Jumpel "Deuxieme Bureau" – Ondarock

Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “In his second album, Jumpel continues along the path of refining his electronic-based compositions, offering an elegant hybrid between modulated environmental sounds, acoustic instruments and pronounced rhythms next to...

Ghost In The Water "Tooth" – Rift

Excerpt: “quite beautiful. Underneath many of these songs you’re likely to hear daydream-like chimes dancing around like children on a playground… Message to female vocalist: Dear Mandy, your voice is really nice… really innocent and beautiful…...

Hotels – KEXP

“The band I’m most interested in is Hotels, who I’ve known casually over the past few years. They have a catchy, keyboard driven sound and an emotionally distant vocalist in singer Blake Madden. They had just released their latest album, Where Hearts Go Broke...

Hotels "Where Hearts Go Broke" – Comfort Comes

Excerpt: “This hook heavy and almost supernatural album holds par to the new found appeal of things over twenty years old. But the way these guys do it on their sophomore release is very influenced, yet completely original. Where Hearts Go Broke is a journey...

HC-B "Soundcheck For A Missing Movie" – [sic]

Excerpt: “HC-B employ a myriad of instrumentation to create an impassioned, often bombastic sound. There’s an air of King Crimson-esque authority to a number of tracks… The five core members of this band collaborate with string sections and brass...