Jul 29, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Hotels mix jangly dream pop and late-night shoegaze with countless other elements. Think droning post-rock guitars, combined with sci-fi soundtrack synthesisers and pounding drum beats. Where Hearts Go Broke is a dense and complex record that manages...
Jul 29, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “I missed this ex-New York band’s 2005 debut Thank You For Choosing, but now that leader Blake Madden has moved Hotels to Seattle, this excellent follow-up hits. Ouch. My loss… Madden’s bass is the unsung star, busy and staccato like...
Jul 28, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “A remarkable quantity of electric, acoustic and electronic instruments, and voice used occasionally, with which HC-B create their imaginative soundtracks, unifying post-punk, post-rock and the avant-garde in eclectic...
Jul 28, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “two different faces in one soul: the first dissonant, moving music of legendary proportions in loud masses with a large ensemble; the second introverted, defined by math-rock grids. HC-B’s aesthetics are oriented to the...
Jul 28, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Sicilian quintet HC-B have bundled together a glorious collection of tracks here that summons the restraint and patience of bands like The For Carnation, the energy and effervescence of math-rock, and a gorgeous melodic sensibility that reminds us all...
Jul 20, 2009 | Elisa Luu Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “On the evidence of this EP, Elisa Luu is an astonishingly talented artist, crafting immersive and emotive soundfields with ease. Fingers crossed that she can muster an album of similar quality sometime soon.” Luna Kafe
