Markus Mehr "Lava" – Cyclic Defrost

Excerpt: “…there’s something so fresh about Lava… The German musician/composer simply sounds liberated, despite the familiar vocabulary and nods to his various influences… Lava explores a wealth of approaches and destinations without getting in...

Boxharp "The Green" – Textura

Excerpt: “Boxharp brings together the considerable talents of singer Wendy Allen and renowned producer Scott Solter…  on production and arranging grounds… it doesn’t disappoint. What’s more surprising is that while The Green includes a...

Boxharp "The Green" – Luna Kafe

Excerpt: “Just a few months ago, the American ambient experimental pop duo Boxharp (Wendy Allen and Scott Solter) released the stunning Loam Arcane EP… The album format becomes them well. Boxharp further evolves their cold, sparkling ambient soundscape on...

Boxharp "The Green" – Igloo

Excerpt: “shifting between gentle yet slightly unsettling ambiance and new wave-ish pop, sprinkled throughout with vocalist Wendy Allen’s ethereal folk tales… a strange mixture of styles juxtaposed against each othe… the lyrics and the vocal...

Iretsu "Fang" – Local Cut

Excerpt: “Iretsu’s sound—one that’s vital, confusing and, in a rare change-up for these predictable days, unexpected—is still totally modern. Its latest full-length, Fang, proves that we all should have been paying more attention all these years… Few bands...

Iretsu "Fang" – Oregon Music News

Excerpt: “Fang is equal parts swelling atmospherics and jagged melodies… The title track builds slowly over chiming glockenspiel and simmering synthesizers. When ‘Fang’ finally arrives it has the mathy pop of Pinback– angular, funky guitar...