bombast of the …
Read More2019 Roundup // Thom Yorke - Anima (3SR)
Thom Yorke’s album Anima gives the impression of someone trying to find ambient noise rock intersecting early-20th-century poetry sensibilities. The lantern is dim as Yorke searches the path for the perfect amalgamation …
Read More2019 Roundup // Orville Peck - Pony (3SR)
Part Lana del Rey, part Elvis, part Stephen Merritt, Orville Peck brings Canada into the Country Western Rock Ballad arena. His baritone crooning, spacious instrumentation, and luchador mask lend a certain Hollywood nostalgia to …
Read MoreDean Grenier - Color Code EP (3SR)
Designed specifically for the dance floor and human evolutionary progress, Dean Grenier has crafted Color Code with intended side-effects including heightened sexual awareness, rapturous ascension, some dancers’ elated …
Read MoreKing Princess - Cheap Queen
Rare are those who rise to prominence from the lower classes. It is easy enough to pretend that the Western world does not run parallel to a caste system with examples like The Notorious B.I.G. and Dolly Parton. Inspiring as they …
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