Apr 6, 2010 | City of Satellites Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “One of the most unabashedly shoegaze-y albums in recent memory… City Of Satellites’ Jarrod Manual and Thomas Diakomichalis have tuned their ears to the expansive dream-pop of the classic 4AD roster and the likeminded M83, relishing the elastic...
Apr 6, 2010 | Elisa Luu Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the French): ‘Elisa Luu does not hesitate to tackle various genres, spending time on the edges of an atmospheric, post-rock sound, with intermittent drums and electric guitar parts or programmed rhythms… Textures develop to...
Apr 3, 2010 | My Majestic Star Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Perth-based post-shoegaze band My Majestic Star’s preceding impressive ‘Too Late, The Day’ collection saw the group evolve into a full live band for the first time…. Perhaps most immediately noticeable is that cellist Miriam Braun contributes...
Mar 8, 2010 | Mukaizake Reviews, Reviews
“While listening to this, and contemplating the automobile artwork, you sit with ears and senses open, waiting for some guitar hook or divine melody to capture you and force you to hit repeat. It doesn’t come. See, it sounds like a pop release, but...
Mar 4, 2010 | Reviews, Stray Ghost Reviews
Excerpt: “While the material Oxfordshire-born Anthony Saggers has thus far released has been modest in amount, there is still enough that a Stray Ghost ‘sound’ has come into focus. The two full-lengths he’s issued, 2008’s Losthilde on...
