Category: Album Reviews

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Sandy Chamoun: Sawt El Doumouh

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 10, 2026
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Sandy Chamoun (photo: Lina Khalid)

Tags Ali Hout, Low, Maud Zeinoun, Postcards, Ruptured Records, SANAM, Sandy Chamoun, Snakeskin

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Sick Gazelle: Veld

Sick Gazelle

Tags Bloodiest, Brokeback, Bruce Lamont, Disappears, Douglas McCombs, Eleventh Dream Day, Eric Block, Pullman, Sick Gazelle, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Tortoise, Vampire Blues, Veloce, Winged Wheel, Yakuza

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MMM: Lunistice Alignments

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 30, 2026
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MMM

Tags Bonnacons of Doom, Burden Ellen, Droneroom, Earth, Elizabeth Still, Gayle Brogan, Haress, John Fahey, Morc Tapes, Nick Jonah Davis, Old Saw, Pefkin, Richard Thompson, Robbie Basho, Sunn 0))), Suss

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Emmaleen Tangleweed: The Weaving

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 25, 2026
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Emmaleen Tangleweed

Tags Cormac McCarthy, Cruel Nature Records, Emmaleen Tangleweed, Tom Waits

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The Pines of Rome: When You Are as Full as the Moon

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 19, 2026
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The Pines of Rome

Tags Bedhead, Coedine, John Kolodij, Matthew Derby, Rick Prior, Seth Manchester, Solid Brass Records, Steven Kimura, The Pines of Rome

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BIG|BRAVE: In Grief Or In Hope

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 15, 2026
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BIG | BRAVE (photo: Stacy Lee)

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Daughn Gibson: Lake Mary not mysterious

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 10, 2026
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Daughn Gibson

Tags Carl Hiassen, Dashiell Hammett, Daughn Gibson, David Berman, Dum Dum Girls, El Ed Eb, Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Josh Martin, Kristin Kontrol, Marissa Nadler, Randall Dunn, Silver Jews, Sub Pop

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The Taps of the Holy Trinity: Customs & Rituals of The Taps of the Holy Trinity

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 4, 2026
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The Taps of the Holy Trinity

Tags Arthur Karanikas, Dee Hannan, Fenny Compton, Michael Plater, The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken, The Taps of the Holy Trinity

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BLOOM AND RUIN: Two Liberations

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 29, 2026
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BLOOM AND RUIN

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Seefeel: Sol.Hz

Seefeel (photo: Jeff Pitcher)

Tags Autechre, Daren Seymour, Justin Fletcher, Mark Clifford, Sarah Peacock, Seefeel, Warp Records

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Bonner Kramer • Thurston Moore: They Came Like Swallows

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 22, 2026
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Bonner Kramer • Thurston Moore

Tags Boris Kramer, Chelsea Light Moving, Daniel Johnston, Kramer, Low, Merbow, Pan-American, Pan-American & Kramer, Silver Current Records, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Ween, Will Oldham

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Lupo Città: Inverno

Lupo Città (photo: taken from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags 12XU, Bleeding Hickeys, Brandy Thuinders, Breeders, Chris Brokaw, Come, Eleventh Dream Day, Jenn Gori, Lupo Città, Pointing Geenas, Pullman, Sarah Black, Tanya Donelly, The Lie-Ons

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SUSS: Counting Sunsets

SUSS (photo: Jim Bennett)

Tags 8 Eyed Spy, B-52s, Bob Holmes, Jonathan Gregg, Jonathan Gregg & the Lonesome Debonaires), Mark Nelson, Northern Spy Records, Pan American, Pat Irwin, Raybeats, Rubber Rodeo, Suss, The Linemen

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Crippled Black Phoenix: Sceaduhelm

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 8, 2026
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Crippled Black Phoenix (photo: from the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Belinda Kordic, Crippled Black Phoenix, Deep Purple, Fotocrime, Justin Greaves, Justin Storms, Lucy Marshall, Pink Floyd, Ryan Patterson, Season Of Mist, Wes Wasley

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Helllhound: Here in the Valley

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 5, 2026
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Helllhound - Here in the Valley

Tags Cadmar Fitzhugh, Constellation Tatsu, helllhound, Jessica Pratt, Judee Sill, Julie Byrne, Nailah Hunter

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Robert Poss + E-Clark Cornell: Kepler’s Choice

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Post date April 29, 2026
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Robert Poss + E-Clark Cornell

Tags Band of Susans, Branca, Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, E-Clark Cornell, Jarek Leskiewicz, latome2, No Sides Records, Opollo, Rhys Chatham, Robert Poss, Sunn O)))

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Matt Christensen: Skeleton Vs Flesh

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Post date April 22, 2026
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Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Harding, In A Waterfall In A Wood, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Tim Breen, Zelienople

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Poison the Well: Peace in Place

Post author By David X
Post date April 20, 2026
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Poison the Well -(photo: Sarai Kelley)

Tags Boards of Canada, Chris Hornbrook, Derek Miller, Ferret, Finch, Greg Puciato, Jeffrey Moreira, Less Than Jake, Poison the Well live, Rancid, Ryan Primack, Sharptone, Sleigh Bells, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trustkill, Victory

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Winterwood: In the Night Garden

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Post date April 9, 2026
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Winterwood (photo credit: provided by the artist)

Tags East Cape Calling, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Holly Winterwood, john peel, Sheila Bommakanti, Suss, The Fall, Winterwood, Zac Winterwood

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Verity Den: IX XVI MMXXV Instrumentals: Live and Improvised

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 8, 2026
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Verity Den

Tags Bardo Pond, Casey Proctor, Colin Swanson-White, Cory Rayborn, Drag Sounds, FACS, Haruspex Palace, Mike Wallace, Reed Benjamin, Seefeel, Three Lobed Recordings, Trevor Reece, Tropical Fuck Storm, Verity Den

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Sunn O))): Sunn O)))

Sunn O))) (photo: Charles Peterson)

Tags Anna von Hausswolff, Anthony Pateras, Brad Wood, Greg Anderson, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Max Richter, Stephen Moore, Stephen O'Malley, Sub Pop, Tim Midyett, Tos Nieuwenhuizen

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Neurosis: An Undying Love for a Burning World

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 30, 2026
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Neurosis (photo: Bobby Cochran)

Tags Aaron Turner, Dave Edwardson, ISIS, Jason Roeder, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Noah Landis, Scott Kelly, Steve Albini, Steve Von Till, Sumac

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Emil Amos / Steve Moore: Zone Blue

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 27, 2026
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Emil Amos & Steve Moore (photos: Shawn Brackbill L, Mike Boyd R)

Tags Alex Hall, Anthony Paterra, Casey Proctor, Emil Amos, Goblin, gRAILS, Kelly Pratt, Lilacs & Champagne, Ryan Oldham, Steve Moore, Tyler Trotter, Verity Den, Zak Riles, Zombi

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Pan-American: Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 24, 2026
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Pan-American (photo: supplied by the artist)

Tags Anjou, cHELSEA bRIDGE, Chuck Berry, Jo Stafford, Kranky, Labradford, Mallory Linnehan, Mark Nelson, Michael Grigoni

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Kim Gordon: Play Me

Kim Gordon (photo: Moni Haworth)

Tags Bill Nace, Body / Head, Matador Records, Sonic Youth, William Gibson

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Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon: Seeing Is Forgetting

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 17, 2026
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Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon (photo: original images via respective artists' Bandcamp pages)

Tags Elori Saxl, Henry Solomon, Outside World, Suss, Tangerine Dream, True Panther Records

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Bill Orcutt: Music in Continuous Motion

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 13, 2026
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Bill Orcutt

Tags Bill Orcutt, Chris Corsano, Ethan Miller, Palilalia, Steve Shelley, Tashi Dorji, Zoh Amba

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Fotocrime: Security

Fotocrime (photoi: Nick Thieneman)

Tags Amber Thieneman, Bands of Susans, Big Black, Coliseum, Crippled Black Phoenix, Fotocrime, Head of David, killing joke, Ryan Patterson, Suicidal Tendencies, Sumac, Young Widows

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Lillian Hexing: The Sound of Spiders Hatching

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 6, 2026
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Lillian Hexing (photo: Ryan Marshall)

Tags Anchoress, Anna Lucia Nissen, Asha Wells, Celestine Forever Hexing, Ellen Schloff, Fiadh Productions, Henry Birdsey, Ivy Z, James Plotkin, Jean Rivera, Julia Hexing, Lillian Hexing, Mother Goody Hexing, Old Saw, Starlight Hexing Family, Valerie Hexing

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Cleared: Lustres

Cleared (photo: provided by the artist)

Tags Haptic, Labradford, Locrian, Luggage, Michael Vallera, Room40, Steven Hess

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Bill Callahan: My Days of 58

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 27, 2026
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Bill Callahan (photo: Bill McCullough)

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Julinko: Naebula

Julinko

Tags Amanda Votta, Anna von Hausswolff, Deep Fade, Giulia Parin Zecchin, Julinko, Maple Death Records, pj harvey

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Scott McCloud: Make It To Forever

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 20, 2026
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Scott McCloud (photo: Kottie Paloma)

Tags Agrio, Girls Against Boys, God Unknown Records, Paramount Styles, Scott McCloud

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Converge: Love Is Not Enough

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 16, 2026
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Converge (photo: Jason Zucco)

Tags Ben Koller, cONVERGE, Des Kensel, Epitaph Records, High on Fire, Jacob Bannon, John Lennon, Kurt Ballou, Nate Newton, Old Man Gloom, Paul McCartney, Zach Weeks

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Rafael Anton Irisarri: Points of Inaccessibility

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 13, 2026
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Rafael Anton Irisarri (photo: Iulia Alexandra Magheru)

Tags Abul Mogard, Black Knoll Editions, Fennesz, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jaco Schilp, Karen Vogt, Rafael Anton Irisarri, The Sight Below

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Tashi Dorji: Low Clouds Hang, This Land is on Fire

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 9, 2026
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Tashi Dorji (photo: Matias Corral)

Tags Ben Chasny, big brave, Bill Frisell, Bill Orcutt, Drag City, dronreroom, Mat Ball, Rafael Toral, Tashi Dorji, William Tyler

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Alliance Rose Croix: Alliance Rose Croix

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 5, 2026
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Alliance Rose Croix

Tags Alliance Rose Croix, Bell Witch, Blake Conley, Cruel Nature Records, Droneroom, Dylan Desmond, Magpie Corsa, Nonconnah, Sunn O)))

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Nightingale Floor: Five Stagings

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 30, 2026
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Nightingale Floor (photo: Laura Spark)

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Paolo Tortora: Waves of Fading Memories

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 28, 2026
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Paolo Tortora - Waves of Fading Memories

Tags Fennesz, Japanese Gum, Paolo Tortora, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Thomas Ragsdale, Torto Editions

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Old Saw: The Wringing Cloth

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 19, 2026
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Old Saw - The Wringing Cloth

Tags Addison Starkweather-Price, Ann Rowlis, Earth, Harper Reed, Henry Birdsey, Ira Dorset, J.M. Eagle, Jim Cutler, Lobby Art Edition, Old Saw, Peter Catchpole, Pullman, Winged Wheel