Various Artists - "Cosmic Waves Volume 1" | Album Review
Cosmic Waves Volume 1 is sort of a compilation. That “sort of” categorization is due to a rarely applied (if done before) concept - a musical dialogue between Angel Olsen and five other artists/bands chosen by her. Side A features the label’s artists while Side B finds Olsen covering songs from their respective catalogs.
Picture That - "Strum" | Album Review
2nd Grade - "Scheduled Explosions" | Album Review
Straw Man Army - "Earthworks" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Submissives - "Live At Value Sound Studios"
Julia Holter - "Something in the Room She Moves" | Album Review
The Green Child - "Look Familiar" | Album Review
Twine - "New Old Horse" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Kim Deal - "Nobody Loves You More"
Black Ends - "Psychotic Spew" | Album Review
It takes a lot of chutzpah for a band to dub themselves the progenitors of a new genre, but Seattle’s Black Ends are up to the task, trading in what they call “gunk pop.” A sideways inversion of pop-punk, deep from the Pacific Northwest ethos of bluesy, heavy grunge and raucous, righteous Riot Girl.
Thurston Moore - "Flow Critical Lucidity" | Album Review
Scrunchies - "Colossal" | Album Review
Her New Knife - "Chrome Is Lullaby" | Album Review
Queen Serene - "2" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Porridge Radio - "Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me"
Horse Jumper of Love - "Disaster Trick" | Album Review
Horse Jumper of Love continue to push boundaries, both musical and emotional. This release veers more fully into earnestness, and it’s their best album as a result. As noted, the LP marks a new period of sobriety for Dimitri Giannopoulos, who quit drinking prior to the recording, and the album bears clear traces of this turn.